Guide to Freelancing
The 5 Bad Habits of Bookkeeping You Need to Avoid
Cut out these bad bookkeeping habits and make your bookkeeping organised and up to date. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
Guide to Freelancing
Guide to Freelancing
Freelancing - Tools of the Trade
The article highlights tools and organisation for freelancers, the preparation before a project, places to work and presentation of the final product/project. 6 min
Guide to Freelancing
When should I use an Umbrella Company?
If you are only freelancing for a short period between permanent roles, or want to test the waters before setting up your own limited company, trading through an umbrella company may be a good solution. Freelance UK looks at how they work and what the benefits are. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
Minimise your costs for your freelance business
Whilst the precise details of how a business can minimise its costs varies enormously according to the type of freelancing work it is involved with, there are nevertheless a number of techniques which can be used to good effect by all Freelancers. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Choosing your clients
How to choose profitable clients that boost the 'feel good' factor as well as your portfolio. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Creating a Brief
In this guide, we look at creating a brief including requirements, target audience and objectives. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Communicating with clients
Nurturing good clients will reap rewards many times the effort invested. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
The art of networking
Successful networking can generate lucrative leads for your business and help you to build long-term relationships with your clients. Here are some traits of good networkers. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
The Basics of VAT for freelancers
Your freelancer guide to compulsory and voluntary VAT registration, VAT returns and the flat rate scheme. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Credit control
There are sadly a great number of potential customers in the market who can cost your business a great deal of time and money by not paying their debts. Here is our guide to controlling them and keeping your credit the right side of the line. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to get paid when freelancing
Ten tips from an industry expert offering advice on how to speed up tardy payment from a client - and what to do if they refuse to pay. Our guide on how to get paid when freelancing will help freelancers be prepared for difficult clients. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Step- by-step guide to collecting payment
Joan Yeadon, proprietor of Credit Control Consultancy, explains how to collect payment quickly and effectively. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Your contract: key commercial factors
As a freelancer operating on a self-employed basis one of the first things you will want to do after a successful tender is get on with the job. But stop! What about the contract? 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Setting up a website and email
How to set up web and mail facilities so you can run your own email address and build your own website. 6 min
Guide to Freelancing
Work from home - a guide for freelancers
Top tips on the pitfalls and rewards of starting up at home. 3 min
