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Guides for clients and freelancers: from writing a brief to stage-based payment, from AI agents to data protection.
What is stage-based payment? How commission-free work works on Serbest İş
Stage-based payment means splitting work into parts and paying each part after it is approved. On Serbest İş, posting projects and sending proposals are free; p...
How to find freelance work: a step-by-step guide to working from home
How do you find freelance work? Steps for choosing a field, building a portfolio and profile, landing first jobs, writing proposals, pricing and keeping clients...
Data protection and AI: sharing project data with AI tools
If AI tools will be used in a freelance project, what should you watch out for with personal data and trade secrets? Transfers abroad, local models and practica...
What is an AI expert (AI engineer) and what do they do?
An AI expert applies AI models and agents to real work, checks the result and takes responsibility for it. What work they do and how to choose one.
Building a website or app with AI: what it can and cannot do
Can AI build your website or mobile app? What AI is good at, its limits, security and data protection risks, when it is enough on its own, and how an AI expert...
What is an AI agent? A guide for freelancers and clients
An AI agent is software that plans steps toward a goal and carries out tasks using tools. What agents do, what they can't do and who is responsible.
How to check delivered work: a checklist for software, design and content
A checklist before approving a delivery in freelance projects: practical acceptance tests for software, websites, mobile apps, design and written content.
Freelance websites: which one to choose and what to check
How to choose freelance websites and marketplaces: commission and fee model, how payment works, language and currency, trust and reviews, and data and AI polici...
How to write a winning freelance proposal
A proposal-writing guide for freelancers: show you understood the brief, price each stage, give a timeline, explain the division of work, show similar work and...
Having a promo video made: from script to delivery
What you need to know when having a promo video, animation or social media video made: goal, length, format, script, voice-over, music licensing and revisions.
Getting a logo designed: process, what sets the price and a sample brief
A guide to getting a logo designed: the design process, number of concepts and revisions, the files you should receive, AI logo tools and copyright, and a sampl...
Tax basics for freelancers in Türkiye: receipts, sole proprietorship and exemptions
Basic tax concepts freelancers in Türkiye should know: the self-employment receipt, sole proprietorship, the young entrepreneur exemption and the special regime...