Travel Selfie by Seth Eckert   As a freelancer and small business owner, I find it vitally important to take a regular step back and…

People choose to take the leap into the world of freelancing for many reasons - choosing your own hours, being your own boss, operating in…

I’ve been shortlisted by the nice people at IPSE as a Freelancer of the Year finalist in their Freelancer Awards. This is mainly for my…

Speaking about digital trends for 10 minutes is hard enough. Speaking about digital trends for 10 minutes to a group of around 50 independent consultants…

Calin from Freelance Business Guide invited me to contribute to his Freelance Inspiration Infographic and I was more than happy to help inspire other freelancers on…

How much experience do you need to go freelance? And if you want more or feel like you need more, how do you get more experience…

It can be scary making the leap from full-time job to being a freelancer. I remember how daunting it was to leave my job and start…

The good people at Time Doctor have given me access to an account, so I can try out their time tracking software for Freelancers. This is a…

Today is #MassiveMonday, the most popular day of the year for people looking for a new career, according to Metro and the Times. For many, Massive Monday is…

Freelance in 30 Days is the first book I’ve written. It’s self-published and I wrote and published the 200-page book in around 100 days, starting…

I wrote a book about freelancing! It’s called “Freelance in 30 Days” and you can buy it here. This book aims to get you excited, inspired and…

This is the tenth in a series of interviews with freelancers, telling us their stories on how they went freelance. The aim is to help others…

Unless you’re a freelancer who has a long-term client relationship, you’re likely going to be managing multiple clients as a freelance consultant. Working with many different…

You’ve got the perfect name for your freelance consulting business. You may have even gone and registered your freelance domain name in a fit of…

Last week, I posted a shout out for National Freelancers Day, inviting anyone to get in touch with any questions they had about the business…

Wednesday 19 November 2025 marks the sixth National Freelancers Day (here in the UK anyway). Over the last six years National Freelancers Day has been…

  Negotiating freelance rates with clients can be notoriously difficult. There have been several times recently where I’ve had to discuss my day rate against…

You might feel that you’re ready right now, but there is definitely a wrong time to go freelance and a right time to go freelance. Make…

When you win a new client and start working on a fresh freelance project, it can be one of the most exciting times for any…

I’ve been thinking recently that a lot of the success that I’ve had as a freelancer to date is that I’ve position myself as more…

The inevitable happened this week. A fantastic client that we’d been working with for 6-months on a great campaign let us know that they would be…

Every time someone gets in touch about what they need to prepare to go freelance, I typically find myself telling them the same things over…

When you first go freelance, you’re likely going to build your business on your existing skill set and knowledge. Whether you’re a freelance photographer, web…

This is the ninth in a series of interviews with freelancers, telling us their stories on how they went freelance. The aim is to help others…