A virtual office is the new solution that many freelancers and small businesses are turning to. For some people it’s a happy medium between a home office and a rented office.
Author: Kara Copple
Kara Copple
An experienced business and finance writer, sometimes moonlighting as a fiction writer and blogger.
Give it a test run first If you can, you should try to slowly blend into the freelance world rather than jump head first into it.
As a freelancer, your income and success is dependent on getting work and meeting clients’ expectations so that they pay you and come back for more – and this depends on having the time, skills and health to complete the work, communicating with them and usually, using the internet.
If your freelance work involves long periods of time sitting in front of a computer, then your lower back is under serious pressure and if you’re not already suffering from back pain, the bad news is – I see it in your future.
All freelancers will value the importance of a clean, accessible workspace. And if you’re transitioning from the 9-5 office life to freelance, you will learn to value it!
So you’re good at this Self-Assessment thing. You’ve stored every invoice, receipt, bill and statement in colour coded folders that are organised by month. You know exactly what you’re doing; you just have to put the numbers in the right places. Simple!
When you’re working freelance, it can be hard to find somewhere that lets you knuckle down and get your work done, while giving you the opportunity to meet new people. There are advantages to working from home, but sometimes you need to get out and find a fresh environment!
For the newly fledged freelancer it can seem like a built up client base is something only an elite club have access to.
The New Year is a great time to reflect on our lives and our work, and make plans for the year to come. Here are our suggestions for some New Year’s resolutions to give your freelance life a boost.
It’s that time of year. You’re either not working or just pretending to, ignoring the fact that time spent eating your way through that giant tub of Celebrations = time spent working x 2.