The owner of Freelance Freedom, Nick Hayward, spoke about his remote working experiences at Creatives’ Club this week. The event is organised by The Big House, an organisation that offers business support, events, grants and professional advice for creative and digital businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
The event was expertly organised by Tamily Cookson events (Facebook) with informal networking time and awesome food afterwards.
Nick spoke alongside fellow remote worker and copywriter Kerry Needs to a crowd of around 70 freelancers. It was great to see Matt and Victoria there and also meet some interesting new people. They discussed the future of work, how this offers the chance to travel and work, how to make money online and how to make the most of work and socialising while travelling in Thailand, Bali, Gran Canaria and Portugal. Much of their advice also applies to freelancers working in their home towns too.
Ross from Dispace also presented (despite a bout of man flu) and told the crowd about how Dispace is offering access to hundreds of co-working venues around the UK. Working from home or a home office comes with a number of cons so being able to work from safe, comfortable spaces with fast internet connections can really help many freelancers and small businesses.
Picture credit @thebighouse7