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Freelance Finance
Let me tell you a story about freelancing and finances… Last week I returned home from my holiday to find that one of my long-term contracts was being terminated without notice. Usually, when setting...
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How I Dramatically Reduced My Email Load
Occasionally, on Twitter, someone will post a screencap (more like a screamcap, amirite?) of the email notification badge on their phone. Invariably it reads over 100, or in some cases even over 1000....
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How I Start
Last week I published a post on my big sticking point: Getting Started. It wasn’t until afterwards that I realised that I hadn’t explained how I get over it. Probably because I started without a plan....
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Getting Started
Everyone has an Achilles’ heel when it comes to work. Some of us are great planners and terrible at following through. Others of us love jumping in and setting to work, but run into hurdles two-thirds...
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¡Nae Pasaran!
Over the past 4 weeks, I’ve been assisting with a crowdfunding campaign. It’s been a long road for the investigative documentary film Nae Pasaran – which follows the Scottish factory workers who, 40...
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Portfolio: RPS Assist
In 2016, I worked on a new project called RPS Assist. In a nutshell, RPS Assist is a simple guide to the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) which helps employees who are made redundant through no fault...
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Working at Yelp
After moving to California in late 2016, I signed on as a Community Ambassador at Yelp. In a nutshell, the job involves community management for Fresno and the surrounding areas (like Clovis, Sanger,...
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Portfolio: Russwood
Working with Russwood In the early stages of my freelancing career, I tended to specialise in the arts. I’ve always loved working in the arts because it’s a great blend of business and creativity,...
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Portfolio: Guildhall Alumni Magazine
Working with the Guildhall School This past Autumn, I worked closely with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. I led on the copywriting for the Autumn-Winter edition of the university’s...
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Update: I’ve Relocated to California!
Welcome Back! It’s been quiet on this blog lately, hasn’t it? I think it’s about time I gave you an update. 2016 So Far 2016 has been super busy for me – which is always promising for a freelancer!...
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New Year, New…
New Year, New… It’s a new year and I’ve been thinking a lot about where my business and – by extension – this blog will lead in 2016. Over the past 5 years I’ve lent my planning, copywriting and...
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Notebook: December Links
Happy December! Today’s is the last post of the year. How has 2015 been for you? For me it’s been slow and steady – which says a lot for a year in freelancing. I’ve worked with some fantastic...
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Top 5 Most Popular Posts of 2015
The end of 2015 is nigh! Today I’m sharing my Top 5 most popular posts of 2015 – as voted for by you. You may not have known you were doing so, but as in any good capitalist economic enterprise, you...
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Skilling Up
I’ve written a lot about my freelance journey and about a lot of my favourite resources for running a microbusiness. In addition to my mantra about working on my business as well as in my business, I...
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Content for 2016: The Broad Strokes
Your 2016 Content Calendar It’s time to get started on your 2016 content calendar (if you haven’t already)! Whatever you choose to do, you can made a bold start on your editorial calendar by starting...
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Notebook: November Links
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m not American, but I am married to one, and I am incredibly thankful to all of you who read this blog. Thank you. This month I had a lovely holiday, followed by some frustrating...
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Freelance Finance
Let me tell you a story about freelancing and finances… Last week I returned home from my holiday to find that one of my long-term contracts was being terminated without notice. Usually, when setting...
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Revisit: How to Sell in the Off-Season
I’m on holiday this week. While I’m away, I thought we’d revisit an important topic: off-season content. Whether your on-season is now or at another time of year, it’s important to keep your web...
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Notebook: October Links
This month seemed to go by fast, don’t you think? My October has mostly been consumed by running a workshop in Finding Your Voice Online. So, no spooks and thrills here – but I’ve got a few tricks...
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Setting a Course for 2016
Things are about to get real honest around here. I’ve been working as a social media and content specialist for over 6 years now, and the industry has been changing rapidly throughout that time. Early...
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