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Building a freelance portfolio website helps market your services, establish authority, and boost your online presence. Our 10 step guide is here to help you.
Discover Bonsai's guide for filling out your Form 1040. No matter if the 2020 - 2021 tax season is the first time you are filing as an independent consultant, our guide will help.
Bonsai now integrates with Zapier to help you connect with 1,000 other tools and software.
Discover Linsey's best bookkeeping tips for freelancers of all industries, experience levels, and worth.
If you plan on tracking your miles to deduct from your taxes, you'll need clean records to send to the IRS to justify your deduction. Try Bonsai's free mileage tracker template to quickly organize your miles and start saving money!
If you forgot to pay quarterly estimated taxes, don't panic. The world is not coming to an end! Read this guide to see what to do to recover and avoid paying too much of a penalty.
Need help filing your eBay 1099 taxes? The team at Bonsai has you covered. We'll go over quarterly taxes, how much you owe, hobby versus small business and much more. Discover how to easily file your taxes here.
All you need to know when growing your team: Should you hire full timers or freelancers?
Your supply of freelance work depends on designing effective proposals, but sending follow up emails after quotations or proposals is equally important.
Missed your quarterly taxes and you are wondering what the estimated tax rate penalty is? Stay tuned. In this article, we'll guide you through everything you have to be concerned about regarding quarterly taxes, as well as calculating the penalty size.
Learn how to make an email signature look professional in just 8 steps. Discover what works and what to avoid in your email signature.
Dubsado vs HoneyBook - we put two well-known platforms head-to-head. Which client management software is right for you?
For freelancers, financial stability relies on finding new clients. Use these 10 strategies to master sending cold emails for jobs.
In just 4 steps, you'll discover how to pursue collections and how late fees can assist. Download the 5 late fee clauses pack to use in your contracts.
Cold-pitching (sending cold emails to potential clients) is essential to your freelance business. Avoid these 7 mistakes - draft cold emails that get responses.
Do tips get taxed by the IRS? Find out in this guide. We'll talk about if tips are taxable income, when they are reported to the IRS and we'll go over "tipped employees".
Discover the differences between UX and UI, how to master each position, and why your design role is vital for your client’s user experience.
As a graphic designer, having a contract will help ensure that there will be no misunderstandings between you and your clients. Here are some useful tips on how you write your contract.
Everything you should know about putting your freelance design portfolio together for the first time, as well as polishing up your existing portfolio for the best possible presentation!
Wondering if you could deduct tax preparation fees off of your tax bill? This article will go over the ins and outs of this common question. Stay tuned for when you can and cannot deduct this expense.
A cell phone tax deduction can help you lower your tax bill owed at the end of the year. Here's everything you need to know to successfully claim this write-off by using the IRS' rules.
As a 1099 independent contractor, you’re entitled to make deductions from your taxable income. Discover 21 of the best of these deductions.
Email content is important, but how do you sign off? Choose from 50 of the best email sign offs and discover which to avoid.
Trying to (re)design your client's brand? Polishing your own? Get all the answers you need for solid brand identity with our 2 brand questionnaire samples.
