Editorial team
LanceGuru Team
Editorial team
The LanceGuru editorial team writes the guides in this blog. We cover the practical side of freelancing and hiring in India: writing a brief, pricing work, invoicing, escrow and milestones, contracts, and keeping a project on track once it has started. Our aim is advice you can act on the same day, written to stay true a year from now rather than to chase a trend. Where a topic touches tax, law or money, we describe the rule and then point you to a qualified professional instead of guessing on your behalf.
“What does a website cost?” has no answer, and any figure you read online was invented for someone else's project. Here is a method instead: three budget models and when each one fits, how to turn scope into a range you can defend, and why the cheapest bid is usually the most expensive outcome.
A pile of proposals is not a problem of judgement, it is a problem of process. A two-pass filter that gets you from twenty proposals to four serious candidates in an afternoon, the four questions that separate people who do the work from people who describe it, and a 20-minute call agenda that actually decides something.
Twenty proposals and not one you can compare? The problem is usually upstream, in the brief. Here are the six things every project brief must state — outcome, scope boundary, what you supply, budget range, timeline and how you will judge “done” — plus the same job posted badly and posted well.
Most proposals get ignored in seconds. Learn the exact structure — hook, proof, plan and clear next step — that makes clients on LanceGuru actually reply and hire you.
Do you need GST registration? Which ITR form applies? What can you claim? A no-jargon walkthrough of income tax, GST, presumptive taxation and record-keeping for Indian freelancers.
Hourly or fixed? How to price your first project, when to raise rates, and how to justify premium pricing to Indian and international clients without losing the deal.
You don't need 50 samples — you need the right three. How to structure case studies, show measurable results and turn a thin portfolio into your best sales tool.
No reviews, no network, no problem. Seven realistic channels — from LanceGuru bids to warm referrals and niche communities — to land that crucial first paying client.
Working from home means no boss — and no boundaries. Simple systems for time-blocking, managing multiple clients, avoiding scope creep and protecting your focus.