Naming Your Freelance Home BusinessWritten by Rachel Goldstein
Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs, articles, and resources. If you want to be taken seriously, you will need to name your freelance business. Make sure that your business name reinforces image that you want to project for your company. For example, one of my websites names is AllFreelance.com. You automatically know from name of this site that it has to do with freelancing. Try to do same thing with your business name. Don't choose a business name that you will have to spend much time on promoting or explaining what it means. If you are a graphic designer, try to use "Studio" or "Creative" or other buzz words in name unless you don't mind clients looking past your company because they aren't quite sure that you are a designer. My company's name is Deezin Studios. Originally I thought that everyone would understand that "Deezin" was just an intentional misspelling of "Design" but it didn't quite work out that way. I always land up having a 5-minute conversation with clients about my company's name. "How do you pronounce Deezin?" I really don't mind; it is a great icebreaker. But, point is that since "Studio" is one of buzzwords in my business name, clients always know that my company is a design company. Another thing you want to remember is that world is categorized for most part alphabetically. Try to choose a name that starts with a number or a beginning alphabet letter. Watch out with numbers though because some directories, including dmoz.org, will categorize by first letter in title. In other words, if you name your business 1Design, dmoz.org would categorize under "D". Since most web surfers don't go past first search engine results page, it is important to start your name with an A, B, C, or D.
| | Legal Considerations for Your Home Freelance BizWritten by Rachel Goldstein
Article submitted by http://www.Allfreelancework.com - 1000s of freelance jobs, articles, and resources.So you are ready to set up your freelance business in your home? There are a few legal regulations that you should keep in mind. ZONING LAWS There are millions of businesses being run from a home office in violation of local zoning regulations. You might want to check with your local county office or zoning department to find out what zoning laws are in your area. Only then will you know for sure if it is legal to run your business from your home. If your business is going to be run in a residentially zone area, you will need to follow strict guidelines. Some of these guidelines might be where home business is allowed, type of business, and amount of space. These guidelines may not inhibit running of your business at all, but you should find out what these regulations are. And, if you are renting an apartment, check your lease to make sure that you are allowed to run a business from it. SALES TAX PERMITS Are you planning to buy goods for resale or purchasing materials used in creating a product? Then you require a sales tax number. You will be collecting tax from buyer and then sending it to government tax office. An example of this is an artist selling his art. Contact your state or provincial tax office for more details.
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