When working for yourself and by yourself as a freelance professional, it can be easy to overlook the importance of branding. Even though you aren’t part of a large firm with multiple employees, you still represent a business and a brand. Read More


If you’re a sole trader or SME owner who stays awake worrying about that packet of printer paper you claimed on expenses – when you know your daughter used three sheets for her homework – then chances are Read More

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