Word on the Strasse is a podcast by expats, for expats — about life in Germany!

In this episode, Willy speaks with Nick from Uplink, where they build an active freelance community for the IT community. They talk about all the tools needed to succeed as a freelancer in Germany, remotely or not. Plus they speak about organizing clients, invoices, bureaucracy and how to make sure you get paid what you deserve!

You can also watch this episode on youtube, here:

https://youtu.be/kvgxWt4eJ1c

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Helpful links: https://uplink.tech/en/freelancers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-oestreich-075218135/

Calculation tools for the hourly rate 

https://usepastel.com/hourly-rate-calculator

https://www.freelancermap.de/blog/welchen-stundenlohn-kann-man-als-freelancer-verlangen/

Highly recommended services for freelancers 

https://qonto.com/en (banking/accounting) 

https://goodlanceapp.com/de/ (accounting) 

https://www.accountable.de/en/ (accounting) 

https://www.exali.de/ (insurance) 

https://www.hiscox.com/ (insurance)

Website: https://expath.com/

Instagram: instagram.com/expath__

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myExpath