Covid freelancing – how the pandemic has affected our freelance productivity

How has the Covid pandemic affected our freelance productivity? Here are some tips to get your work/life balance back on track.

How to improve your small business blogging and content

With so much of your small business marketing now taking place in the digital space, it’s never been more important to hone and craft the written content on your site. Whether it’s a blog post, a news story, an email campaign or a social media post, a huge part of the allure of your brand […]

6 ways to improve your content marketing in 2021

Here are 6 ways to improve your content marketing and ensure you’re engaging with your customers and prospects in 2021.

Keeping your freelance business ‘top-of-mind’ with customers

When you’re running your own freelance business, it’s important to have a stable and profitable pipeline of customers. Without customers, you have no work, no sales and no income – and, eventually, no business too! So, it’s vital that you can keep your freelance brand ‘top-of-mind’ with potential clients, and keep those sales coming in. […]

5 things to avoid in your business writing

Want to make your company’s writing stand out? Here are 5 key thing to avoid in your business writing…

How to avoid polarised arguments online

Find out how to avoid polarised arguments online – and improve your ability to debate, understand and compromise.

Do we really want to go back to the office?

The Government may be keen for us all to return to the workplace, but do we REALLY want to go back to the office? Let’s look at the pros and cons…

How to start a freelance side hustle during the lockdown

We’re living through extraordinary and incredibly challenging times at the moment. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been wider, more intense and more harmful than anyone truly expected. And, for some people in our communities, there’s also been a significant economic impact. Many people in the most affected industry sectors are now either […]

10 steps for productive remote working during self-isolation

The freelance community knows all about working from home – and as a freelance content consultant and writer, I have spent my own fair share of time holed up at home working on projects, taking part in video calls or attempting to write blogs whilst also doing the laundry. But for many office workers and […]

My Xero guest blog post – Going Freelance

I’ve been guest blogging with the guys at Xero online accounting, talking about how becoming a freelancer has put me in control of my life and my numbers. I’ve been working as a freelancer for nearly six years now – and it’s a career move that’s changed the way I balance work against the rest […]