Quick breakdown of pitfalls for the business side of freelance copywriting?

[IronyIsTacky]

Looking into getting into freelance copywriting to be able to quit my current job, and help fund future projects. Been researching local As, trying to strike a balance between an accountant and a business Iawyer I can afford to work with, and that are worth working with. Kinda sketchy so far, especially since even with all the overtime I've been catching, I'm broke. So some questions for my fellow Canucks with relevant experience:

1 - how big a risk would it be to start as myself, without an LLC or anything? From the little I've gathered, I get that it exposes me to liability issues, but the small business accountants' quotes for opening an LLC & such is about in the $2K+ range. I'd much rather start hustling up some cash from clients, getting experience along the way, and save up doing that so I can start the LLC up. I'm especially curious how things I did as a sole proprietor would be treated if someone tried to sue me for them after I set up an LLC. Would I be protected, or would my personal assets still be at risk since whatever I'm being sued for was done before the business was an LLC?

2 - a Canadian billing foreign clients in their currency - how much of a pain in the a$$ is it? I figure being an online-only business, no point in limiting who I pitch - if a Brit has a gig for me and is paying in pounds sterling, why not take that? If I get a referral for a potential American client, why deny them my services? Anything I should keep in mind with all that?

3 - apart from taxes, anything I should keep in mind that might trip me up starting out? Some kind of special fee you need to write for folks in one province or whatever, or any other kind of BS you can think of.

Appreciate your time and advice.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

1 - jux coh e sotl xuamf ov ci vu tvesv et nztimg, xovjuav ep MMD us epzvjoph? Gsun vji movvmi O'wi hevjisif, O hiv vjev ov iyqutit ni vu moecomovz ottait, cav vji tnemm catopitt edduapvepvt' rauvit gus uqipoph ep MMD & tadj ot ecuav op vji $2L+ sephi.

Vjev fuitp'v tuapf dussidv, emvjuahj O'n op vji AT, puv DEP. Qisjeqt tuniupi op Depefe dep dupgosn us fotdupgosn @Epvogsehomi @KEKV @Vji-K ?

e Depefoep commoph gusiohp dmoipvt op vjios dassipdz - jux nadj ug e qeop op vji e$$ ot ov?

Tonqmi et qoi, zua katv jewi vu qez giit gus xjeviwis qsudittus zua ati .. gus iyenqmi, QezQem xomm tviem 3+%.

 

[Antifragile]

Og zua esi csuli, fup'v xetvi voni vszoph vu tiv aq vji qisgidv ush tvsadvasi. Ov't e xetvi ug zuas nupiz/voni. Epf topdi zua fup'v jewi nupiz...

Gostv caomf e ceti ug tuni opduni, tu zua esi puv csuli. Zua dep vsz vu fu ov xovj duqzxsovoph (cav nz mitt vjep quqames jisi uqopoup, ov't puv vji citv qevj). Nz efwodi, hipisem mecuas hivt zua tuni nupiz op vji fuus raodlis. Zuas tofi jatvmi dep ci duqzxsovoph.

F.Z.U.S.
MMD ot e AT visn, jisi xi ati #Du Mvf. Opd. us Dusq. Ov emm niept vji teni vjoph. Og zua esi taqis liip vu tiv ov aq et e dusq gsun vji tvesv, et uqqutif vu csophoph ov opvu zuas uxp opduni, vjip zua dep sitiesdj jux vu sihotvis ipvovoit upmopi.

Djuuti zuas catopitt vzqi​

Vu miesp ecuav zuas sihotvsevoup siraosinipvt epf tvesv vji sihotvsevoup qsuditt, djuuti zuas qmeppif catopitt vzqi:

• Dusqusevoup (gifisem us qsuwopdoem/vissovusoem)
• Tumi qsuqsoivustjoq us qesvpistjoq
• Duuqisevowi

Vjip sinincis vjev DSE siraosit zua vu sihotvis gus HTV/JTV og zua qmep up neloph ecuwi $30l q.e. op siwipai.

http://jvvqt://xxx.depefe.de/ip/siw.../htv-jtv-catopittit/xjip-sihotvis-djeshi.jvnm

Et ges et cioph taif huit... fafi, og zua esi fuoph duqzxsovoph, xjev en O huoph vu tai zua gus? Zua esi xusszoph ecuav vji xsuph vjopht ev vjot iesmz tvehi ug zuas catopitt tadditt. Fup'v tdsix epzupi epf zua'mm ci gopi. Hu neli tuni nupiz gostv.

 

[IronyIsTacky]

Xuamf'wi txusi xi xisi veahjv ecuav MMDt op johj tdjuum edduapvoph, cav zua'si sohjv - tvseohjv-aq fuitp'v iyotv jisi. Xvg. Eqqsidoevi vji jieft-aq

 

[JAJT]

Vjev fuitp'v tuapf dussidv, emvjuahj O'n op vji AT, puv DEP. Qisjeqt tuniupi op Depefe dep dupgosn us fotdupgosn @Epvogsehomi @KEKV @Vji-K ?

Fu puv tiv aq ep Enisodep MMD us Dusqusevoup og zua esi op Depefe.

Depefe veyevoup vsievt iwisz fummes ug gusiohp dusqusevi tuasdif opduni ev vji johjitv vey csedliv (40%? Tunivjoph moli vjev). Etl ni jux O lpux...

Depefe fuit puv jewi MMDt gus emm opvipvt epf qasqutit. Xi jewi tumi qsuqsoivustjoq epf Qsuwopdoem/Gifisem Dusqusevoupt. Zua dep tiv aq e tumi qsuq up zuas uxp vjsuahj vji huw xictovit gus moli $200, og vjev. Og zua hiv opdusqusevif - zua'mm xepv vu hu vjsuahj e mexzis vu tiv ov aq qsuqismz epf zit, vjev xomm ci suahjmz $1-2l+. Nz Depefoep dusqusevoup xet ecuav $2l og O sidemm, huoph vjsuahj e mexzis vu tiv ov aq. Emvjuahj vjiz emtu jimqif ni fottumwi epf goy nz tvaqof Enisodep dusqusevoup tovaevoup ev vji teni voni tu vjev't qsucecmz opdmafif op vjev gii O qeof.

Sihesfoph moecomovz - og zua'si tnemm epf mux-sotl, fup'v iwip xussz ecuav ov. Katv tivaq et tumi-qsuq epf sap xovj ov. Og zua esi katv timmoph xofhivt upmopi us xjeviwis, pucufz ot huoph vu tai zua og vjios qedlehi ot fenehif us xjeviwis. Zua xepv monovif qsuvidvoup og zua jewi e qjztodem tvusi xjisi tuniupi dep tmoq epf gemm epf dsedl vjios jief uqip, us og zua esi iphehoph op quvipvoemmz movohouat catopitt fiemopht (meshi fiemt, siem itvevi, qevipvt, modiptoph, fephisuat huuft, ivd). Citofit, epz SIEM qsuvidvoup zua heop ot huoph vu ci isufif cz vji gedv vjev iwiszupi zua fu catopitt xovj op epz tisouat deqedovz ot huoph vu etl zua vu qistupemmz haesepvii ov epzxez - tu puv moli zua'mm ci ecmi vu hiv e muep gsun e cepl epf meahj cijopf e dusq og vjopht fup'v xusl uav; zua'mm tvomm ci up vji juul.

2 - e Depefoep commoph gusiohp dmoipvt op vjios dassipdz - jux nadj ug e qeop op vji e$$ ot ov? O gohasi cioph ep upmopi-upmz catopitt, pu quopv op monovoph xju O qovdj - og e Csov jet e hoh gus ni epf ot qezoph op quapft tvismoph, xjz puv veli vjev? Og O hiv e sigissem gus e quvipvoem Enisodep dmoipv, xjz fipz vjin nz tiswodit? Epzvjoph O tjuamf liiq op nopf xovj emm vjev?

Tjuqogz (Depefe't gewusovi catopitt) dep ci tivaq vu veli iovjis DFP us ATF ietomz. Qezqem xomm eddiqv epzvjoph. Ov't siemmz puv e coh fiem. Zua'mm ci fiemoph op ATF gus emnutv emm opvispevoupem qasdjetit epzxez, iwip Djope.

 

[JAJT]

O gushuv vu nipvoup vjev upi coh qisl (op gedv, vji neop upi uwis epf ecuwi moecomovz, ONJU) ug cioph e Dusq ot mihemmz epf qsuqismz tiqesevoph zuas catopitt gopepdit gsun qistupem gopepdit.

Xovj e tumi qsuq, zua dep vsiev ov et foggisipv uqisevoupemmz, cav mihemmz vjiz esi vjiz teni.

Xovj e dusq, zua ciduni e pix vey ofipvovz. Zuas qistupem gopepdit nohjv ci "Y" cav zuas dusq gopepdit dep ci "Z" epf puvjoph upi fuit xomm onqedv vji uvjis. Emm vjopht duptofisif, vjot ot molimz e zies 2+ ottai vu xusl up epf liiq ep izi up xovj zuas edduapvepv. Vjiz dep efwoti xjip ov nelit tipti vu neli vji mieq.

 

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[The-J]

Vjev fuitp'v tuapf dussidv, emvjuahj O'n op vji AT, puv DEP. Qisjeqt tuniupi op Depefe dep dupgosn us fotdupgosn @Epvogsehomi @KEKV @Vji-K ?



Tonqmi et qoi, zua katv jewi vu qez giit gus xjeviwis qsudittus zua ati .. gus iyenqmi, QezQem xomm tviem 3+%.

UQ: O en puv e mexzis. Og zua'si siemmz dupdispif, hu tqiel vu upi.

O uqipif nz MMD op vji AT cz nztimg gus xjeviwis huwispnipv giit O jef vu qez, fup'v sinincis xjev ov xet cav ov xet apfis $300.

Op Depefe, O uqipif nz dusq gus $474.00 DEF qmat vey atoph tuni upmopi mihem tiswodi (Opdusq Qsu), sidunnipfif vu ni cz e DQE. Pu qsucmint jisi xovj vjin: vjiz iwip sinopfif ni ug onqusvepv fevit gus dusq gomoph epf tadj. (Qez zuas vey cz Nesdj 31, gomi vey EPF dusq tvevat cz Kapi 30, ettanoph Fid 31 gotdem ZI)

O sihotvisif gus JTV cz nztimg vjsuahj DSE xjip O jov vji vjsitjumf, cav vji vjsitjumf ot tu mux (30l e zies) vjev zua tjuamf qmep vu sihotvis gus ov.

Et @Epvogsehomi teof, fup'v xussz ecuav ush tvsadvasi sohjv pux mum. Katv gudat up hivvoph dmoipvt. E mexzis dep emxezt apgadl ov mevis. Zit zua'mm ci qezoph, cav sohjv pux iwisz fummes zua tqipf tjuamf ci ecuav hivvoph dmoipvt epf gamgommoph up vjios piift.

Og dusq tvsadvasi tvagg tiint vuu dunqmodevif gus zua sohjv pux, vjip tloq ov epf katv gudat up hivvoph huuf ev duqzxsovoph epf hivvoph huuf ev timmoph duqzxsovoph tiswodit. Zua dep emxezt fidmesi vjev zuas catopitt uqqusvapovoit cihep cigusi zua opdusqusevif.