The Freelance Lifestyle Blog
Your hub of practical tips and advice to live your best freelance life, from bite-sized promotion tasks, to working from home wisdom!
The Freelance Lifestyle Blog
Your hub of practical tips and advice to live your best freelance life, from bite-sized promotion tasks, to working from home wisdom!
Freebie: The 4 Week Pitching Challenge!
Hello freelancer! I've had this challenge for a while, and I've shared it on social media a few times, but I wanted to share it here too. Sometimes we just need a structured format to get the ball rolling again! Finding clients can be a really tricky challenge, and we...
Looking for accounting software? Sage review (sponsored)
One of the most common questions that pop up in The Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group, is 'what accounting software should I use?' Especially this time of year, when people are keen to start better financial habits so they're not panicking about their...
Returning to freelancing after a break: What I learnt
I’m about to start freelancing for the second time in my working life. The first time was after redundancy, when I did a series of contracts before taking the plunge and working from home as a freelancer for a couple of years. This time round it was an active choice after returning from maternity leave. What did I learn from the first time round?
Three things to include in your Terms & Conditions: Podcast
If Terms & Conditions are on your Boring Admin List, I've got a podcast (and a free template) for you! Terms and Conditions are a vital part of the freelance relationship with a client - they set the standard, and back you up if you have to refer to something in...
How to find the right networking event for you
As things are opening up again (and fingers crossed that will include business events later this month if it’s safe to do so), I wanted to focus on a hot topic for June - networking. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing tips on how to network authentically,...
5 online tools you might not have heard of yet
If you’ve been here for a while, you’ll know I love new tools and apps that make life easier, more fun or shake things up. Here are five I’m enjoying at the moment that you might not have heard of. Descript: This one is for the podcasts and video makers!...
What to do when you’re having a freelance wobble
Every freelancer, at some point, has had a freelance wobble. It might be when chasing an invoice, or trying to find clients during quiet times, or when dealing with a particularly obnoxious client. We’ve all had that thought of “Oh, shall I just jack it all in and get...
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