It’s that time of the year where the good and the great of the social media world come out in force to predict the next-big-thing and sweeping social media, social marketing and social commerce trends that we’ll see in 2012. Below is a constantly updated list of the social media and social commerce trends and … Read more
The GOOD 100 was announced earlier this year with a call to action on the GOOD website. They were calling for nominations to assemble an annual list of people, businesses, and institutions driving change in the world. The idea was for readers of GOOD to let them know about someone—in your community or anywhere on … Read more
“They’re solving problems like education and health care, creating jobs, and manufacturing right here in the U.S. And yes, a few of them also happen to be making some pretty cool apps for your phone.” Below is the “30 Under 30″ of US business start-ups, published on Inc.com. You can also view the slideshow here. … Read more
Writing a thorough brief for a freelancer is one of the best things you can do during a project to make sure that you get the results you need. Freelancers appreciate being given a detailed brief as it lets them understand exactly what is required from the project and what they need to deliver. Having … Read more
Ben Matthews, Experienced Freelance PR Consultant I am a freelance PR consultant for hire in London, with 8 years experience in the tech, mobile, government, charity and startup sectors. I started my PR career in financial PR, before moving from Technology PR to Digital PR, before finally working as a freelance PR consultant. I offer … Read more
The landscape of public relations and marketing in general is often changing and as a freelancer it may be hard to stay up to date on everything going on. Fortunately, the guys over at TechFunction have put together a comprehensive Public Relations Guide that covers everything from start to finish. It is extremely important to … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.429180!/file/Working.as.self.employed.or.freelance.pdf https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/imports/fileManager/AGCAS%20Self-employment.pdf Self-employment Why do it? The definition of self-employment is ‘starting and running a successful business or social enterprise’. Many famous companies began this way as visionary men and women patented an invention, created a company or registered a brand. Although an excellent business idea plays a key role in the ultimate success of … Read more
launching a creative start-up – from securing funding to how to make those all-important contacts… GETTING STARTED I’ve got an idea for a web-based service/e-commerce site but finding it hard to start that journey towards making it a reality – and very daunting! Do you have any sources you can share for information and inspiration? Donna … Read more