Guide book for freelancers

[DieScum]

Spotted an interesting new book here. Actually went to uni with this bloke so it's a bit of a shameless plug for him. It is good though and very relevant to contractors :

https://leanpub.com/freelancedeveloperbook

Check the link for the table of contents :

Life as a freelance dev: are you really sure?
Why being freelance is great
Why being freelance is awful
Set your sights: what kind of indie operator will you be?
Choose the kind of work you want to be doing
Freelancer vs contractor vs consultant: what’s in a name?
Being a specialist vs being a generalist
The skills you’ll need
Starting from scratch as a freelancer
Practicalities
Picking a business entity
Sole trader
Limited company
Picking a business name
Name validation
Tools of the trade

[SueEllen]

You can get the information for free from this site and a few others.

[MarillionFan]

You can get the information for free from this site and a few others.

Yes, but that's not tax deductible.

[SueEllen]

Yes, but that's not tax deductible.

But then your client isn't paying for it.

[IR35FanClub]

Yes, but that's not tax deductible.

I've a contractor colleague who thinks like that. he spends loads though his company, staying in posh hotels and so on. his claim is that otherwise hmrc would have it off him. i did try and point it that hmrc would only have 20-30% of it off him, so the rest of it was inefficient spending and budget control.

[administrator]

I've a contractor colleague who thinks like that. he spends loads though his company, staying in posh hotels and so on. his claim is that otherwise hmrc would have it off him. i did try and point it that hmrc would only have 20-30% of it off him, so the rest of it was inefficient spending and budget control.

+1 - never buy it unless you have to.

[administrator]

Book looks good - will grab a copy tonight. I also liked the look of this one:
https://leanpub.com/javascriptforassholes

[d000hg]

You can get the information for free from this site and a few others.

The book probably doesn't go off at tangents and arguments or have awkward sods telling you you should be able to work it out for yourself

You can get everything about Java online too, or any academic study, but that doesn't make books and courses worthless.

[SueEllen]

The book probably doesn't go off at tangents and arguments or have awkward sods telling you you should be able to work it out for yourself

This site (under CUK navigation), the PCG site and a few accountants sites have guides so you don't have to communicate with awkward sods.

You can get everything about Java online too, or any academic study, but that doesn't make books and courses worthless.

The PCG and SJD Accountancy guides are PDFs. You can download PDFs and read them on kindles and most smartphones.