The pros and cons of being self employed as a freelancer

Small businesses that blog regularly get significantly more web traffic than those that don't, but what should you talk about? These 5...

It's never too late to review your last year in business. I'm saying this at the end of January, but it's just as true in February, June,...

Increasingly, I'm ignoring resolutions in my personal life. After the last few years I could argue it's the year's turn to improve, not...

These are the three words that spring to mind when I consider the last 18 months. Let’s rewind to just before the shitstorm that kicked...

For a year or so now, I’ve been hearing those three little words wherever I go…”Outsource your work”… I rejected the idea over and over...

6 years. Wow. Before this I think my longest job had been for 18 months. I knew from day one of freelancing that self employment was my...

What’s in a name? Well, a lot, as it turns out. You see, a name isn’t just a name, it’s a story. Think of your own name. Your first name...

A good coach will work with you on your goals and take you on a journey to achieve them. A great coach will have industry knowledge,...

Deepest recession since records began? Just another hurdle to climb in a line of more hurdles when you’re a freelance mum...

Each week I find myself relating some aspect of my home life to my business, and finding easy reasons to get motivated and turn simple...

One of the most common reasons people cite for applying for a job is wanting a new challenge. This makes it even stranger that a job ad...

I’ve spent the last five years working remotely, mostly as a freelancer, but occasionally in-house too. I’ve seen how numerous companies...

This isn’t a topic I ever saw myself talking about, to be honest. It risks making me sound a bit mad. Or a lot mad. But I think there’s...

I’m going to start this with a disclaimer that should be able to go unsaid, but I know that it can’t, so here it is: This article is not...

What the hell do I say? It’s a thought that’s crossed most of our minds lately, and something I ask myself every day. I use social media...

It’s a problem more common than you’d think (probably). Your partner comes home from work and casually drops in that they were talking about

If you missed the memo, I recently took a trip to Thailand (it was amazing, check out my Instagram if you fancy). But while it was a...

This blog post comes from a place of mixed messages, but hopefully with a bit of this, and a bit of that, it’s where balance comes in....

Wow. Five. That’s a bit mad. I never imagined how long I’d freelance for, or where it might take me, but here I am, celebrating (what is...