Women’s time has experienced a surge in value. As more women have pursued higher education and stepped into professional roles, their time’s value has more than doubled, incentivizing a substantial reorganization of daily life with consequent transaction costs. It’s expensive for highly educated women to be homemakers but that means substituting the wife’s time for … Read more
Agency Workers Regulations aim to combat discrimination of people who work for employment agencies, by stating that agency workers should be no less favourably treated in pay and working time than their full-time counterparts, who do the same work. Similar to IR35, the guidance is designed to ensure fair treatment of contractors and freelancers, and ensure that … Read more
The freelance book that helps you get the confidence and knowledge to thrive in your new freelance career. Do you want to build the confidence to finally go freelance? Do you want the freedom and flexibility that comes from being your own boss? Do you want to be a creative and productive freelancer? Answer "Yes" to these … Read more
Self promotion can be hard for many new freelancers, especially if you have only recently made the jump from being a full time employee to running your own freelance business. When you work as an employee for a company, they make sure you have work on your desk. Every day, you come in, sit down, … Read more
Finding clients and marketing your freelance business… it’s the biggest struggle for most freelancers. If you’re just getting started then chances are you have no idea how to find new clients or get your name out there in front of the right people. While the task of finding clients and marketing your freelance business can … Read more
Freelance rates can be hard to figure out and one of the main things people ask before they go freelance is how to work out their freelance consultant rate. Setting your freelance rates is difficult. Set your day rate too low and you have to work longer and harder to make a decent income. Set your … Read more
Over at Flawless Buzz, Adam Lewis has been kind enough to tag me in his very first meme. The meme has three questions to it, with the aim of helping people looking to get into PR: If you’re hoping to get a career in PR yourself, there’s plenty more advice and insight out there from the others … Read more
Over at Flawless Buzz, Adam Lewis has been kind enough to tag me in his very first meme. The meme has three questions to it, with the aim of helping people looking to get into PR: If you’re hoping to get a career in PR yourself, there’s plenty more advice and insight out there from the others … Read more
Becoming a freelance consultant is a dream for many. I’ve been lucky enough to have a successful freelance career as a social media and digital PR consultant for the last few years. There’s been some bumps along the way, but advice and encouragement from a wide range of people enabled me to go it alone … Read more
As a freelancer, maintaining work life balance can be a hard task. As well as juggling lots of clients and projects at once, there is the added pressure of taking care of all the housekeeping that comes along with freelance life. From finances and new business, to updating your social media profiles and chasing client … Read more