The word freelancing sounds dangerously similar to ‘freedom’. It conjures up an image of a boss-free worker who flits butterfly-like to whatever job takes their fancy, remaining there for however short or long a time Read More


Tensions are flying high in the world of tech this week as rival industry giants, Apple and Microsoft both release their latest quarterly reports and it seems there is a clear leader. Read More

Research released earlier this year showed that the impact your social media profiles has on your chances of bagging that dream job is still on the increase. Read More

Job hunts are possibly one of the most daunting and stressful experiences you are ever likely to go through in your professional career. Read More

Yes, you read that right. Not content to offer you blu-rays, digital downloads, kettles and cakes, Amazon are now planning to offer loans too – but only if you’re one of their selected third-party merchants. Read More

If you’re a freelancer, however new or old, and you’re not on Twitter, then… well frankly, you should be. Where have you been? Read More

As you can probably guess, this is being written from a stifling UK office, on the #hottestdayoftheyear with plug-in fans spinning and windows ajar. Read More

There was you thinking students spent their whole time nursing absinthe hangovers with two day-old pizza and playing video games to avoid looming deadlines. Well, shame on you! Read More

At one stage, the mere utterance of the word ‘freelance’ was enough to make anybody look at you in absolute dismay and wonder if you had a professional death wish. Read More

Difficult clients and tricky customers can be a right royal pain in the you-know-what but everyone has ‘em and in the world of business, they’re near on impossible to avoid. Read More