Freelancer Survival Guide [Video]

May 28, 2010

A wonderful talk on **Surviving as a Freelancer** from Brighton-based freelancer Anna Debenham:

> Update: This video has been set to private in Vimeo. We hope you managed to see it before it disapeared.

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@anna_debenham's talk on surviving as a freelancer is a brilliant for anyone thinking about making the leap
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Good.

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