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So you’re a talented video editor (or a color grading master, motion graphics designer, audio mixer \u2014 what have you). Great. You decide to take your talents into the world of freelance video editing.<\/p>\n
And why not? Freelance video editing is a great way to add to your current income \u2014 or be the main source of income. Career planning firm Zippia says there are around 50,000 freelance videographers<\/a> and video editors in the U.S.<\/p>\n If you know your way around Premiere Pro (and other Adobe Creative Suite products), Final Cut, or DaVinci Resolve, there’s no shortage of jobs.<\/p>\n Although creating world-class videos as a freelance video editor is super fun, it’s only half the battle. Working with clients<\/strong> while balancing other jobs and staying on top of your bookkeeping is critical to the success of your editing work.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why I\u2019ve thrown together this complete guide of best practices you can reference for a fruitful freelance video editing career path. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”|-54px|0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Send Large Video Files” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Send a File” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_border_width__hover=”0px”]<\/p>\n Send and receive file packages of unlimited size over the cloud with MASV file transfer.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”bill-clients” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Any professional video editor will attest to the importance of good file transfer.<\/p>\n Good file transfer means files arrive quickly and in good condition. Which means, you can start your video editing tasks sooner, get final approval(s), and shift your focus to other projects\/paid gigs.<\/p>\n Bad file transfer is sinking hours on slow uploads and failed deliveries, and increased frustrations (on your part and the client).<\/p>\n So why charge for file transfers when many freelance video editors don’t?<\/p>\n The answer can be summarized by:<\/p>\n File transfer takes time.<\/p>\n For video editing professionals, it takes longer than usual because of how heavy video files<\/a> are.<\/p>\n Gigabytes of data can take a couple hours to transfer, let alone terabytes (more common with raw, uncompressed files<\/a>). Those are hours you could spend on other projects \u2014 because, as you know, trying to move heavy files and editing at the same time can cause your computer to do its best impression of a jet engine.<\/p>\n If you are sending files back-and-forth between a client, that can eat up most of your day. This is especially important if the client forces you to use their internal file transfer system that is slow and\/or error-prone.<\/p>\n Unforeseen costs is anything that adds to your expenses on account of a client’s large file requests. Expenses you weren’t accounting for, such as:<\/p>\n Large file transfer tools like MASV<\/a> make it incredibly easy to monitor and bill back clients at a set, predictable rate:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”File Transfer for Filmmakers” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Sign Up for MASV” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_border_width__hover=”0px”]<\/p>\n The fastest file transfers of large media files.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”extra-work” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/working-with-clients-busy-team.jpg” alt=”A busy team of video editors work on a shared table” title_text=”working-with-clients-busy-team” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Marvin Meyer<\/a> on Unsplash<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Freelancing is the same as any other job in that clients want to work with people whose company they enjoy \u2014 or can tolerate, at the very least. So don\u2019t make things difficult and create extra work for the client.<\/p>\n Specifically, it means, be proactive and find easy ways for clients to interact with you. Nobody wants to deal with an unorganized combination of email threads, Slack messages, Dropbox links, etc.<\/p>\n A MASV Portal<\/a> is the ultimate way to simplify workflows with clients and show off your problem solving skills.<\/p>\n With a Portal, you can create a custom upload portal to receive large files<\/a>. You can create as many Portals as you want (e.g. one per project, per client, etc.) and brand them to your liking.<\/p>\n All your client needs to do is upload their files to your Portal URL. And before you ask, no, they don’t need a MASV account to contribute.<\/p>\n It’s a fast, simple, and easy to way to collaborate without adding to your client’s workload.<\/p>\n If you connect a cloud storage<\/a> to your MASV Portal, any file you receive will automatically route into that cloud storage. No manual upload required and you have a cloud backup ready to go.<\/p>\n Another feature of MASV Portals, one specifically designed to empower freelancers, is its ability to bypass per-set license models.<\/p>\n Allow me to elaborate:<\/p>\n Say you are hired as a freelance video editor to assist an organization\u2019s in-house video team. Everyone on that team has access to Frame.io<\/a>. All files associated with the project you are working on must be stored in Frame.io storage.<\/p>\n Under normal circumstances, you either:<\/p>\n MASV has a direct integration with Frame.io<\/a> to support cloud storage uploads.<\/p>\n That means, if your client creates a MASV Portal and connects it to Frame.io, any file you upload to that Portal will appear in Frame.io storage.<\/p>\n Your client does not<\/em> need to add you as another seat in their corporate Frame.io license, which saves them money and admin work. And it gives you the freedom to collaborate instantly.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Easily Send Large Videos Fast” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Try MASV Today” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_border_width__hover=”0px”]<\/p>\n Deliver raw footage, high-resolution proxies, DCPs, and more with MASV.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”organized” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n There are all sorts of affordable tools out there to keep freelancers organized.<\/p>\n MASV also provides tools that help freelancers keep themselves organized, including our MASV Teams<\/a> feature. With MASV Teams, you can create a different team within your MASV account and invite collaborators to that team, and set their permissions.<\/p>\n It’s great if you need to bring on more freelance editors to help push an edit over the finish line.<\/p>\n Best of all, MASV bills per team, not per user. All files sent and received by members of your team will be charged to the single credit card on file.<\/p>\n It’s just one less thing your client needs to worry about. They just have to deal with you and you only.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Accelerated Cloud File Transfer” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Try MASV” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_border_width__hover=”0px”]<\/p>\n (Really) Fast, easy, and secure file sharing of large media files. Try MASV Today!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”fastest” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/working-with-clients-camera.jpg” alt=”Close up of a cinematic camera lens” title_text=”working-with-clients-camera” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Ross Sneddon<\/a> on Unsplash<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Working fast is essential for a freelancer, especially if you\u2019re on your own and need to finish several projects simultaneously. You must be able to move quickly and clear off tasks to start anew.<\/p>\n This can be accomplished during production with the help of various AI video editing tools<\/a>, which act as a high-powered assistant, adept at removing menial steps from the video editing and post-production process.<\/p>\n It can also be accomplished by investing in tools that prioritize speed to reduce your overall turnaround time.<\/p>\n As mentioned above, the cost of slow file transfer can impact your entire workflow and stop you from starting another project. It’s why MASV is optimized for speed and performance above all else.<\/p>\n Time is money, after all \u2013 and the faster you deliver, the faster you can invoice.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Speed Up Your Remote Production Workflow” button_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” button_text=”Sign Up for MASV” module_class=”starttrial” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h5″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”27px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_color=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ background_color_gradient_end=”#202332″ background_color_gradient_direction=”206deg” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#3d72e7″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#53a0fe” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”293deg” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”50px” button_use_icon=”off” button_custom_padding=”10px|42px|10px|42px|true|true” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/app.massive.io\/en\/signup” border_width_top=”10px” border_color_top=”#3d72e7″ border_color_left=”#3d72e7″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”-13px” box_shadow_style_button=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_custom_padding__hover=”|2em|||false|false” button_border_width__hover=”0px”]<\/p>\n High-speed large file transfers for media professionals.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_text module_id=”surprises” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Not everyone loves a surprise, especially one that results in an awkward conversation with the client.<\/p>\n Conversations like, “my upload failed, I need to re-send it later tonight.”<\/p>\n It\u2019s best to thoroughly research with tools\/apps you want as part of your workflow. Their performance is a reflection on you as a freelance video editor. As such, you want gear that will make you look good.<\/p>\n MASV\u2019s well-documented reliability<\/a> and flexibility help freelancers keep things professional by sending files of any size without upload or download errors, or transfer timeouts. You\u2019ll never run into unwanted surprises like:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1.5em|8%|0px|8%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”paid” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ header_3_font_size=”26px” custom_margin=”||0%||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||12px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/working-with-clients-invoicing.jpg” alt=”A man fills out an invoice for a client” title_text=”working-with-clients-invoicing” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Scott Graham<\/a> on Unsplash<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Ah, the most rewarding part of being a freelancer: getting paid for your hard work. But it’s easier said than done.<\/p>\n Ask any editor who made the jump to freelance video editing jobs. They’ll tell you that creativity is the easy part. It’s putting on the project manager hat and managing invoices\/expenses that complicates things.<\/p>\n First, you need to provide a Statement of Work (SOW) before starting a project. Consider this document the piece of paper that keeps everyone honest.<\/p>\n To make things easy, you can download MASV’s free Freelance Video Editor Statement of Work<\/strong><\/a> template.<\/p>\n Freelancers often either bill after each project or monthly (you can also bill at a different frequency, but I find monthly is the most common).<\/p>\n Just make sure you set up the invoicing arrangement in advance to avoid any awkward surprises. And don\u2019t reinvent the wheel, either \u2013 there are plenty of nice-looking invoice templates you can find for free online.<\/p>\n\n
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Easy Upload<\/h3>\n
Instant Cloud Backup<\/h3>\n
Save on Per-Seat License<\/h3>\n
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3. Keep Yourself (and Others) Organized With Minimal Effort<\/h2>\n
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4. Time is Money: Find the Fastest Route to Delivery<\/h2>\n
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5. Avoid (Bad) Surprises<\/h2>\n
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6. Find More Ways to Get Paid<\/h2>\n
Statement of Work<\/h3>\n
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Invoicing<\/h3>\n