Old 03-04-2008, 18:59   #1 (permalink)
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Question for freelancers

Do most of you do business under your own name or are any of you using a DBA or fictitious name?
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Old 03-04-2008, 19:01   #2 (permalink)
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I use Mickey Mouse for tax porpoises.
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Old 03-04-2008, 19:25   #3 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2008, 20:45   #4 (permalink)
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Old 04-04-2008, 04:03   #5 (permalink)
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"DBA" ?

i use my own name, pretending to be an agency when there's only one of you feels a bit dishonest
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Old 04-04-2008, 05:12   #6 (permalink)
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My own name. and what D*D said.
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Old 04-04-2008, 05:16   #7 (permalink)
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I work as 'Larixk'. Which is my first name, plus the first letter of my surname.

So pretty much, I work under my real name.
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Old 04-04-2008, 06:12   #8 (permalink)
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Old 04-04-2008, 11:23   #9 (permalink)
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Quote:
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"DBA" ?

i use my own name, pretending to be an agency when there's only one of you feels a bit dishonest


never heard of a DBA

but I use a “Trading as” made up name as I’m a blaggard and getting through switchboard operators to talk to ‘Mr Big’ is near impossible if you’re asked “and what company are you calling from” and you can only reply “me!”.
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Old 04-04-2008, 14:30   #10 (permalink)
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All business is done under my name, since someone took my domain name (adamdras.com) I ended up using 'crisp' for 'marketing' purposes.
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Old 04-04-2008, 15:30   #11 (permalink)
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How'd they manage that, Adam?

Sigh define:dba - Google Search

Anyway, I just do it under my own name. TaxID is your SSN.
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Old 04-04-2008, 15:47   #12 (permalink)
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own name in a way. first part of my first name and first part of my last name. Had planned that so that if I were to create a company in the future, would already have a usable name ready.
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