Comments on: Cutting Expenses In Your Freelance Business http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Eric Davis http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15552 Eric Davis Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:09:08 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15552 I strongly disagree with going cheap on web hosting if you have any sort of online presence. Really good hosting can be had for under $30 a month but how much would it cost you if you lost a client because of a bounced email, an offline website, or any other downtime? As the saying goes "Penny wise and pound foolish". I strongly disagree with going cheap on web hosting if you have any sort of online presence. Really good hosting can be had for under $30 a month but how much would it cost you if you lost a client because of a bounced email, an offline website, or any other downtime?

As the saying goes “Penny wise and pound foolish”.

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]]> By: Charlie Pabst http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15487 Charlie Pabst Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:25:47 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15487 Excellent post! I like these tips and want to add one of my own. Mike sort of hinted at it above, but I wanted to hit it straight on. Taxes. One of the biggest expenses of the year, depending on your income of course. I wrote about it in <a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/is-your-paperwork-costing-you-time-and-money/" rel="nofollow">another post</a>, but to sum up, everything you purchase over the year technically reduces your income. That's provided, of course, that you're in a legitimate business. You can write off much of your expenses. And if you're just plain stuck with a hefty phone plan, just deduct it at tax time and you're golden. Also should mention that if you're going to give away old equipment/software in favor of upgrades, don't just toss them out. Donate them instead and get a receipt for their value. Now you've got charity deductions as well. Excellent post! I like these tips and want to add one of my own. Mike sort of hinted at it above, but I wanted to hit it straight on.

Taxes. One of the biggest expenses of the year, depending on your income of course.

I wrote about it in another post, but to sum up, everything you purchase over the year technically reduces your income. That’s provided, of course, that you’re in a legitimate business. You can write off much of your expenses. And if you’re just plain stuck with a hefty phone plan, just deduct it at tax time and you’re golden.

Also should mention that if you’re going to give away old equipment/software in favor of upgrades, don’t just toss them out. Donate them instead and get a receipt for their value. Now you’ve got charity deductions as well.

]]> By: Nick Heudecker http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15396 Nick Heudecker Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:58:09 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15396 Try some Brasso on your scratched screen. A little bit of elbow grease will help minimize it or even remove it completely. You may want to tape over the keys first to prevent the compound from getting in. This also works on older iPods, like the iPod Photo and earlier. Try some Brasso on your scratched screen. A little bit of elbow grease will help minimize it or even remove it completely. You may want to tape over the keys first to prevent the compound from getting in.

This also works on older iPods, like the iPod Photo and earlier.

]]> By: Regina Thomas http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15387 Regina Thomas Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:26:19 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15387 I agree with most of the other commenters-- web hosting is an area business owners should not try to cut too many corners... I agree with most of the other commenters– web hosting is an area business owners should not try to cut too many corners…

]]> By: Jeremy Killian http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15328 Jeremy Killian Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:11:15 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15328 I think I remember reading the Yaro Starak saves money for his business by outsourcing! Can you imagine! Yaro came to the conclusion that he would actually have time to make more money if had an assistant and developer handle his more menial tasks, thus increasing his profit margins and more than offsetting the expense of hiring a helper. I think I remember reading the Yaro Starak saves money for his business by outsourcing! Can you imagine! Yaro came to the conclusion that he would actually have time to make more money if had an assistant and developer handle his more menial tasks, thus increasing his profit margins and more than offsetting the expense of hiring a helper.

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]]> By: no.e http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15318 no.e Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:18:54 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15318 It's funny... when it comes to tax time my accountant is usually screaming at me to find deductible expenses. I don't have many to begin with! I think frugality in general will work to save you much more money than business-specific frugality. Of course, I don't NEED MS Word for what I do so I use OO. A writer doesn't NEED Photoshop for what they do so Gimp or similar works well for them. If things are so seriously tight that you're looking to cut your web hosting from $200/yr for a quality service or your internet connection from $40/mo for a high-speed connection you may be better served by cutting those daily Starbucks visits or other luxuries. Sell some clutter, old business assets, work on deductions, but don't shortchange your business just to save a few dollars. It’s funny… when it comes to tax time my accountant is usually screaming at me to find deductible expenses. I don’t have many to begin with!

I think frugality in general will work to save you much more money than business-specific frugality. Of course, I don’t NEED MS Word for what I do so I use OO. A writer doesn’t NEED Photoshop for what they do so Gimp or similar works well for them.

If things are so seriously tight that you’re looking to cut your web hosting from $200/yr for a quality service or your internet connection from $40/mo for a high-speed connection you may be better served by cutting those daily Starbucks visits or other luxuries. Sell some clutter, old business assets, work on deductions, but don’t shortchange your business just to save a few dollars.

]]> By: Anonymous Coward http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15317 Anonymous Coward Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:13:43 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/cutting-expenses-in-your-freelance-business/#comment-15317 On Hosting: I use a $10/month Hostgator account. I use 10 of my allotted 50GB to share files between friends and family via FTP, and host not only my company website there, but also about six client websites (charging a monthly hosting rate of $8 for each site) and a few of my own hobby sites. I've thought about switching from time to time, but the lesson is to use a webhost with cheap data and bandwidth that more importantly allows for unlimited domain names. On Hosting: I use a $10/month Hostgator account. I use 10 of my allotted 50GB to share files between friends and family via FTP, and host not only my company website there, but also about six client websites (charging a monthly hosting rate of $8 for each site) and a few of my own hobby sites. I’ve thought about switching from time to time, but the lesson is to use a webhost with cheap data and bandwidth that more importantly allows for unlimited domain names.

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