10th Feb 2012 ⁄ When you run an agency, you will inevitably need to hire outside support to better service your clients. You might need anything from photography and web design to copywriting, graphic design and digital marketing. Whatever you outsource...
1st Dec 2011 ⁄ When you freelance and work for yourself, you'll be working on many projects for lots of different clients. Most will run smoothly but others will teach you some valuable lessons about how to prevent things from going wrong next time...
8th Nov 2011 ⁄ If you're a freelancer and you work from home, you'll know only too well the challenge of separating work from personal life and finding ways to stay productive during working hours. There'll also be times when you suffer from cabin fever and you'll...
3rd Nov 2011 ⁄ It's almost laughable the amount of times I've heard people say to me 'I wish I had the guts like you to go freelance!' These people are usually employed by someone else and are stuck in jobs they don't enjoy, dreaming of the day they can start their own business...
2nd Nov 2011 ⁄ Whether you like it or not, competition is always out there. There will be plenty of businesses just like yours, pitching for the same work and fighting to survive. And in today's economic climate, freelancers and small firms will be battling to stay afloat like never before...
21st Oct 2011 ⁄ An online portfolio is a chance to showcase your work and skills to potential clients or employees. It's a first impression and can make or break whether someone decides to pick up the phone and hire you. The more effort you put into making your portfolio a success...
12th Oct 2011 ⁄ Twitter is by far the biggest and best social media platform when it comes to creative networking online. It's fun, it's fast and you can quickly find and chat to like-minded individuals or even people looking for your products and services. But did you know most people check out your profile before they decide to follow you?...
5th Oct 2011 ⁄ You went freelance to have a happier work/life balance, enjoy all the perks of working for yourself and be your own boss - so why do you feel so miserable, stressed and exhausted? When we work for ourselves, we often make many mistakes...
3rd Oct 2011 ⁄ When you work for yourself, you often work from home and therefore work alone. With no one to bounce ideas off or seek reassurance from, you feel isolated and alone. Everything you do to make your business a success is dependent on you and you alone...
29th Sep 2011 ⁄ When you work for yourself, or even if you’re employed, it’s so important not to burn any bridges, no matter what happens in business. Yes, you’ll come across challenging situations and difficult people but you really have to tread carefully on how you conduct yourself at all times...
29th Sep 2011 ⁄ If you're a creative business and you have a product or service to sell online, then you'll no doubt want to be as profitable as possible. How you boost sales online depends on one key ingredient - and that's conversion...
28th Sep 2011 ⁄ Business can be cruel, especially when competition is at play. When you're a freelancer you'll undoubtedly come across some toxic characters who ruin your day with their negative drivel. You might encounter these people on Twitter or even at networking events...
10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...
