Charging the right freelance rate will make it easier to achieve your dream income as a freelancer, while also paying for the additional costs that you might not have thought about when leaving your job to go freelance. Setting the right rate can be hard, especially if you’re looking transitioning from a side hustle to full-fledged…

As a freelancer, how do you make money? Where do you find work or jobs? How do you figure out what to do? What about insurance and benefits? Freelancing can be the most difficult time of your life, but it can also completely rerouted you career and lead you to a lucrative lifelong profession .…

Source: Adeolu Eletu When you’re at the office, freelancing seems like the ultimate way to live your life. You can stay at home whenever you want. Work whenever you want. Need to take a couple of days off? Not a problem. Travel to Paris? Sure. You’re your own boss. But that’s exactly the problem, right?…

So you wanted to start as a freelancer? That’s great! You’re one step closer to more personal freedom and a job you actually enjoy. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind – things I found important to consider when I began freelancing. Of course there are many more, so feel free to…

As a freelancer, you live and die by your ability to sell your services. Unless you’ve got some kind of agent or marketing firm doing your marketing for you, you’ve got to be your own marketer. By learning these essential freelancing marketing skills, you can be a natural self-promoter. Let me first say that when…

What do graphic designers, web developers, writers, management consultants, accountants, and others have in common? First, many of them lend their skills to others as freelancers in their respective fields. In addition to this, they do much of their communication via writing. Because the self-employed often complete their freelance work remotely, they rely on emails…

Coworking is a relatively new phenomenon that involves workers from different backgrounds sharing the same office space. Whether it be a deluxe office space in Mayfair or a quirky studio in Shoreditch, coworking spaces are popping up all over larger cities like London. It is a viable alternative to traditional office environments, which can limit…

Proofreading techniques are one of those skills that you’re going to have to get used to if you’re thinking about embarked on a career as a freelancer. Working solo can be a liberating experience, but it also means that there’s no one else there to correct your mistakes. To ensure that you don’t have to…

Working Freelance – Some Points to Consider These notes are intended to give a general overview of some of the main issues associated with freelance work. As each person’s circumstances are different, thorough investigation is necessary, which might include professional advice e.g. on legal and taxation matters. What is freelance work? You are carrying out…

The thing about freelance writing is that most of the time you have only yourself to count on. There is no office with a dozen other employees to whom you can run to when you encounter a problem. Thankfully, technology has given us something else besides an easier way to hunt writing jobs. It has…

There are many reasons why permanent employees go freelancing, and the move to freelancing can be extremely rewarding. Freelancers have more control over their career direction, typically earn more, and have more holiday flexibility than permanent employees. The keys to achieving the financial rewards are: keeping your skills updated to ensure you are marketable. minimising…

The Balance Sheet is defined as a document designed to illustrate the state of your business finances at a specific moment in time, and demonstrate its financial stability to Bank Managers and the like. A Balance Sheet will outline your current liabilities alongside your assets to provide a clear indication of the current value of…

The process of applying for mortgages for freelancers and the self-employed can be challenging. Especially as mortgage lending criteria has not kept up with the changes in freelance work and self employment. The freelance community we spoke to have often found that a lot of mortgage lenders make it hard for freelancers to get a…

Freelancing for women is becoming an extremely attractive, and increasingly lucrative market for women – especially those that are struggling to smash the corporate glass ceiling, or with children to look after. Every year the press remind us of how women are ruling the classroom and slowly but surely closing the gap in the boardroom,…

Our freelance accounting glossary has handy definitions of accounting and bookkeeping jargon – from accruals and aged creditors, to retained profit and written down value. If you’re new to freelancing or running a business, you may hear a lot of words and phrases that are unfamiliar to you. Our freelance accounting glossary will explain some…

What are some of the many ways can you benefit from being a freelancer? The list is long, and the reasons can vary depending on factors like lifestyle, finances, travel, and family. In an effort to narrow down the most appealing aspects of the freelance life, FlexJobs recently surveyed their members about their views of the…

Have you been having a hard time selecting the perfect freelance writing niche? Choosing the perfect freelance writing niche is similar to choosing the perfect outfit for a first date. You have tons of choices, but without confidence, you will not feel like you look your best. If you are on the verge of giving…

Email marketing consistently delivers the highest ROI of any other marketing you can do for your freelance business. One thing that I wish I had known when I first started my freelance business was to start growing our email newsletter list from day one. When I started working hard on growing my freelance business, I…

If you’re asking yourself is Fiverr worth it, then we want to be up front and say that it does take a lot of effort to be successful on Fiverr. But it also takes a lot of effort to be successful on any other freelance platform, or going it solo as a freelancer. Freelancing is not an easy career choice…

Losing a key client can be a major setback for an agency or freelancer. Here is a contingency plan to minimise the impact of your pillar clients saying goodbye. Review the impact First, assess the impact of losing the key client. Analyse the revenue generated from the client and the potential revenue loss. Determine how…

Consequentialist backchaining is a problem-solving technique used in the field of artificial intelligence and decision theory. It involves working backward from a desired outcome to determine what actions or decisions are necessary to achieve that outcome. In other words, consequentialist backchaining is a form of reasoning that starts with a goal or desired outcome and…

  Freelance social media consultants are valuable (or they should be!) because they are often the best representation of your company online and the first voice that  customers will engage with online. This means that companies need to hire freelance social media managers who can do multiple jobs – and do them well. Freelance social…

FreshBooks makes doing your freelance business invoicing and billing simple, saving you time to focussing on the freelance work you love and getting paid much faster. But is Freshbooks any good and should you use it for your freelance work? Take a look at our Freshbooks review. Freshbooks Review 30-day free trial From $15/month Sign…

Completing a Self Assessment tax return can be a daunting prospect. That’s why we’ve put together the ultimate guide to completing your Self Assessment. Here’s the outline of what we’ll cover in this guide: Registering with HMRC for Self Assessment. The first step to is to make sure you need to submit a return, and…

Finding freelance jobs online can be a difficult task, but with the proliferation of online jobs sites you’ll never be stuck for options for finding freelance work online. I’ve compiled this list of 22 freelance websites, covering everything from web design and IT contracts to photography projects, graphic design to copywriting jobs. While you will want…

The gig economy is the rising labor market that hires temporary, contracted workers instead of traditional employees. Companies are outsourcing tasks to already-trained, nonbenefited workers, and workers have a chance to work for multiple companies in temporary positions and quick gigs or to fulfill ongoing work. There are a lot of mixed feelings about the…

The advent of the internet and e-commerce has revolutionized the global market space. Every day we hear of success stories, from small businesses making a fortune to consummate e-commerce giants benefitting from their online stores. Apart from selling physical products, a web store can be used to sell digital products, appointments, consultations, intangibles and much…

Freelance web design rates are high (or they should be!) because they create the most valuable asset of a company online and design the first presence that new customers will engage with. This means that companies need to hire freelance web designers who can do multiple jobs – and do them well. Freelance web designers…

This means that companies need to hire freelance graphic designers who can do multiple jobs – and do them well. Freelance graphic designers will help raise brand awareness, deliver compelling and cohesive design to their client’s brands, and help to make sales — all while keeping their client’s brand organised and vibrant in a fast-moving…

“Steiner’s principles informed the unique shape of the house, its lack of any right-angles, and the irregular pitches of the copper roof." This incredibly bright four-bedroom house is one of a striking collection of houses built on the principles of Rudolf Steiner in the mid-1970s. The house is located a stone’s throw from one of…

Tjhe annual Wow / Maiclhimp Agnecy Benchmark Survye had a question around "What software do you use to oversee project and resource management (Select all that apply or skip this question if you’re not using any software)". Below is the list pf providers they listed, with links to each, in case you’re intersted in Project…

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A Simpler Life by The School of Life is a book about. It’s divides into four section: 1. Simpler Relationships

Preface There’s a phrase that’s been living inside my head lately. It says you will not survive. You will not survive. You will not survive. Earlier this year, an article in the Cutreported that the cool thing now is to have messy hair and smoke cigarettes again. A Vibe Shift Is Coming. Will Any Of…

What are Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT)?

I recently stumbled upon a concept called ‘No more Zero Days’ by Reddit user ryan01 No more zero days: summary A zero day is a day in which you have done absolutely nothing towards your goal or dream. I like to think of life as binary, either you’re right (1) or you’re wrong (0), you’re doing…

The Sunday Night Blues phenomenon refers to feeling low (experiencing low mood) on a  Sunday when thinking about one’s impending working week. There is a lack of research into  this topic, and it is hoped that exploring the Sunday Night Blues will help provide a platform  for mental health discussion among employers and their employees. …

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As a freelancer with several years of experience, I got to the point that the next logical step is to start a agency to help companies with my skills. There are are multiple questions I had at the beginning of my agency journey: 1) How easy/hard is to find clients? 2) How much initial capital/budget…

I am 24 and started my marketing agency a little over a year ago and I’m the only one working. In 1 year, I made about $100,000. Please help me with tips for scaling! The Problem: I love my clients (mainly working with nonprofit and social impact businesses), but I’m currently feeling maxed out every…