How do I verify if a freelancing offer is legitimate?

What all should I know before getting into this? Someone has approached me for part time work for them. - should I and the person sign a contract? If yes, who prepares the contract and what should be it's contents? - should any specific clauses be defined? - should I take up upfront fees? - how to handle them validating work is done or not? - should I not keep it hourly? Should I define the fees based on the work done?

Hi members, Need your help in understanding future risk if I sign contract offer letter for a second job. I am full time working presently but due to sudden financial crisis caused by a business loss of my father I want to support him with extra income from secondary job, I gave and cleared interview for US client . The company is new setup and I thought I was offered a freelance role but now the company has shared a offer letter and the owner said he is ok with me submitting PAN Card of my wife/mother for salary to be credited . There is no PF account setup involved and has assured me there would be no conflict with my first job. He is asking to sign offer letter and come into employment with him as he wants to start his company as a full fledged org starting with hiring freelancers. Is it advisable to go ahead or is there risk of first job org coming to track it or the owner can blackmail me if he turns out to be fraud. I know ethically wrong and this is my first time trying second job due to circumstances. Please advise how to safeguard myself.

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So I have got full time job offer and they have asked the current CTC which I gave a rough estimate but also it's freelancing payments from different sources so how will company verify the current CTC if they want to and if they try to ask for proofs how can it be provided?

Don't tell me the Upwork or Fiverr because they are more crowded or tell me any other platform or any resource where you get good results for finding the freelancing projects.

Is it ethical or common for early stage startups to not pay salary (for a few months) before they close their first round of funding? A friend of mine was shortlisted by the founder of such a startup, with the catch being the condition stated above.

My friend just landed a job at a well-known MNC. However, the recruiter is requesting payment for their efforts in securing the position for my friend. How can we handle this situation tactfully?

As Software Engineers, it might be bit difficult starting out with first freelance gig or contract job. I was able to secure one in college with about 50k/month for about 4months working as a back end engineer for an Indian SaaS company and international client. Great learning and great pay for a newbie. Also if you have a full time job and freelance gig. how do you juggle between both? Keeping in mind you also need to take personal time and time for fitness.

Hey everyone, I am in starting stage of improve my website traffic. I hired a SEO expert from Fiverr and he created backlinks. I am bit confused about how to validate the quality of his work. Is there any better way to check whether he build quality backlinks for long term growth rather than some random links for short term hike?? Hope some startup funders had some experience in the past