freelancer

Should I sign a non-competition clause in freelance contract?

I'm trying to establish myself as an iPhone freelancer, and are currently negotiating with a startup about a bigger project. They have expressed that they want me to sign a non-competition agreement, so that I wouldn't be allowed to develop a similar product for companies in competition on the same geographical market. Needless to say, I...

Can freelancer use " free for personal use " software or services ?

Some softwares say "free for personal use" but not for commercial use. From a freelancer's prespective only he uses this software personally not by others or any company or organization. He uses software to make money himself. ...

CRM software for freelancer programmer

Do you know of a CRM software suitable for freelancer programmer? I have a number of customers, every once and then they send me a bug report or feature request. The status of the issues is kept in email conversations. I would like a CRM that could help me manage all this. Preferably web based (and friendly) so I can tell them to open ...

selling products as a freelancer

I have a certain program that I would like to sell over the Internet world wide. Unfortunately, my country is not supported by PayPal when it comes to getting paid. I can only buy with PayPal. I am aware that there are other sites that let you charge credit cards from your customers and get paid, but I would really like to know what is t...

How to become a freelancer? Where can I get projects? Tell me a best site for freelancer please

How to become a freelancer? Where can I get projects? Tell me a best site for freelancer please. ...

Being new to Freelancing, how can i get projects. Give me tips and tricks in winning bids and getting project successfully

I want to become a Freelancer. When i entered into a freelancing site, being a new user i am unable to get the project. ...

What is the URL of the page featuring research projects for freelancers?

I remember having found a web page which listed some research projects for freelancer programmers/teams. It was something like rentacoder.com, but it featured much more challenging research projects, and for much more money: rewards ranged from 10 000 dollars to 200 000 dollars. The bottom line is the projects weren't about implementing ...

How much can an XUL (firefox addon developer) charge?

Hi folks, Am an firefox addon developer? How much does an avg firefox addon developer charge per hour? Can some guide help me plz. I rate myself 7/10. Thanks ...

As a Web Developer, how complicated is your average job compared to this?

I'm 16 years old, and I've recently started to do freelance jobs. I've been playing with PHP since I was 12 and think that I can code reasonably well. So far, I've created a library for fetching info from LinkedIn profiles and some WordPress plugins. However, right now this client wants me to convert an HTML template into a WordPress ...

How to work as a freelancer

Hi, I am a .NET developer with total experience of more than 5.5 years. I have worked on VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET 1.1, .NET 2.0. Can I work as a freelancer? If yes, what is the procedure for the it? What are dos and donts for freelancing ? Can anyone guide me? ...

software developer freelancer website

Can someone recommend any reliable website for developer to bid for outsource project as a freelancer. ...

Why install a CMS for clients?

I am a beginner freelancer eagerly trying to get my first client but I am wondering is having a CMS for a website really that important? Before I thought about this question I thought that it goes without saying that the client would benefit from having a CMS for their website, that they would love to be able to edit their content on the...

Succeeding on (software development) freelancing sites

We are a very small company that turned to freelancer.com for a small web development project. Things have not gone as smoothly as we have wished so we are analyzing what went wrong. One key problem was our lack of experience with freelancing market places. Therefore, we would really like to hear your experiences with and recommendatio...

Getting first jobs as PHP freelancer

Hi there, I'm currently looking to make the jump between a programmer who code for fun to a freelancer who gets money for his work. However, Because I dont have any experience at the business world, I'm finding it difficult to get jobs becasue of the lack of previous works I can show to the client. Any advice on getting those first jobs?...