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 … Read more
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 … Read more
One of the main questions you may have as a freelancer is "what sort of expenses can you claim?" Well, a ‘business expense’ is an expense which is wholly and exclusively for business purposes. In this article, we’ll be covering such topics as business travel, subsistence, entertainment, use of home, pensions, fixed assets and other … Read more
If the idea of working as a freelance web designer is appealing to you, that’s not surprising. Here are just a few benefits of starting a freelance career as a web designer or developer: You get to be your own boss. You can work from anywhere with the exception of the occasional, in-person client meeting. … Read more
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 … Read more
Hello Bonsai is dedicated to helping freelancers and companies work better together. They’re building solutions to support a future where work is flexible and globally distributed. Here are the main features that Hello Bonsai promises: But is Hello Bonsai any good and should you use it for your freelance work? Take a look at our … Read more
The right time to quite your job and go freelance When you have a plan:: even though the best laid plans often go awry, you need a basic outline of what wrk you’ll do and how you’re going to get clients as a freelancer. What work will you do? How will you find new customers? How will … Read more
Just some thoughts straight off the bat. Have clear defined objectives and measurement. It will keep you and the agency (for want of a better term) accountable. Begin building out a brief. Background, objectives, unique value prop for your business, lessons learned from previous efforts, current channel presence, best practice examples if they exist etc. … Read more
The U.S. freelance workforce has grown to 56.7 million people, up 3.7 million since 2014, according to the fifth annual Freelancing in America study, commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union When you consider some of the most popular reasons to start a freelance business, it’s no wonder that freelancers are everywhere. Having a … 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