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Business insights

Starting a digital marketing agency is tougher in 2024, but there is great potential if you have a solid plan and the right team. Get started with our 7 step guide.

Finding work

RFPs are great for landing clients. Looking to improve how you respond to an RFP? Use these 5 tips to make sure you're writing compelling RFP responses.

Taxes

If you are a high income earner, pay close attention to these tax saving strategies so you can lower your tax bill and how much you'll owe Uncle Sam. We'll review everything from donations to investments.

Time tracking

If you are an architect looking for a time tracking software to record your hours worked on a project, try Bonsai. Bonsai's fuss-free software allows for easy time tracking and more.

Client Management

How to review a contract as a freelancer? Use this simple checklist to safeguard yourself against legal ramifications, pay disputes and changes in project scope.

Financial Management

If you’ve been freelancing for a longer amount of time, the topic of a retirement plan has probably crossed your mind at some point. Discover your options are.

Finding work

The flexibility of working for yourself is one of the reasons people leave their day jobs to become independent contractors. But what are the highest paid freelance jobs out there?

Taxes

If you are a Lyft 1099 driver, you'll need to know how to file your taxes at the end of the year. When you do it right, you can save a ton of money. If you do it wrong, you can pay fines and penalties. Read our guide to stay on top of your taxes.

Legal

There are many excuses for not using an agreement with clients, but none of them are good. Here is why it's important to always get one.

Client Management

Many freelancers and clients don’t fully understand the differences between a proposal and contract. It’s time you learned.

Business insights

No freelancer wants to grind forever. Discover what is a creative agency, differences between agency types, and 12 reasons & signs to consider starting one.

Client Management

The biggest points of confusion are always surrounding money. How to buff up your contract to protect you from late, or non-paying clients.

Client Management

Looking to write an agreement letter? Explore our 4-step process and get detailed guidelines on creating a water tight agreement letter.

Client Management

How to negotiate a contract that works for both you and your freelance clients? It can be a tricky process, but our 7 tips can help you navigate it all with ease.

Project Management

For a freelancer, delivering successful projects is usually top of mind. Use this 5 step guide to impress clients with your handling of freelance projects.

Financial Management

Looking to polish your freelance invoicing skills? Or preparing your first invoice? Our 9 step guide to mastering invoicing terms should do the trick.

Financial Management

Freelance careers can be rewarding, but invoicing is difficult for newcomers to navigate. Check out 5 (often overlooked) tips on writing invoices for freelance work.

Finding work

This fast-paced career is in high demand by companies big and small. Anyone with a Facebook page or Twitter account will likely hire a social media manager. Those who haven't yet – probably will. Are you up to the challenge?

Time tracking

Timesheets are a great tool for managing your time - but how do they actually work? Here are the 4 things you should know about timesheets.

Financial Management

If you are looking for a list of the best no minimum checking accounts, read more here. We'll talk about why banks have minimum balance requirements in the first place and show you the best options for business accounts with no balance minimums.

Finding work

Crafting proper design briefs is the backbone of successful design projects. Discover what a design brief is and how to create the perfect one.

Financial Management

If you are running two businesses, can you use one bank account to manage all your finances? Well, sort of. In this article, we'll break down why you should create a business bank account and when it would be a good idea to stick with one account.

Client Management

Freelancers love retainers. Having a retainer agreement or retainer fee in place bring peace of mind. Use one of 5 downloadable sample retainer clauses!

Taxes

If you live in California, listen up. The State is notoriously known to have high tax rates so you'll need to know how to reduce your tax liability. In this article, we'll go over all the ways you can pay less taxes in California.

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