The €103 Paradox: DACH Freelance Rates Held, but Income Fell 21%
Rates held at €103, yet DACH freelancers earn 21% less. The gap is in your calendar, not your price. How to close it.
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Blago Yanakiev
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A German Tax Audit at Your Door: 5 Habits One Freelancer Learned the Hard Way
A tax auditor sat in his living room with coffee and a stack of paper. What Manuel Großmann learned, and 5 habits that keep books clean.Taxes
Marc Clemens
Retirement Saving for the Self-Employed in Germany: Your Real Options in 2026
While the pension mandate stalls, a reform already passed: from January 2027 the state co-pays up to €540 a year into your pension.InsuranceMarc Clemens
One Client, Too Much Revenue: What the Five-Sixths Rule Actually Means in 2026
The five-sixths rule left the status test in 2003. It survives somewhere else, and there it costs €735 a month.Client acquisitionBlago Yanakiev
Freelance Taxes in Germany: A Plain-English System for International Freelancers
No tax advisor, no accounting degree needed. Lars Siegert's five-step system turns German freelance taxes into thirty minutes a month.TaxesMarc Clemens
Raise Your Freelance Rate in 2026: What the 25% Who Did It Know
62% of DACH freelancers plan no rate increase. 25% raised theirs last year anyway, by 14% on average. How they did it, with a template.PricingBlago Yanakiev
E-Invoicing in Germany 2027: The Deadline Most Freelancers Get Wrong
Three dates, not one: you already have to receive e-invoices, and the 2027 deadline only hits businesses above €800,000.TaxesMarc Clemens
Freelance Pricing: How to Calculate Your Rate, Negotiate It, and Stop Competing on Price
550 rate negotiations in, Joachim Groth's top tip has nothing to do with tactics. It's your bank balance. Three FUN26 talks on pricing.PricingBlago Yanakiev
Your Freelance Day Rate: The 187-Day Formula, a Worked Example and the €1,317 Benchmark
A year has 187 billable days, not 220. Run the formula, see the worked example, and find out why interim managers charge €1,317 a day.PricingBlago Yanakiev
From Solo Freelancer to Scalable Business: What 100k a Month Really Takes
Maruan Faraj's session title says 100k a month. We took the mechanic behind the number apart, limits included, so you can judge for yourself.Growth StrategyBlago Yanakiev
What a Tax Adviser Costs a Freelancer in Germany 2026: The Fee Table, and Two Worked Examples
Your adviser's fee is a legal range, not a market price. The same three jobs can cost €400 or €2,400, and you decide which.TaxesMarc Clemens
How Much Tax to Set Aside in 2026: A Freelancer's Rule of Thumb, and When to Lower Your Prepayments
The 30% rule is wrong in both directions. At €30,000 profit you owe about 14%, at €120,000 about 35%, and VAT was never yours.TaxesMarc Clemens
