Data from a Simply Business survey reveals over 40% of freelancers have done work for free. That’s a significant number of freelancers providing time and expertise for no payment. Read More
After a difficult year for most people, many freelancers are looking for ways to support their income over the holiday period.
Taking parental leave as a freelancer is quite a different experience than doing so while employed. The rules about leave and pay are slightly different. Read More
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government initiative to generate a fully digital, paperless tax system. Initially introduced for VAT-paying businesses, it will soon extend to taxpayers using Self Assessment – which inevitably affects freelancers!
There are the enjoyable parts of going freelance and being your own boss. There are also the boring bits which you’d rather avoid, but sadly they’re still just as important.
There are many perks that come as part and parcel of the freelance life – director of your own time, artistic autonomy, control of the purse strings and nobody to answer to when you want to take the afternoon off to spend horizontal on the sofa.
You won’t need us to tell you that today, the price of things just keep on going up and up but income seems to stay lagging behind. We’re spending more but we’re not making more. Read More
Hey, freelancer, how you doing? Times are tough right now, and the future might seem uncertain. Nice deep breath. Here are some tips on how you can go about finding freelance work during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis…
Drowning in clutter? Got a flair for arts and crafts? Bring the two together with our top tips on how to keep your home office clean and tidy on a shoestring budget. Read More