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What is the Best Way for Freelancers to Get Paid?

Wire Transfer? Check? Cash? If you're just starting out as a freelancer, what's the best way to get paid?
 
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What is My (Erik's) Worst Client Experience?

One of the questions that came up in my reader/viewer backlog was specific to me and my background. What is/was my worst experience with a client?
 
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Using Pytest Fixtures: A Step-by-Step Guide With Examples

Is Coaching a Good Line of Work for Independents?

There are all kinds of people billing themselves as (non-athletic) "coaches" out there. As someone looking to go freelance, is becoming a coach a good line of work to get into, specifically in the B2B/professional world?
 
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Link of the week:
Learn Regression testing

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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Link of the week:
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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Link of the week:
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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Link of the week:
Cypress vs. Selenium: What’s the Better Testing Framework?