The Codex
Freelancing guides for each stage of your business
Find practical guides to getting clients, setting rates, agreeing scope, getting paid, and managing delivery. Filter by your stage or topic, then use the linked templates to put a decision into practice.
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Freelancing is game theory: incentives, trust, leverage, and repeat business
Many freelance problems are not isolated. They are incentive, information, leverage, or coordination problems that show up in different places. Use this hub if you want the whole model and the sequence behind it.
Open Freelancing is game theory: incentives, trust, leverage, and repeat businessGetting paid on time
Getting paid on time is mostly policy: clear due dates, a written scope, and an escalation sequence you actually run.
Open Getting paid on timeMoney, tax & bookkeeping for freelancers
Most freelance money stress is a systems problem: payment terms, tax set-asides, and a weekly tracking habit. Fix the system, then sleep better.
Open Money, tax & bookkeeping for freelancersTaxes: weekly tracking workflow
You do not need perfect bookkeeping. You need a weekly habit that prevents surprises and makes filing boring.
Open Taxes: weekly tracking workflow