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Professional Indemnity Insurance: Who Is Insured?
Professional Indemnity Insurance covers you if you make a mistake in the course of your work. But what about your employees, for example? Find out here.
Project Errors and Mishaps: What Freelancers Really Have to Do
What should you do if the cooperation with your client does not go smoothly? Our article tells you which demands you have to comply with and which rights you can assert.
Calculate your hourly rate: Tips for Freelance Designers
Hourly rate calculation: Victoria Ringleb talked to us about appropriate fees for freelance designers and gave tips on sales arguments.
ChatGPT & Co: Can AI Tools Replace Freelance Editors?
Can AI tools like ChatGPT replace the work of freelance copywriters or editors? No. But the way we write copy will change with AI – in the article we will show you how.
Programming Error Causes 23,000 Euros Damage - a Real Damage Event
When is cover provided by Professional Indemnity? This question was posed to an IT expert who reported a claim shortly after taking out the policy. Read how the case turned out here.
Cybercrime: How Influencers Can Protect Themselves
The social media accounts of influencers and content creators are increasingly the target of cyber attacks. We show you how you can protect your business.
Top 3 Business Risks Freelance Consultants Should Know About
Freelancers and the self-employed in the consulting business face a wide range of risks. We have summarised the three most important ones.
Negligence: What Professional Indemnity Covers
Slight negligence, gross negligence, intentional acts: Read the current article to find out what it is all about, where the differences lie and what Professional Indemnity covers.
Business Risks IT Freelancers Should Keep In Mind
As an IT freelancer, you bear great responsibility for your own business and that of your clients. This entails a variety of risks, from professional negligence to legal violations.
Incorrect Domain Registration Causes 6.000 Euros in Damage
International domain registration can be treacherous - even if the desired domain is free at first glance. An IT expert had to find this out in this real damage event.
Types of Liability Explained: Contractual versus Statutory Liability
Project contracts often contain liability claims that go beyond statutory liability. We have summarised for you what you should pay attention to as a freelancer.
Using the 6 Principles of Persuasion to Achieve Greater Business Success
Targeting and convincing your audience is the key to business success. We show you how to use Cialdini's 6 principles of persuasion.
AI and Its Dangers: The Potential For Abuse of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence not only has the potential to make work easier, but also to be abused. In our current article, we look at the shapes this can take.
IT-Fail: 130.000 Euros in Damage Due to Faulty Backup
A defective backup caused the complete loss of data in a company and brought the IT service provider responsible a claim for compensation of 325.000 euros.
Colour Psychology In Business: The Perfect Colour For Your Business
Colours can trigger certain actions in your clientele. Reason enough to take a closer look at the psychology of colours. Our current article helps you to do this.
Confidentiality Agreement Violated: Too much Information in a Business Profile
What happens when a freelancer accidentally breaches confidentiality? This real damage event shows how quickly this can happen and what the consequences are.
Tips for Freelancers - How to Convince in Project Applications
As a freelancer, applying for projects is part of your daily routine. We spoke to Nick Oestreich from freelancer network uplink about how to stand out from the crowd.
Incorrect Foiling Ruins Vehicle - A Real Damage Event
When all parties involved fail, it can be expensive: This is what a media agency had to experience in this real-life damage event when the spraying of a vehicle for a vernissage went wrong.
Server Crash: 100.000 Euros Compensation Claim After Data Loss
What started with a small system error ended in a server crash that kept an IT service provider on edge for days. You can read the whole exciting damage event in the current article.
5 Risks Freelance Copywriters Should Be Aware of
Copyright, faulty research, missed deadlines or the risk of a SLAPP lawsuit: In this article we summarise five risks that freelance copywriters should be aware of.
Cyber Security Tips for Entrepreneurs and SMEs
Cybersecurity for entrepreneurs and businesses: Dominik Münsterer from DeltaSecure spoke with us about cybersecurity basics, the risks of mobile devices and other topics.
Reference Marketing: This Is What You Need to Know
References are valuable and a good advertisement for potential clients. Find out what you should consider when using references in this article.
Top 5 Business Start-up Mistakes to Avoid
Half of all start-ups fail in the first six years. To ensure your business isn't one of them, we've summarised the top five entrepreneurial mistakes, including tips on how to avoid them.
Last Chance General Liability - Employee Demolishes Skylight
One tug too hard and the skylight in the office is gone. It's good to have General Liability Insurance for such cases - like the IT service provider in our damage event: