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Should Freelancers Have References, Like Employees?

It's common (at least in the US) for employees to furnish "references," which are essentially friends or colleagues who vouch for them as character witnesses. As a freelancer, should you also do this?
 
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Test Environments: Why You Need Them and How to Set It Up

What Are Taxes Like for Freelancers, Compared to Employees?

When you're an employee, you probably only really think about taxes once per year. But what about as a freelancer? Well... it's a little more complicated than that.
 
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Get Started With Salesforce QA and Testing: A Tutorial

How Many Hours Per Day or Week Should Freelancers Work?

In this video I field a question about how much per day or per week a freelancer should work. That's not really an easy question to answer because, in a sense, it's not the right question.
 
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Testim Salesforce Testing

Is Freelancing Riskier Than Employment?

If you're a salaried employee, freelancing or starting a business can seem like a major risk. But just how risky is it, actually?
 
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Test Automation from Tricentis

Should You Charge for Discovery Calls?

Once you start taking sales and discovery calls, sooner or later you might have the impulse to start charging people for your time during this process. Should you do that?
 
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Serverless Computing for Dummies

Is Data Science as Viable for Freelancing as Programming?

A lot of the questions I field about freelancing and business come from people that are programmers. But what about data science? Can that be as viable a trade for freelancing as programming is?
 
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The basics of secret management

How Do You Win Long Term Clients?

Many freelancers, especially new ones, will want to earn long-term clients. How do you go about doing that, and is it actually valuable to do?
 
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Cypress vs. Selenium: What’s the Better Testing Framework?

Is It Normal to Feel Guilty about Raising Rates?

One of the most important (and stress-inducing) times in the career of a freelancer/business-owner is when you increase your rates or prices. Is it normal to feel guilty when doing so?
 
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Tricentis SAP Testing

Do You Need a Bookkeeper to Freelance?

If you're going off on your own as a freelancer, do you need to have a bookkeeper? If so, when should you hire one?
 
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Data: What Is DevSecOps?

What to Say to "Freelancing Isn't a Real Job?"

This is an interesting one. How would should you respond to someone telling you "freelancing isn't a real job?"
 
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What is a staging environment?