Freelance life isn’t all about flexible working hours and staying in your loungewear all day. As a freelancer, things can get pretty tough at times, so it’s important to know how to protect yourself and your business in case anything goes wrong. Freelancers don’t have the backing of an employer for support, so they need to be able to stand up for themselves.
Author: Stephanie Whalley
Stephanie Whalley
Serial snacker, compulsive cocktail sipper and full time wordsmith with a penchant for alliteration, all things marketing and pineapple on pizza.
Ah payday – the one day of the month that everyone looks forward to! But when you’re freelancing, your income isn’t always certain. You could have more than one pay day in the month, or worryingly, no pay day at all.
The world of business is ever-changing, and with gig working it is not unusual for people to own several limited companies, be partners in a partnership, and do self-employed work as well.
You don’t need us to tell you that good credit is like gold dust when it comes to starting and growing a business.
The freelancing life can sometimes be a lonely one. If you’re working from a home office or moving around client sites it’s a way of life which does need you to be the one to motivate yourself.
The life of a freelancer might seem fairly easy at times. You get to take charge of your own time, curate a roster of clients you’re truly passionate about working with, and maybe even drink beer at your desk on a Friday lunchtime if the mood takes you.
Freelancing is an increasingly international world, and therefore increasingly competitive.
More often than not, the freelancer is the one being outsourced to. A business will recruit the expertise of a freelance professional on a project-by-project basis, to supplement their in-house teams or plug a skills-gap the business might have.
Maybe you’re new to the world of freelance. Perhaps you’ve been freelancing for quite some time now. Either way, writing pitches and proposals might not be what you deal with on a day-to-day basis.
As a freelancer, working for clients overseas is an appealing prospect. It opens doors to exciting new opportunities, extends your network, and means you’re not always up against the same competition time and time again.