6th April 2011, 05:04 PM
Make sure you register as self employed for tax purposes and get yourself on one of their free courses, extremely useful as they give very good guidance on what you can claim back and the other costs you can off set against Tax.
I use a sliding scale of charges based on the type of work undertaken (also try and guage what the client is willing to pay without giving away how low a rate you would work for, you might be pleasantly surprised)
Insurance is vital and some clients want to see proof of it. You must be clear what you health and safety responsibilities are and what those of the client are. Always have a written agreement/project brief/contract
Best of luck, its a big first step but as long as you do the background research it can work out:face-approve:
I use a sliding scale of charges based on the type of work undertaken (also try and guage what the client is willing to pay without giving away how low a rate you would work for, you might be pleasantly surprised)
Insurance is vital and some clients want to see proof of it. You must be clear what you health and safety responsibilities are and what those of the client are. Always have a written agreement/project brief/contract
Best of luck, its a big first step but as long as you do the background research it can work out:face-approve: