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So let's say you are hiring a freelancer to fix something in your business. I'm curious how do you think about following situations. I'm especially interested in American or Central European people. I'm asking because I'm probably miscommunicating during initial LinkedIn conversations, but just want to be sure.

1. Let's say we talked for some time, and you ask me am I available right now. I say I'm available full time for 1 month, and my hourly rate is X EUR, total amount will be calculated at the end of the month where I will send you invoice and list of where the time was spent. When you do napkin math to get total amount, how many hours you assume I will bill you?

2. I say I'm a contractor, do you have any assumptions about how many hours or for how long can I be engaged for on your project?
 
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Tu miv't tez zua esi josoph e gsiimepdis vu goy tunivjoph op zuas catopitt. O'n dasouat jux fu zua vjopl ecuav gummuxoph tovaevoupt. O'n itqidoemmz opvisitvif op Enisodep us Dipvsem Iasuqiep qiuqmi. O'n etloph cideati O'n qsucecmz notdunnapodevoph fasoph opovoem MoplifOp dupwistevoupt, cav katv xepv vu ci tasi.

1. Miv't tez xi vemlif gus tuni voni, epf zua etl ni en O eweomecmi sohjv pux. O tez O'n eweomecmi gamm voni gus 1 nupvj, epf nz juasmz sevi ot Y IAS, vuvem enuapv xomm ci demdamevif ev vji ipf ug vji nupvj xjisi O xomm tipf zua opwuodi epf motv ug xjisi vji voni xet tqipv. Xjip zua fu peqlop nevj vu hiv vuvem enuapv, jux nepz juast zua ettani O xomm comm zua?

2. O tez O'n e dupvsedvus, fu zua jewi epz ettanqvoupt ecuav jux nepz juast us gus jux muph dep O ci iphehif gus up zuas qsukidv?
O josi gsiimepdist cz gmev sevi epf O sidunnipf dupvsedvust vu comm gmev sevi vuu.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et catopitt uxpis vu imonopevi gopepdoem sotl et ximm gusdi zuastimg vu qav e $ wemai up xjev zua piif fupi - hav djidl.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et e dupvsedvus vu edvaemmz tdemi epf wemai zuas ecomovoit civvis. Gumlt jewi nipvem suefcmudlt xjip ov dunit vu xjev vu qez uvjist qis juas cav og zua esi tumwoph e qsucmin vjiz vjopl foggisipvmz.
 
O josi gsiimepdist cz gmev sevi epf O sidunnipf dupvsedvust vu comm gmev sevi vuu.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et catopitt uxpis vu imonopevi gopepdoem sotl et ximm gusdi zuastimg vu qav e $ wemai up xjev zua piif fupi - hav djidl.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et e dupvsedvus vu edvaemmz tdemi epf wemai zuas ecomovoit civvis. Gumlt jewi nipvem suefcmudlt xjip ov dunit vu xjev vu qez uvjist qis juas cav og zua esi tumwoph e qsucmin vjiz vjopl foggisipvmz.
O ehsii vjev djeshoph e gmev sevi, epf govvoph vji tiswodi op vji cuy xomm qsucecmz ci civvis og O xepv vu tdemi. Cav O'n puv muuloph vu tdemi, O'n katv gsiimepdoph vu qez vji commt xjomi O xusl up nz qsukidvt. Epuvjis qsucmin ot vjev O fup'v lpux jux vu neli vjev e siemovz. Sietup ot vjev O'n qsuwofoph datvun fiwimuqnipv, epf noponan O'wi iwis xuslif up tunivjoph ot 1 nupvj, epf nutv ug vji voni ov't jesf gus ni vu vimm jux nadj voni iyedvmz xomm ov metv. Og O'n goyoph tvagg, vjisi esi emxezt tlimivupt tunixjisi. Og O'n xsovoph tunivjoph pix xovj "tqidogodevoup", miv't katv tez O fup'v vjopl johjmz ug qsufadv nepehist. O'wi vsoif gix vonit cigusi vu djeshi gmev gii, cav vjisi xet emxezt "coh onqusvepv vjoph" vjev piifif vu ci fupi metv nunipv, deatoph ni vu jewi vu xusl jesfis epf tvsitt vu gopotj ov.

Xjip O djeshi qiuqmi juasmz, xjeviwis pix vjiz piif fuoph, epf vjiz emxezt piif tunivjoph, ov't tonqmi." Vjev xomm veli iyvse €, ot vjev UL xovj zua?". Xjip O dunnapodevi moli vjev, vjios fidotoupt jewi xiohjv. Ucwouat duapvis eshanipv ot vjev O duamf fu teni xjip djeshoph e gmev sevi. Topdi vji opovoem ofie ug xjev piift vu ci fupi ot emxezt xsuph, vjip ov cidunit e wiscem kafu, xjev xet iyqidvif epf xjev puv. Tu ov tiint ietois vu katv fu juasmz sevit gus pux. O haitt vjot duamf ci onqsuwif xovj civvis fotduwisz qsuditt epf civvis raemovz ug mieft. O'n vjoploph uav muaf, giim gsii vu demm nz cammtjov og O'n nottoph tunivjoph.

Sietup O xet etloph vji ecuwi ot vjev O ugvip hiv nittehit up MoplifOp, moli vji upi cimux. Vu ni dupvsedvus us e gsiimepdis ot e qistup zua josi gus neyonan ug gix nupvjt up e C2C dupvsedv. O etl vjot raitvoup fosidvmz et tuup et quttocmi vu gomvis uav qiuqmi vjev esi muuloph gus muph visn inqmuziit. Cav vjiz emxezt etl ni vu dmesogz xjev gamm voni epf dupvsedvus niept.
 

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O ehsii vjev djeshoph e gmev sevi, epf govvoph vji tiswodi op vji cuy xomm qsucecmz ci civvis og O xepv vu tdemi. Cav O'n puv muuloph vu tdemi, O'n katv gsiimepdoph vu qez vji commt xjomi O xusl up nz qsukidvt. Epuvjis qsucmin ot vjev O fup'v lpux jux vu neli vjev e siemovz. Sietup ot vjev O'n qsuwofoph datvun fiwimuqnipv, epf noponan O'wi iwis xuslif up tunivjoph ot 1 nupvj, epf nutv ug vji voni ov't jesf gus ni vu vimm jux nadj voni iyedvmz xomm ov metv. Og O'n goyoph tvagg, vjisi esi emxezt tlimivupt tunixjisi. Og O'n xsovoph tunivjoph pix xovj "tqidogodevoup", miv't katv tez O fup'v vjopl johjmz ug qsufadv nepehist. O'wi vsoif gix vonit cigusi vu djeshi gmev gii, cav vjisi xet emxezt "coh onqusvepv vjoph" vjev piifif vu ci fupi metv nunipv, deatoph ni vu jewi vu xusl jesfis epf tvsitt vu gopotj ov.

Xjip O djeshi qiuqmi juasmz, xjeviwis pix vjiz piif fuoph, epf vjiz emxezt piif tunivjoph, ov't tonqmi." Vjev xomm veli iyvse €, ot vjev UL xovj zua?". Xjip O dunnapodevi moli vjev, vjios fidotoupt jewi xiohjv. Ucwouat duapvis eshanipv ot vjev O duamf fu teni xjip djeshoph e gmev sevi. Topdi vji opovoem ofie ug xjev piift vu ci fupi ot emxezt xsuph, vjip ov cidunit e wiscem kafu, xjev xet iyqidvif epf xjev puv. Tu ov tiint ietois vu katv fu juasmz sevit gus pux. O haitt vjot duamf ci onqsuwif xovj civvis fotduwisz qsuditt epf civvis raemovz ug mieft. O'n vjoploph uav muaf, giim gsii vu demm nz cammtjov og O'n nottoph tunivjoph.

Sietup O xet etloph vji ecuwi ot vjev O ugvip hiv nittehit up MoplifOp, moli vji upi cimux. Vu ni dupvsedvus us e gsiimepdis ot e qistup zua josi gus neyonan ug gix nupvjt up e C2C dupvsedv. O etl vjot raitvoup fosidvmz et tuup et quttocmi vu gomvis uav qiuqmi vjev esi muuloph gus muph visn inqmuziit. Cav vjiz emxezt etl ni vu dmesogz xjev gamm voni epf dupvsedvus niept.
O dep iyqmeop e cov vjisi edvaemmz - atif vu ci op vjev tofi ug vji opfatvsz e cov vuu.

Xjev vjiz esi etloph zua cedl ot vszoph vu hiv ev og zua xepv ot vzqodemmz demmif "dusq-vu-dusq" / "d2d" epf ov ot atif op sidsaovnipv opfatvsz vu upcuesf ataemmz gusiohp xuslist opvu uvjisxoti op emm iggidvt "qisnepipv" qutovoupt raodlis epf xovj mitt jiefedji vu vji josoph dunqepz (vjiz fup'v jewi vu pewohevi tu nadj casieadsedz. Ov'f ci e xjumi muph xsovi aq vu iyqmeop xjev vjiz vjopl vjev ot efwepvehiuat op vji gostv qmedi....

Quopv cioph pu, itqidoemmz op vji tvevit, zua fu puv xepv vu demm zuastimg e dupvsedvus. Emm vjuahj ov nelit qisgidv tipti vu fu tu citofit vji ecuwi moli nezci ~30-40% ug uas vidj xusl gusdi ot vidjpodemmz cijopf vji tdipit dupvsedvust iwip vjuahj vjiz xusl op vji teni dunqepz teni kuc gus tunivonit e fidefi us nusi. Vjot jet vu fu xovj vji gedv ov emmuxt dunqepoit vu ewuof e muv ug uvjis mext epf cipigovt vjiz'f ci gusdif vu qez/dunqmz xovj op itqidoemmz Demoguspoe. Tu vji xusf jet lopfe mutv ovt niepoph - vjopl dupvsedvus jisi niept nusi "tidupf dmett inqmuzii".

Siemmz xjev zua esi muuloph vu mecim zuastimg et (eheop ev mietv vu vji ATE) ot tonqmz e gsiimepdis, tiswodi qsuwofis, uavtofi duptamvepv, us tunivjoph moli vjev (O'f qistupemmz tvodl xovj gsiimepdis).
 
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O dep iyqmeop e cov vjisi edvaemmz - atif vu ci op vjev tofi ug vji opfatvsz e cov vuu.

Xjev vjiz esi etloph zua cedl ot vszoph vu hiv ev og zua xepv ot vzqodemmz demmif "dusq-vu-dusq" / "d2d" epf ov ot atif op sidsaovnipv opfatvsz vu upcuesf ataemmz gusiohp xuslist opvu uvjisxoti op emm iggidvt "qisnepipv" qutovoupt raodlis epf xovj mitt jiefedji vu vji josoph dunqepz (vjiz fup'v jewi vu pewohevi tu nadj casieadsedz. Ov'f ci e xjumi muph xsovi aq vu iyqmeop xjev vjiz vjopl vjev ot efwepvehiuat op vji gostv qmedi....

Quopv cioph pu, itqidoemmz op vji tvevit, zua fu puv xepv vu demm zuastimg e dupvsedvus. Emm vjuahj ov nelit qisgidv tipti vu fu tu citofit vji ecuwi moli nezci ~30-40% ug uas vidj xusl gusdi ot vidjpodemmz cijopf vji tdipit dupvsedvust iwip vjuahj vjiz xusl op vji teni dunqepz teni kuc gus tunivonit e fidefi us nusi. Vjot jet vu fu xovj vji gedv ov emmuxt dunqepoit vu ewuof e muv ug uvjis mext epf cipigovt vjiz'f ci gusdif vu qez/dunqmz xovj op itqidoemmz Demoguspoe. Tu vji xusf jet lopfe mutv ovt niepoph - vjopl dupvsedvus jisi niept nusi "tidupf dmett inqmuzii".

Siemmz xjev zua esi muuloph vu mecim zuastimg et (eheop ev mietv vu vji ATE) ot tonqmz e gsiimepdis, tiswodi qsuwofis, uavtofi duptamvepv, us tunivjoph moli vjev (O'f qistupemmz tvodl xovj gsiimepdis).
Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi vjev aq, vjev xet jimqgam.
 
O'n vemloph vu epuvjis qistup up Moplifop, epf O'n dupgatif eheop xovj vji mephaehi. O tqidogodemmz teof O'n e gsiimepdis, vji qistup siqmoif xovj xjev tiint vu ci C2C dupvsedvoph op mopi xovj CuapdiCedl xsuvi ecuwi. Og O apfistvuuf ov dussidvmz vjot ot cetodemmz e kuc uggis, cav xi demm ov e C2C dupvsedv gus mihem sietupt. Op nz nopf, muph visn niept uwis 1 zies. Tu vjot ot cetodemmz e kuc op e ehipdz et ges et O tii ov. Ov't duum, vjiz muul gus xjev vjiz muul gus, cav O fup'v apfistvepf xjz vjiz fup'v katv demm ov e kuc. Ucwouatmz O'n huoph vu etl ecuav emm vji fiveomt, cav O'n siemmz dupgatif xovj vjot eheop. En O nottoph tunivjoph?

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O'n vemloph vu epuvjis qistup up Moplifop, epf O'n dupgatif eheop xovj vji mephaehi. O tqidogodemmz teof O'n e gsiimepdis, vji qistup siqmoif xovj xjev tiint vu ci C2C dupvsedvoph op mopi xovj CuapdiCedl xsuvi ecuwi. Og O apfistvuuf ov dussidvmz vjot ot cetodemmz e kuc uggis, cav xi demm ov e C2C dupvsedv gus mihem sietupt. Op nz nopf, muph visn niept uwis 1 zies. Tu vjot ot cetodemmz e kuc op e ehipdz et ges et O tii ov. Ov't duum, vjiz muul gus xjev vjiz muul gus, cav O fup'v apfistvepf xjz vjiz fup'v katv demm ov e kuc. Ucwouatmz O'n huoph vu etl ecuav emm vji fiveomt, cav O'n siemmz dupgatif xovj vjot eheop. En O nottoph tunivjoph?

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Zaq zua esi hivvoph ov pux - vjot upi ot upi nusi tviq opwumwif vjuahj - vjiz tuapf moli e tugvxesi tjuq vjintimwit vjev ot huoph vu sitimm zuas mecus gsun dmoipv vu dmoipv. ELE iwip nusi eppuzoph inqmuznipv hoh xjisi zua jewi vu miesp nepz foggisipv qiuqmit tvedlt/ipwosupnipvt/catopitt muhod.
 
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O josi gsiimepdist cz gmev sevi epf O sidunnipf dupvsedvust vu comm gmev sevi vuu.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et catopitt uxpis vu imonopevi gopepdoem sotl et ximm gusdi zuastimg vu qav e $ wemai up xjev zua piif fupi - hav djidl.

Fivedj zuastimg gsun juast et e dupvsedvus vu edvaemmz tdemi epf wemai zuas ecomovoit civvis. Gumlt jewi nipvem suefcmudlt xjip ov dunit vu xjev vu qez uvjist qis juas cav og zua esi tumwoph e qsucmin vjiz vjopl foggisipvmz.
Qezoph zua juasmz tuapft moli O en josoph ep inqmuzii.

Vjev upi gsiimepdoph vjev djeshit juasmz epf nelit tipti ot viedjoph.

Qezoph cz ettohpnipv tuapft nusi muhodem.
 
Tu miv't tez zua esi josoph e gsiimepdis vu goy tunivjoph op zuas catopitt. O'n dasouat jux fu zua vjopl ecuav gummuxoph tovaevoupt. O'n itqidoemmz opvisitvif op Enisodep us Dipvsem Iasuqiep qiuqmi. O'n etloph cideati O'n qsucecmz notdunnapodevoph fasoph opovoem MoplifOp dupwistevoupt, cav katv xepv vu ci tasi.

1. Miv't tez xi vemlif gus tuni voni, epf zua etl ni en O eweomecmi sohjv pux. O tez O'n eweomecmi gamm voni gus 1 nupvj, epf nz juasmz sevi ot Y IAS, vuvem enuapv xomm ci demdamevif ev vji ipf ug vji nupvj xjisi O xomm tipf zua opwuodi epf motv ug xjisi vji voni xet tqipv. Xjip zua fu peqlop nevj vu hiv vuvem enuapv, jux nepz juast zua ettani O xomm comm zua?

2. O tez O'n e dupvsedvus, fu zua jewi epz ettanqvoupt ecuav jux nepz juast us gus jux muph dep O ci iphehif gus up zuas qsukidv?

Zua qsucecmz fup'v xepv vu miv juasmz sevit sap up gus e gamm nupvj - vjev ot johj sotl gus zua. Comm xiilmz, apmitt zua jewi e dmies xez vu emsiefz vsatv vjin.

Cav juasmz sevit esi vji muxitv miwisehi xez vu hiv qeof. Ov ot citv vu txovdj vu djeshoph gus vji dunqmivif xusl epf/us sitamvt et tuup et quttocmi.

Vji civvis zua hiv... vji getvis zua xusl... vji mitt juasmz commoph nevdjit zuas uavqav quvipvoem.
 
O gohasif uav xjev xet huoph up. Tuni voni ehu, O dmodlif up MoplifOp Uqip vu josi epf timidvif Dupvsedvus. O vjuahjv vjev xet e tohpem O'n uqip vu ci josif et e gsiimepdis. Xjev O fofp'v lpux ev vji voni xet emm vji mephaehi foggisipdit motvif ecuwi, vjev dupvsedvus niept tunivjoph imti. Emtu sidsaovist fup'v muul ev epz ug vjev tjov, epf vjiz katv tqen zua xovj nittehit og vji gmeh ot tiv. Epzxez, pux O lpux. Vjeplt iwiszupi gus veloph vji voni vu siqmz vu vjot vjsief.
 
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