A little while ago we conducted a Twitter straw poll to see what freelancers’ biggest annoyances were – unsurprisingly it turned out to be terrible clients. Last week we thought we’d take advantage of the good mood the recent sunshine has put everybody in and find out the very best thing about a self-employed lifestyle.

Is it the variety afforded by flexi-working that is causing people to go freelance in droves? Perhaps its the changeability or the networking opportunities? What about all those lie-ins and quality time spent with the dog while working from home? The results are in, and there was one very clear consensus -

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/ClaireComposer/status/57782860840583168"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/darthstoo/status/57776398013693952"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/HelenLindop/status/57772275637813248"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/houghster/status/57769468985741312"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JOSourcing/status/57771005002776576"]

 

However some treasured the opportunities to learn and grow above all else -

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/MiracleShoe/status/57769974692978688"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JodeeR/status/57772384945582080"]

 

And obviously, there are some other perks, too -

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/PRANNAADDISON/status/57780493546045440"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/plasticweb/status/57770568442851328"]

 

Thanks to everyone who took part – more wildly unrepresentative polls coming soon! Make sure you follow us on Twitter so you can join in the fun.