I’ve been looking at the products and services I use as a freelancer, so wanted to get some advice and other opinions on what freelance tools are the best to use. I’ve become a big fan of the Freelance Subreddit, which has a whole community of freelancers, so I asked "What’s your freelance stack?" to … Read more
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Freelance in 30 Days is the first book I’ve written. It’s self-published and I wrote and published the 200-page book in around 100 days, starting late August and finishing in early December.
Along the way I’ve learnt a lot about the self-publishing process and gathered lots of information about how to make it work for you.
Here’s my experience on what worked and what didn’t go so well in the self-publishing journey.
The inevitable happened this week. A fantastic client that we’d been working with for 6-months on a great campaign let us know that they would be winding down the freelance project we’d been working on. We have a great working relationship with the client. We were consistently adding value, respected each others’ work and were productive in achieving … Read more
You’ve got the perfect name for your freelance consulting business. You may have even gone and registered your freelance domain name in a fit of excitement. You may even be lucky enough to have won your first client. It’s time to register your freelance consulting business. If you’re like me, you may find the idea … Read more
Buy my product Looking for templates for your freelance proposals, contracts and invoices? There are plenty of examples of freelance document templates out there, but I’ve pulled the best of the bunch together – as well as added a few of my own templates – to give you a shortcut to all the freelance … Read more
Calin from Freelance Business Guide invited me to contribute to his Freelance Inspiration Infographic and I was more than happy to help inspire other freelancers on their journey. Being called a "leading freelancer" was a great compliment, given the other names appearing alongside me on the infographic. The likes of Sara Horowitz, Justin Jackson and Paul … Read more
30-day free trial From $15/month Sign up at freshbooks.com What is Freshbooks? FreshBooks is one of the most established freelancing accounting software in the market today, having been founding back in January 2003, by the owner of a design agency who was frustrated that when it came to billing clients, Word and Excel were difficult to use … Read more
30-day free trial From $15/month Sign up at quickbooks.com What is Quickbooks? Quickbooks has been around for a long time, first as a desktop version and now as online accounting software. Quickbooks have heavily invested in their AI and automation features to help you quickly tag and categorise your invoices and expenses so you can see what … Read more
Getting paid as a freelancer can be a stressful experience, especially when a client is delaying payment on a large invoice that you need desperately. While getting paid is the top of your list, all too frequently paying you falls to the bottom of your list. Here’s how to get paid as a freelancer and … Read more
Just like any job, working as a freelancer has its ups and downs. While it’s exciting to be your own boss, control your own schedule, and have a better work-life balance, it can also be immensely overwhelming and exhausting. One stressful aspect of the freelance lifestyle is making sure your invoices are getting paid for … Read more