Hello everyone.

New to this site. Just started doing freelancing work. I am doing some artwork for a customer and a hourly rate has been agreed.

I have made a note of my hours but I am a bit confused on what I can call "chargeable" hours. If I spent a day trying to come up with initial ideas would that be chargeable?

I know I have a lot of hours sitting at my desk trying to work out an idea and I feel I should charge but don't want to send in an invoice that seems really high.

Also do I need to give a copy of my timesheet to my customer to prove the hours I have spent.

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated - thanks