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Going freelance: Four ways to get your family to support your freelancing career

Dianne Bown-Wilson | Starting Out

 

Choosing to switch from full-time to freelancing can be a tough decision and the change will go a lot smoother if you have the help and support of those closest to you. Freelance Advisor, Coach and Consultant Dianne Bown-Wilson continues her series of articles on freelance career development issues for freelancers and contractors. Nearest and Dearest [...]

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Freelancing the easy way… and the successful way

Leif Kendall | Starting Out

 

Freelancing: The Choice of Champions If you’re thinking of starting contracting or going freelance then you need to take a serious look at the opportunites and options available to you. Freelance Advisor and Web Marketing Consultant Leif Kendall tells us that freelancing is not the easy option… but it is the most rewarding option. Want to become [...]

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Compelling Content: Brainstorming your ideal reader or customer

Kath Burke | Managing business

 

Compelling Content – Part 2 Brainstorming: Your ideal reader or customer A two-part series from freelance copywriter Kath Burke. In part one, Kath explained how you can understand why people buy you. Part two explores how to use brainstorming as an exercise in focusing on the content that really matters before you put pen to paper. Great writing [...]

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Write web copy your customers will love reading

Kath Burke | Managing business

 

Create compelling content your clients will crave In this 2-part series freelance copywriter and content consultant Kath Burke says the secret of writing great web marketing copy is in the preparation. Before you put pen to paper, you need to explore your clients’ deeper concerns and needs. Ah. If only you could magic up the perfect web [...]

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Freelance Advisor Reviews: Super Sony Laptop

Jim Hatley | Technology

 

Gorgeous gadget: the Sony VAIO AW11XU/Q

Life on the road can be tough. The contents of a suitcase are certainly no match for the comforts of home, but if you pick and choose your gear with a little care it doesn’t have to be all bad. We all need cutting-edge technology for the work that we [...]

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Tools for Time boxing

Michael Rose | Lifestyle & Time out

 

Mark Kirby’s piece on Time-Boxing for Freelancers this week got me thinking about all the time I could waste trying to find the perfect tools for the job. The irony of this is not lost on anyone I’m sure so, rather than waste unnecessary time on “productivity p0rn”, I thought I’d take Mark’s advice to [...]

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Find us on Facebook – for freelance advice and networking

Michael Rose | Managing business

 

Find freelancing advice and support by joining our community of freelancers and contractors on Facebook. By becoming a fan of Freelance Advisor you’ll get all the latest articles and advice, alerts when new content is added to the site, and you can help build the community by connecting with other freelancers and contractors in your area.

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Pension plans for freelancers and contractors

Phil Illingworth | Accountancy & Tax

 

“I’m busy earning as a freelancer, but what about all those Pension plans?” It’s a common freelance problem. You’re hard at work earning money from contracts, but you also know you need to keep an eye out for when you’ll be less busy earning. In this new Financial Management series, Senior Pensions & Retirement Consultant Phil [...]

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Freelance Advisor Recommends: i-design 08 Portfolio Clinic

Michael Rose | Managing business

 

If you’re a freelance designer or programmer then attending the i-design 08 Portfolio Clinic Wednesday 17 September in London is a no brainer.

First it’s FREE and secondly if you’re currently looking for work or to expand your future client base then you’ll be able to meet 15 of the capital’s most respected and successful interactive [...]

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10 things to ask your prospective accountant

Michael Riazi | Accountancy & Tax

 

Accounts and Audit Manager Michael Riazi helps freelancers and contractors find the advice they need. Last month Michael gave some great advice on how to find an accountant that is right for our freelance business – this month he gives us ten things we should ask on our first meeting.

Before you choose an accountant… An accountant [...]

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Pitch Yourself into the Freelance Market – Part 3

Bill Faust | Resources

 

In part one and part two we looked at the marketing process and what you are actually employed for, e.g. the way you think respectively.

Today we look at how to identify the unique features of product, you. Understanding the product – You, Your Abilities, Competencies & Transferable Assets Many of us realise that every interview has [...]

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