Gia: I agree with Sara. It's important that you don't give away your time as if you were still on the clock as an employee.

Just be sure that everything is well-documented upfront. Your rate, your scope of work (what you were and weren't hired to do), and your terms of payment. The more professional and prepared you are, the more respected you will be, not just by your former employer but by other potential clients as well.

Speaking from my own experience of working with a former employer, I think the biggest obstacle was reminding them that I had other clients now. When I'd mention that I also had to put in 2 hours for XYZ Company today, it would remind them that I wasn't at their beck and call!

HTH!
Deb

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Virtual Bookkeeping & QB Consulting