Does anyone have any advice on legitimizing your design freelance business when you already have clients? Do you start an LLC? Do you automate your payment on a website so clients can pay via your site? Like the technical boring aspect, plz spill!!! (plz don't tell me to google, I do that, i'm curious about fellow designer's system. & plz only speak from experience I'm genuinely curious ty)

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An LLC, specifically an LLC taxed as an s-corp is beneficial once you are billing 80-100k+. Talk to your accountant to see if it makes sense for you.

Don’t need to do payment on your site, most clients can just pay via ach when you submit your invoice.

Other things to legitimize your business include getting insurance, business bank account, EIN, etc.

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Thank you so much, this was very very helpful!

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