It’s been a strange year so far: Brexit, Australia on fire and now a global pandemic. While this is unheard of, life just goes on for most of us in a weird kind of way. I’m working on new & existing website projects as normal, despite widespread concerns about Coronavirus and off-peak scavenging trips to … Continue reading “This week in freelance: Pandemic and business as usual”
Category: Freelancing
How to become a freelancer
It’s a huge step going from working for the man to being in control of your own time and work, so here is some advice on how to become a freelancer. Start slowly If you can, become a freelancer while you have at least a part time job. You can take your time, do good … Continue reading “How to become a freelancer”
“Deep Work” and how it will help your freelance business
In this blog we’ll discuss the concept of ‘Deep Work’, why it’s important to your freelance work and offer some tips on how to actually do this Deep Work. What is deep work? Deep Work is a term coined by author Cal Newport in his book “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted … Continue reading ““Deep Work” and how it will help your freelance business”
This Month in Freelancing: May 2018
It’s been an interesting month to be a freelancer. With the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) coming into effect today, it presents challenges to freelancers and many businesses are struggling to come to terms with what’s required of them. Meeting the GDPR as a Freelancer I’ve had to upgrade my billing and support system to … Continue reading “This Month in Freelancing: May 2018”
Finding Freelance Work – Marketplaces, your network and referrals
When you’re first starting off, you will need to find the best ways of finding freelance work for your industry. There are various ways of finding new projects to work on and this will be a quick rundown of the different ways to do so. Freelance Marketplaces There are websites like freelancer.co.uk, upwork and various … Continue reading “Finding Freelance Work – Marketplaces, your network and referrals”