hello! i use this site every now and again and always find it very useful. but i think it would definitely benefit from more users! good to have you onboard!
hello, i was wondering if someone might be able to point me in the right direction. i'm an illustrator and i'm thinking of doing some traveling around europe - part holiday and part work.
very briefly, my idea is to travel around and acquire information to make my own travel journal of my trip. then on my return i will complete the design of the book in order to (hopefully) get published and use it as a promotional tool for my own work as well as a potential money-earner.
this trip however will cost me a lot of money, and i was wondering how much i can expect to put through as business expenses? i'm a registered freelancer and have claimed on various business related trips before, but none of a more 'research' based agenda.
can anyone point me in the right direction of information regarding what i can legitimately claim?
hello, I've used this site occasionally and found it useful for referencing various aspects and issues of being a freelancer.
I was wondering how people here pay themselves? I've been a freelance designer and illustrator for approx 3 years now and have always maintained my finances through my personal account. Bad practice i know, but i have recently opened a specific business bank account and i'm in the process of updating my new banking details to my invoice templates / clients etc.
But I was wondering, how much should I take from my business account as a weekly/monthly wage? I know this obviously depends on how much i earn, but i was wondering if there was a standard procedure or amount? Also, is this figure eligible to be included as a business expense and therefore be included on my tax return?
hello everyone, i just found this site and it has already been a massive help to my freelancing career. :happy
but i wanted to ask if anyone here knows a good way to keep track of your income and outgoings on a computer? i'm a freelance illustrator and although pretty handy on photoshop / illustrator etc i'm at a complete loss with financial software such as excel.
as it stands i have everything written down in a book which i hand over to my accountant along with receipts etc, but as my career progresses things are getting much more complicated. i'd love to know a way to input all of this data into a simple program whereby i can easily see what payments have been made, totals, plus more importantly who still owes me.
