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
Guide to Freelancing
Guide to Freelancing
Work from home - a guide for freelancers
Top tips on the pitfalls and rewards of starting up at home. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Home working Vs shared studio space
Just for the low overheads, the majority of freelancers base themselves at home, travelling to client site as and when needed. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Freelancers working from home - avoid distractions
Ideas for disciplining yourself if you struggle on the motivation front. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
Top 10 ten tips for working from home
Top tips at managing a good work-life balance whilst working from home on a freelance basis. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Contract Template
The best contract that we have seen for freelance use is available to PCG members through their web site. 1 min
Guide to Freelancing
Creating proposals
If you have been invited to submit a proposal on a project you will need to detail how you would carry out work on the project in question. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
Contracts and schedules for freelancers
The terms you agree with your client ahead of starting work are critical in terms of protecting your business. As every freelancer will tell you, document everything, the services you agree to carry out - the project's requirements, timescales and any other considerations to ensure successful project completion - at the start and any changes to that brief during the project. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to manage difficult clients
As a freelancer, encountering a difficult client could be described as an occupational hazard that needs to be dealt with carefully and strategically. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Is freelancing for me?
In this guide we explore the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing and give 10 qualities that make a successful freelancer. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Why you need a business plan
Every business, no matter how small, needs a working plan for the future detailing where you are now, where you want to be and your strategy for growth. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Getting a mortgage as a freelancer
Traditional lenders require three years of a freelancer's accounts, however Freelance UK has negotiated a special deal, with no arrangement fee with freelancer money specialists, FreelancerMoney. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
Why you need a portfolio
A portfolio is a showcase for your talent and experience. As you move from job to job more frequently by nature as a freelancer, your portfolio will become your strongest selling tool enabling you to demonstrate past successes in why you were a useful or profitable resource. 3 min