Freelance Pricing: How to Set Rates for Your Services
Hourly, fixed, or value-based? Here is how to calculate your minimum rate, read the market, and raise prices without losing clients.
5 min read442 Journal topic
Money & pricing
What freelance work costs, how to budget and how to set a fair rate. 91 articles.
Where Freelancers Find Work: 14 Proven Ways to Land Clients
A complete breakdown of where freelancers can find work: marketplaces, project feeds and bids, social media, word of mouth, cold emails, and personal branding. Plus the practical side: how to write a proposal people actually read and boost…
8 min read439
How to Find a Reliable Freelancer as a Client and Not Lose Money
A complete client's guide: where to find talent, how to read portfolios and reviews, write a clear brief, break work into milestones, and protect your prepayment. Plus a list of red flags.
8 min read381
How Much Does a Freelancer Earn in 2026: Income by Profession
We break down real freelancer income in 2026: rate ranges in design, development, copywriting, SMM and video editing, what drives your rate, and how to raise it.
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How to Become a Freelancer
The internet can be used as a source of income, and you probably already know this. There is work for everyone online, and at any moment you can start fulfilling job duties once you find an employer. Earning money via the internet is called…
6 min read323
Your First Mobile App: Monetization and Platforms
The article gives a brief overview of ways to monetize mobile apps and methods of getting your app to the end user. It will be useful for solo programmers who have developed an app but do not know how to profit from it.
4 min read299
Introduction to C# and the .NET Framework
Introduction to C# and the .NET Framework. The basic ideas of the language and the platform are explained, there is a comparison with the Java language, and the CLR environment is covered. The structure of a C# program is described. This ar…
4 min read325
How to register a sole proprietorship (IP)
The idea has matured, and you are ready to put your plan into action. You have firmly decided to become an entrepreneur, preferably with official status. Now, to start your own business and set out on an independent path, you need to regist…
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An Earthly Business
An Earthly Business Vitaliy Bulenko, head of the Biopreparat Manufacturing Company LLC, is a businessman of the «second wave» but the first in his field — a certified engineer in the operation of radio-electronic equipment, an accountant-au…
9 min read298International students in the US feel lonely
As the number of international students on American campuses grows, new research shows that many students who have come to the US from abroad have only a small circle of close friends in America. Students from China and other parts of East…
7 min read7,221The "Win"-"Win" Strategy
Quality and quantity and strength of spirit in cooperation! By preserving honor and dignity and knowing your work perfectly, you can achieve great results. To be far ahead and one step in front, to clearly understand what needs to be done a…
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Journal topics
AI & toolsHow artificial intelligence changes briefs, proposals and everyday freelance work.19Safety & contractsScams, fake portfolios, scope creep and how a safe deal protects both sides.53Money & pricingWhat freelance work costs, how to budget and how to set a fair rate.91Marketing & SEOPromotion, advertising, content and search — with or without a freelancer.25Websites & developmentWebsites, online stores, apps and integrations: what to order and how to accept it.74HiringBriefs, choosing a freelancer or an agency, and working with a marketplace.84Freelance careerProfile, portfolio, niche and productivity — how to get orders and grow.48
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