Managing Business

The 80/20 rule and freelancing

Jon Aizlewood | Managing Business,Marketing Yourself

The Longtail rule, the Zipf law, the Power law or (easily the most dramatic) ‘The law of the vital few’. It might have many names, but ultimately all forms of the 80/20 rule amount to the same thing – that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes.

The same applies to freelancers: you can gain new business simply by offering great service to your clients.

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Five tips on how to make the most of a business break

Emma Jones | Managing Business

When you start and grow a business, you’re involved each day in the detail of running the business; perfecting customer service, ensuring positive cashflow, making new products, and so on.

This is all good and right but to plan for business growth, it’s important to step away from day-to-day affairs and take a good look at the business from a distance.

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Freelance Guide: How to produce a partnership agreement

Emma Jones | Managing Business,Starting Out

Home based businesses are increasingly outsourcing and partnering, as opposed to taking on staff. As a freelancer and small business owner you may want to collaborate with others to get larger projects complete and, as more people start collaborating, it’s becoming important to have agreements in place with new partners that allows for a smooth running and profitable partnership. Emma Jones explains how to go about it.

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The phone is your friend! How to be brilliant at Telephone Interviews

Hannah Keep | Training

Don’t blow it at the first hurdle, learn a few basic telephone interview techniques. Former Recruitment consultant Hannah Keep shares a few essential tips for freelancer and contractor phone interviews.

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Podcast #14: Why we get Employed – the Company Perspective

Andy White | Podcast

Andy White talks to Drew Griffiths of Mosaic about why companies hire freelancers and what they look for.

 
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Podcast #13: Why we get Employed – the Recruitment Consultancy Perspective

Andy White | Podcast

Andy White talks to Emma Brierley, Director of Xchange Team, about her book, Talent on Tap: Getting the best from Freelancers, Interims and Consultants, and gain some interesting insights into why freelancers get employed from the agency perspective.

 
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