Five habits of an awesome freelancer
Everyone falls into certain habits when freelancing. Some are good, some are bad. Some will help you run your business efficiently, some may help you stay on top of your finances, some could have an...
View ArticleInterview: Meg Fenn of White Ochre Design
What made you start your own business? I was made redundant while I was 5 months pregnant, so instead of trying to find a new job when I had just 4 months to go before I needed to go on maternity...
View ArticleSo you want to go freelance?
This year I went freelance and it was a big and scary jump from the comfort of a 9-5. It was something I’d always aspired to do but never thought it could actually become a reality. There is a bit of a...
View ArticleThe paperless freelancer
The paperless office is something that has been prosletised and attempted for many years by forward-thinking companies, with varying degrees of success. For the most part it is, unfortunately,...
View ArticleHow Peter Stringfellow is clarifying employment law
Updated for 2013. Last year there was an important employment law case about employment status that showed that Employment Tribunals would focus on the actual reality of working relationships when...
View ArticleHow to get into a productivity mindset
“The mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.” – David Allen There’s no shortage of methods and tools for productivity, but there are certain characteristics freelancers should first strive to...
View ArticleInterview: Matthew James, MD of Witheridge Garage
For the past three years Matthew has been Managing Director of Witheridge Garage, a family run small business supplying used tractors and farm machinery. What made you join the family business? I had...
View ArticleFive top working from home productivity tips
Being productive and getting things done from home isn’t always as easy as it looks. Your creative mind will come up with hundreds of ways to avoid doing things that are too boring, challenging or just...
View ArticleThe freelance life: an antidote to graduate strife?
A recent article in The Telegraph suggested that one in five of 2012’s graduating students face the bleak prospect of unemployment once they’ve collected their degree scroll, whilst simultaneously...
View ArticleWebsite conversion tips for beginners
Usability is important. Very, very important. If you can’t use a website, then you won’t. Unfortunately, unlike driving a moped or becoming a hairdresser, anyone can build a website and then inflict it...
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Parlez-vous freelance? Unleashing your inner polyglot
It’s debateable as to whether our increasingly connected world is making English an increasingly dominant lingua franca, or if it’s in fact doing the opposite and giving increased strength to other...
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