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Winning new business! 6 Simple Rules for Success

Darren Fell | Managing business

Winning new business the easy and fun way. By following 6 simple rules you can build the freelance life you always dreamed of. Lucky you! You could be getting yourself shed-loads of new business starting from today.

You may to want to earn good money, have long holidays and be your own boss….but all you have to do is win new business. That’s the bit where most freelancers get the heebie-geebies. But I promise you can do it and you’ll get good at it!

Podcast 21: The Challenges of Working from Home

Andy White | Podcast

Andy speaks to Judy Heminsley, author of Work from Home.

The challenges of working from home
Tackling procrastination and gaining momentum
Getting into the right frame of mind
Overcoming isolation – getting out of the house
Co-working spaces – renting a desk and getting help
Starting a Jelly – one day co-working events in Bath and Bristol

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Freelance Podcast 20: Making a living without a job – Part 2

Andy White | Podcast

Joyfully Jobless! Part 2 of an interview with Barbara Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job.

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Freelance Podcast 19: Making a living without a job

Andy White | Podcast

Joyfully Jobless! Part 1 of an interview with Barbara Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job.

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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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Podcast #12: Are you IR35 Compliant?

Andy White | Podcast

I talk to Steve Crouch about the latest IR35 case, Dragonfly Consultancy. This case highlights some very interesting points that contractors and freelancers need to consider when embarking on client projects. If you want to remain IR35 compliant, this is a must listen.

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Podcast #11: The growth in the Freelancer Marketplace – Fact or Fiction (Part 2)

Andy White | Podcast

In the wake of the results of the Kingston University survey on freelancers, we get reactions and opinions from John Kell of the Professional Contractors Group and Nathan Pope of Latitude Hosting and the Brighton Farm.

Topics Covered:

Growth in the freelance market Freelancer figures, statistics and research [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Three reasons why freelancers are safer during a recession

Leif Kendall | Accountancy & Tax

With gloomy forecasts and images of screens full of flashing red numbers dominating the newspages we’ve been keeping a eye on what the state of the economy means to freelancers and contractors. And it’s not all bad news! Today Freelance Advisor and Web Marketing Consultant Leif Kendal gives us three reasons why freelancing might actually be a very good option during a recession.

Podcast #10: The growth in the Freelancer Marketplace – Fact or Fiction

Andy White | Podcast

Andy talks to John Brazier of the Professional Contractors Group, Nathan Pope of the Brighton Farm and Darren Fell of Freelance Advisor, about their views of how the freelancing and contracting market is evolving over the next few years.

Whether you are a consultant or contractor, contracting or freelancing, the future could look bright for the [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Podcast #9: Finding your perfect pricing point

Andy White | Podcast

Andy talks to Darren Fell of Freelance Advisor, about some techniques for working out what you should be charging. Topics Covered:

The role of networking; Online resources; Finding the perfect price point according to your skill; Selecting the rate you [...]

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Podcast #8: Thrive as a freelance graphic designer in todays market

Andy White | Podcast

Andy talks to Stuart Scott, an successful freelance graphic designer based in Brighton, about what it takes to succeed in the industry.

Topics Covered:

Getting direct clients; Watch the trends; Attending industry events Having a team of experts around you [...]

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Podcast #7: How to take on a Project

Andy White | Podcast, Starting Out

Andy talks to Dave Mellors & Malcolm Cook of First Light Associates about the things that need to be done when taking on a new project.

Topics Covered:

Getting and capturing the scope How to charge for projects Handling scope changes and change control [...]

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Podcast #6: Five Things you always wanted to ask your accountant – part 2

Andy White | Podcast

Part 2 of an interview with Steve Crouch of SRC Chartered Accountants. Here Steve tells us about the types of expenses freelancers can claim such as those associated with working from home and some more general things to look out for.

Topics Covered:

The expenses a freelancer can claim; Expenses [...]

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Podcast #5: Five things you always wanted to ask your accountant – part 1

Andy White | Lifestyle & Time out, Podcast

Part one of an interview with Steve Crouch of SRC Chartered Accountants. Steve answers questions on such things as salaries, dividends, section 660, IR35 and VAT.

Topics covered:

Limited company verses sole trader; Taking a small salary with big dividends; Section 660 – profit share between spouses; [...]

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Podcast #4: Marketing Secrets part 2: Here are 5 things you must do

Andy White | Podcast

Andy talks to Paul Silver of The Farm who talks about 5 areas to concentrate on. Get these right, and your freelancing business will get off to a flying start.

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Podcast #3: Marketing Secrets part 1: Tips from the coalface

Andy White | Podcast

RA: , an experienced IT support contractor speaks to Andy about some of his self-promotion techniques as a contractor. This is part 1 of a 2 part special series on marketing yourself.

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Podcast #2: Things you must do to prepare for freelancing

Andy White | Podcast, Starting Out

Andy talks to Raju Ajiz, an IT support contractor, about some of the first things you should consider before embarking on freelancing or contracting.

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Podcast #1: What you’re going to get in this series

Andy White | Podcast

Andy White and Darren Fell set out the aims and upcoming topics in Freelance Advisor podcast series.

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