The whole blog in one list, twelve posts to a page.
Quotes and proposals
Freelance video editors commonly charge $25 to $45 an hour early on and $100 or more as senior specialists, but the pricing model matters more than the number. This post covers four models, a floor calculation and how AI tools change the math.
8 min read
Leads and follow-up
Localized captions open an audience that could not follow the video before. This post uses published platform data to make the case to clients, explains why right-to-left captions like Arabic take real work, compares on-device and cloud captioning, and shows how to package captions as a paid add-on.
Contracts
Freelance Isn't Free laws make a written contract and a payment date the baseline for independent work in several US places. This post shows what the laws require, who they cover (it is not only people who live there), how enforcement works, and what to put in your contract.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
The kickoff call turns a signed proposal into a plan both sides share. This post gives you the seven-point agenda, a pre-call message to send, the warning answers to listen for, and a short written version for small projects.
9 min read
Leads and follow-up
A change order records extra work a client asks for after the project starts, what it costs and how it moves the deadline. This post shows what counts as a change, what goes on the page, how to price it, and what to say when the client pushes back.
9 min read
Quotes and proposals
Waiting on a client invoice is an interest-free loan from you to them. This post compares four ways to shorten the wait (deposits, early payment discounts, invoice finance and choosing better payers), with the math on a real project.
9 min read
Contracts
If you build websites, apps or online shops for EU clients, an accessibility clause is probably showing up in your briefs. This post explains what the European Accessibility Act covers, why a small studio's exemption does not help, and how to write the clause so it is testable.
9 min read
Getting paid in the Gulf
The worst outcome for an invoice is not late payment but payment into an account that is not yours. This post explains how the scam runs, what the latest FBI data says about speed and recovery, what Europe and the UK now check, and six changes that reduce your risk.
9 min read
Contracts
A chargeback is not a refund. The client's bank reverses the payment and charges you a fee, and you usually have 7 to 21 days to respond with evidence. This guide covers the timeline, the real cost, why most disputes are winnable and what evidence moves a bank.
7 min read
Delivery and portals
WeTransfer's free plan stops at 3 GB, and email stops long before that. This guide lists the real limits of the common options, explains why links that expire or forward freely cause trouble, and shows how to deliver big files to a client in one stable place.
8 min read
Getting paid in the Gulf
Which payment rail you use matters more than which country the client is in. This post sorts the gateways by availability in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, adds up the fees that stack on cross-border payments, and shows how to cut conversions.
8 min read
Leads and follow-up
If you want an AI agent to cut video, a dozen MCP servers will let it, and none is official. This roundup covers the servers that drive DaVinci Resolve, After Effects and Premiere, the AI-native editors, the cloud and search tools, and the FFmpeg wrappers, with licences, hardware requirements and how recently each was updated.
9 min read
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Guides for service businesses, from the first inquiry to the final payment. Written by the team behind Delivvo.
