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Getting paid as a freelancer doesn’t have to be hard. Learn how to pick trustworthy clients, state your payment terms, and bill for work – so you get paid on time, every time.
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online course
Getting paid as a freelancer doesn’t have to be hard. Learn how to pick trustworthy clients, state your payment terms, and bill for work – so you get paid on time, every time.
Sign up to get a free lesson preview on legal contracts:
You’ve slaved away on a client project for hours, carefully putting the finishing touches.
Feeling satisfied at last, you submit your masterpiece to the client, together with your bill.
And then, you wait to get paid.
And wait.
And wait.
Your invoice deadline comes and goes, but you don’t see the payment in your bank account.
You start to panic.
You send a frantic (but polite) email to your client, asking about payment.
No reply.
You send another email.
Still no reply.
(Though you see your work being used on the client’s website, so you know that they’ve received it.)
You send a few more emails, but it’s no use.
You’ve been ghosted, and your hard work has resulted in zero payment.
And then you think to yourself, agonised:
“@#!#$ NOT AGAIN….”
You’ve slaved away on a client project for hours, carefully putting the finishing touches.
Feeling satisfied at last, you submit your masterpiece to the client, together with your bill.
And then, you wait to get paid.
And wait.
And wait.
Your invoice deadline comes and goes, but you don’t see the payment in your bank account.
You start to panic.
You send a frantic (but polite) email to your client, asking about payment.
No reply.
You send another email.
Still no reply.
(Though you see your work being used on the client’s website, so you know that they’ve received it.)
You send a few more emails, but it’s no use.
You’ve been ghosted, and your hard work has resulted in zero payment.
And then you think to yourself, agonised:
“@#!#$ NOT AGAIN….”
As a freelancer, you make a living by trading your time for money.
That’s what both you and your client have signed up for. And that’s how it’s supposed to be.
But it takes just one bad client to not pay you to screw up this whole equation.
You get paid nothing, and you can never get back the time that you’ve spent on the client’s project.
Your income also takes a hit.
So honestly, how is this fair to you? (Spoiler alert: it’s not.)
Maybe you can absorb one such loss. But if this happens to you too many times, you’ll be doing a lot of work for free.
That’s no way to run a sustainable business, and you might just find yourself going through this thought process:
And in the process, you give up on your dreams of being your own boss—of having control over your time, who you work with and your earning potential.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
As a freelancer, you make a living by trading your time for money.
That’s what both you and your client have signed up for. And that’s how it’s supposed to be.
But it takes just one bad client to not pay you to screw up this whole equation.
You get paid nothing, and you can never get back the time that you’ve spent on the client’s project.
Your income also takes a hit.
So honestly, how is this fair to you? (Spoiler alert: it’s not.)
Maybe you can absorb one such loss. But if this happens to you too many times, you’ll be doing a lot of work for free.
That’s no way to run a sustainable business, and you might just find yourself going through this thought process:
And in the process, you give up on your dreams of being your own boss—of having control over your time, who you work with and your earning potential.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Painless Freelance Payments is a 6-module, 15-lesson video course where you’ll learn how to work with trustworthy clients, clearly communicate your rates, and receive payment in a fuss-free, stress-free manner.
The goal of all this? So that you get paid what you’re owed for all your hard work—which is key if you want to be in the freelance biz for the long term!
Here’s what you’ll learn in each module of Painless Freelance Payments:
Most clients are honest people, but there are also the clients who deliberately abuse freelancers’ trust to get work done for free.
Learn how to find out who these bad apples are so you can steer way clear of them.
“Make sure you have a contract!” That’s a common answer you’ll hear when it comes to ways to prevent payment disputes. But what exactly is a contract, and what should go into one?
This module covers these legal issues—with none of the complicated legal jargon.
You’ve prepared the terms that you want clients to follow when working with you. The next question is: will your client be willing to play by your rules?
Find out what you can do if your client has their own terms that they want you to follow instead, and situations where you may want to give your clients “better treatment” instead of strictly sticking to your terms.
Want to get paid? Then you’ll need to submit an invoice.
This module covers the essential information that an invoice needs to contain, how to effortlessly prepare invoices and how to check whether your client has viewed your invoice (even if they haven’t responded to your emails).
Apart from working with local clients, working with overseas clients can significantly widen your client base and increase your freelance income. That said, collecting payment from overseas clients can be more tricky.
This module will help you navigate the relevant issues and decide on the best way of receiving foreign currency payments for your business.
Despite your best efforts, some clients may still end up missing your invoice deadlines—or show no signs of paying you at all. Do you know the actions you can take to try and get the payment you’re owed?
Discover what these are in this module (and whether they are worth pursuing in your situation).
Painless Freelance Payments is a 6-module, 15-lesson video course where you’ll learn how to work with trustworthy clients, clearly communicate your rates, and receive payment in a fuss-free, stress-free manner.
The goal of all this? So that you get paid what you’re owed for all your hard work—which is key if you want to be in the freelance biz for the long term!
Here’s what you’ll learn in each module of Painless Freelance Payments:
Most clients are honest people, but there are also the clients who deliberately abuse freelancers’ trust to get work done for free.
Learn how to find out who these bad apples are so you can steer way clear of them.
“Make sure you have a contract!” That’s a common answer you’ll hear when it comes to ways to prevent payment disputes. But what exactly is a contract, and what should go into one?
This module covers these legal issues—with none of the complicated legal jargon.
You’ve prepared the terms that you want clients to follow when working with you. The next question is: will your client be willing to play by your rules?
Find out what you can do if your client has their own terms that they want you to follow instead, and situations where you may want to give your clients “better treatment” instead of strictly sticking to your terms.
Want to get paid? Then you’ll need to submit an invoice.
This module covers the essential information that an invoice needs to contain, how to effortlessly prepare invoices and how to check whether your client has viewed your invoice (even if they haven’t responded to your emails).
Apart from working with local clients, working with overseas clients can significantly widen your client base and increase your freelance income. That said, collecting payment from overseas clients can be more tricky.
This module will help you navigate the relevant issues and decide on the best way of receiving foreign currency payments for your business.
Despite your best efforts, some clients may still end up missing your invoice deadlines—or show no signs of paying you at all. Do you know the actions you can take to try and get the payment you’re owed?
Discover what these are in this module (and whether they are worth pursuing in your situation).
Who is this course for?
As its name suggests, Painless Freelance Payments is a course developed with freelancers in mind. But technically, you don’t need to be a freelancer to be able to benefit from this course.
You could identify as a self-employed person, entrepreneur, solopreneur etc—as long as you offer services to clients for a fee, chances are you’ll find the material in Painless Freelance Payments useful for you too.
My clients are really nice. Do I still need this course?
It’s awesome that your clients are nice! Not everyone is so lucky. Even so, it’s still a good idea to set some ground rules on payments and communicate these clearly to your clients.
Doing this can help prevent misunderstandings from ruining your great client relationship, and this course will teach you how.
How will I get access to the course?
This is a self-paced online video course, and I’ll send you the instructions for accessing it after you’ve signed up.
You’ll be able to watch it from anywhere—all you need is an Internet connection.
I want the course, but I don’t have a credit/debit card, or a PayPal account.
No worries! I can also accept payment by bank transfer from Singapore, Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Poland and any country in the Eurozone.
Just contact me here and I’ll set you up.
Who is this course for?
As its name suggests, Painless Freelance Payments is a course developed with freelancers in mind. But technically, you don’t need to be a freelancer to be able to benefit from this course.
You could identify as a self-employed person, entrepreneur, solopreneur etc—as long as you offer services to clients for a fee, chances are you’ll find the material in Painless Freelance Payments useful for you too.
My clients are really nice. Do I still need this course?
It’s awesome that your clients are nice! Not everyone is so lucky. Even so, it’s still a good idea to set some ground rules on payments and communicate these clearly to your clients.
Doing this can help prevent misunderstandings from ruining your great client relationship, and this course will teach you how.
How will I get access to the course?
This is a self-paced online video course, and I’ll send you the instructions for accessing it after you’ve signed up.
You’ll be able to watch it from anywhere—all you need is an Internet connection.
I want the course, but I don’t have a credit/debit card, or a PayPal account.
No worries! I can also accept payment by bank transfer from Singapore, Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Poland and any country in the Eurozone.
Just contact me here and I’ll set you up.
