Carlos thought freelancing in Spain would be all paella lunches and beachside coding sessions. Then his first client asked for a “proper factura.” “How hard can it be?” Carlos muttered, whipping up a quick PDF with his name, the amount, and a cheerful “Please pay me!”
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Every percentage point counts for freelancers. A seemingly small difference between a 4% and 8% platform fee can lead to hundreds of euros lost from your earnings, especially if you process €10,000 or more in payments. In 2025, Ruul’s official pricing is 5%, but freelancers on Trustpilot report actual deductions as high as 8%. This […]
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Want to invoice without a KvK number? That’s like trying to bike through Amsterdam in stilettos. It’s technically possible, but let’s talk about why you might want to reconsider. Welcome to the Netherlands, where even the tulips have paperwork. Are you a freelancer trying to navigate the Dutch bureaucratic landscape without a Chamber of Commerce […]
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Congratulations! You launched a marketplace, and now Brussels wants to make you their unpaid tax enforcer. It’s like winning the lottery, but backwards—instead of getting money, you get paperwork, deadlines, and the joy of explaining to your sellers why you need their grandmother’s maiden name.
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Your client in Berlin wants to pay you in euros, but your bank still thinks the Deutschmark is a thing? Welcome to 2024! Opening international payment accounts is the new survival skill for Russian remote workers.
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Remember when working from a Bali beach meant hiding your laptop whenever someone official-looking walked by? Those days are officially over. As of 2025, over 65 countries have rolled out the red carpet for remote workers with specialized visa programs.
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Papaya Global is an enterprise-grade EOR/payroll platform. Great if you’re a Fortune 500 hiring hundreds of employees, but overkill and expensive for freelancer payments.
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The freelance landscape in Greece has undergone dramatic transformation this year. Great news! The dreaded business levy (Τέλος Επιτηδεύματος) is gone. This was the €650 annual “thanks-for-existing” tax. Yes, you read that correctly. Pour yourself some ouzo and celebrate!
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It’s 4:56 PM on the last Friday of the month, and your inbox looks like a warzone. You’re staring at 47 invoices scattered across 12 currencies while contractors from 3 time zones blow up your phone. That freelancer in Berlin just sent their fifth “friendly reminder,” while Miguel from Barcelona tweets passive-aggressively about companies that […]
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Once upon a time in the land of tulips and techies, Dutch tax officials found themselves drowning in an ocean of paperwork. Paper forms stacked like Jenga towers. Spreadsheets multiplied in tabs no one dared to close. Businesses wasted countless hours filing what should have been simple data. What followed wasn’t just digitization. The Dutch […]
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Let’s be honest: you became a freelancer to pursue your passion, not to become an amateur tax accountant. You don’t want to spend valuable work hours staring at terms like “e-Fatura” and “Bağ-Kur” with the enthusiasm of a dental appointment. Freelancing in Turkey feels like swinging through a tax-coded rainforest. You’re not just your own […]
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When freelancers and businesses search for platforms similar to Ruul, Remotify consistently emerges as the leading alternative. Why? Remotify offers the same core service—invoicing without a company—but with lower, more transparent fees (from 2.5%, typical ≈4%), built-in automation like recurring invoices, and dedicated human support. For those considering Ruul, a direct comparison with Remotify is […]
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