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5 freelance writing jobs you can start today

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Thinking how to rock freelance writing? These days you can do what you love and earn a living without breaking a sweat. All you need to do is to find a writing job that is right up your street. We’ve singled out 5 freelance writing jobs you can try out this very moment. Plus, we’ll … Read more

Online Privacy Issues Need to be Easier to Understand

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Online privacy issues are currently difficult to understand. Amid media headlines about NSA, Prism and Snowden, terms such as encryption, Tor and HTTPS are used extensively with the average person expected to keep up  with what they mean and understand how the issues affect them. For people who aren’t technically adept, the message about why online … Read more

Tweetbot, Pocket and Reading It All Later

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I love being productive and the feeling that comes from getting the right work done at the right time. A recent productivity hack I’ve been following is to save all reading – including articles, newsletter and books – to outside of work hours, when I have downtime and can concentrate on the material. There have … Read more

How social media has changed and how you can benefit

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Social media has changed a lot over the past few years and continues to changes at a rapid pace.

As a freelance social media consultant, it’s my job to keep up to date with those developments – from a trend and strategic view, right down to a macro and tactical level.

So when an old friend who I worked with at a digital agency got in touch to find out what has changed in social media over the past few years, as he was looking to get back into social media consulting, I was happy to help him and answer his questions.

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National Freelancers Day: Ask me anything!

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Wednesday 19 November 2014 marks the sixth National Freelancers Day (here in the UK anyway). Over the last six years National Freelancers Day has been celebrating the rise of freelancing and cultivating a nurturing environment for freelancers.  According to IPSE, the organisers behind the day, there are now almost five million self-employed people working in the … Read more

6 freelance tips for new freelance consultants

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It can be scary making the leap from full-time job to being a freelancer. I remember how daunting it was to leave my job and start out on my own. I was lucky enough to have jobs at great places to work, with decent pay, good colleagues, and interesting work. By going freelance, I was risking all of … Read more