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What are the best tools for doing freelance creative work?

Up to this point I've only ever done full-time work as a designer, but am now dipping my toes into freelance work on the side. What are the best tools for getting started, i.e. tax tools, invoices, time tracking, etc. Is there a one-stop solution for… See more
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upwork

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Ayush Mittalbro @boombro, Founder RefR ✌ · Written
I used Upwork earlier and Fiverr for my freelance work. Apart from its database of 1.5 million clients, Upwork is excellent. It lets you set up different client accounts within your freelancer account along with powerful reporting tools for every project. It accommodates both short- and long-term projects, hourly or per-project work and expert-level and entry-level engagements. What is more - timesheets, time analyzer, earnings by a client, lifetime earnings, logs, history, etc.
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Qbserve

Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Ivan Mirmaker of Qbserve time tracking app · Written
Ivan Mir made this product
Qbserve (our app) tracks project time automatically and generates invoices from collected data. It also gives real-time feedback on your productivity – a very important feature for a person new to freelancing and working from home.
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Bonsai

Free bulletproof contracts for designers & developers

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Kesava MandigaCurious cat. Writer. Explorer. · Written
Hello Bonsai has an entire suite of tools for freelancers. Contracts, time tracking, design, project management, invoicing and so on. 🙌
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Harvest

Simple Online Time Tracking Software

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Kesava MandigaCurious cat. Writer. Explorer. · Written
Harvest makes time tracking easy. Simple and easy to use, it can help keep track of pretty much everything you work on.
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The New Freshbooks

Ridiculously easy to use invoicing and accounting

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Kesava MandigaCurious cat. Writer. Explorer. · Written
I haven't used this one, so it is based on feedback from other freelancers. One stop accounting solution that does pro invoices and more.
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AND CO

Invoicing, Expenses, Contracts & Payments for your business

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Armand JayDesigner & Econ Student · Written
Super simple interface that does everything you need like contracts, time tracking, and invoicing!
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Mastering Freelance

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Anton Stenantonsten.com · Written
Anton Sten made this product
Full disclosure: I'm the author. That said, readers so far have been really satisfied with it and told me it's given them tons of value. For a list of the tools I use, check: https://antonsten.com/tools
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Timing 2

Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.

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Daniel AlmWritten
Daniel Alm made this product
When you are a freelancer, you want to focus on doing your best work rather than tracking your time. That's why my app Timing 2 completely automates your time tracking. It observes how you use your Mac, then gives you an overview of that time. Some nice extras: - Timing automatically suggest blocks of time that belong together. That way, you can assign a whole day in just seconds. - Timing can even automatically ask you what you did, as soon as you return to your Mac. Of course all the basics (projects, start/stop timers, reports, exporting, etc.) are handled as well :-)
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