Using Freelance Job Sites

How to Start Using Freelance Job Sites

How do you find freelance work? This has got to be the most common question asked by new freelancers. Unfortunately, clients don’t tend to come knocking on your door unless you already have a reputation. So, most get started with freelance job sites to build experience, grow their network and of course, to get paying…

Taking a Sick Day When You’re Self-Employed

Taking a Sick Day When You’re Self-Employed

Some people take pride in the fact that they never take sick days. Of course, this sounds great for companies, but the true fact is that they end up spreading their illness to other employees, especially when they are trapped in the same office all day. If you are self-employed you don’t have that problem,…

Freelancers 7 Ways to Get Yourself in the Work Mindset

Freelancers: 7 Ways to Get Yourself in the Work Mindset

Freelancing can be great. The freedom! The flexibility! Being your own boss! But the flipside is that you need to have plenty of self-discipline to get to your workspace every day, avoiding the lure of domestic chores, TV box sets, and long lunches with friends who have similar flexible working lifestyles….

Is Blockchain the Future of Freelancing

Is Blockchain the Future of Freelancing?

If you read this title and thought, “I really hope it isn’t, because I’m a freelancer and I haven’t got a clue what blockchain is,” then don’t panic. I can guarantee you’re not alone….

Freelancers Six Ways to Look After Your Mental Health

Freelancers: Six Ways to Look After Your Mental Health

Anyone who’s freelanced for more than a few months knows it has downsides as well as upsides, particularly for those working from home. Remove employment and you also remove structure, colleague support, direction from above, a steady supply of work (that usually appears without any input from you), a beginning and end to the working…