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Thanks for that -- I did that once, and forgot how I did it then..

None of the above.

Sometimes I do, if the call is more than 15 minutes or ends up with any sort of actionable items. If it's just a few minute status call, I don't bill for it.

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for real meetings, if it is on existing contract I'm working on, I bill accordingly. If it is a meeting to get new work, then it is not billed and an overhead cost of doing (getting) business.

For phone calls, it depends. I have a few clients that I'm working on their project when they call, so the time is already being billed to them.

If it is just a quick question, then I just answer it and not charge.