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Q&A: How do I get paid?

Q&A: How do I get paid?

- Hi, I'm Lauren Bacon, and welcome to this week's edition of the Web Career Clinic, where I explore how to build a career you love making good stuff on the web. This week in Web Career Clinic, I'm answering a question from a member. If you didn't know that you can send me your questions, well, you can. The easiest way is to tweet at me. I'm @laurenbacon on Twitter, so fire me a question using the hashtag ProWebClinic. Today's member question is short and to the point. How do I get paid? I love this question. No messing around here. I'm going to assume that you're a freelancer who's responsible for invoicing clients yourself, not an employee with a terrible boss. (chuckling) If I'm wrong, feel free to tweet at me with more details. Now for a lot of people, getting paid is the toughest part of being a freelancer. Not that there aren't lots of clients out there who are ready to pay you, but figuring out exactly how to invoice them so that you're getting paid promptly and without too…

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