Freelancers Six Ways to Look After Your Mental Health

Freelancers: Six Ways to Look After Your Mental Health

Anyone who’s freelanced for more than a few months knows it has downsides as well as upsides, particularly for those working from home. Remove employment and you also remove structure, colleague support, direction from above, a steady supply of work (that usually appears without any input from you), a beginning and end to the working…

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Eight Things a Freelancer’s Contract Should Cover

You might think money and a deadline for project completion are the only things really necessary in a freelance contract. But while both of these things are important, you would be wrong. To protect yourself, your work and your earnings, there are several other vital items that should be in every freelance contract you sign….

Can Freelancers Claim Rent On Their Taxes?

As a freelancer, it can be difficult to know what you can claim as a business expense and what is considered a private cost. When it comes to working from home, this can be especially tricky and hard to navigate….

5 Freelancer-Friendly Coworking Spaces in Birmingham

5 Freelancer-Friendly Coworking Spaces in Birmingham

Our quest to find freelancer-friendly coworking spaces takes us to Birmingham, the city that attracts more than 34 million visitors a year and boasts more canals than Venice. Considering its numerous attractions for professionals – including five universities – it makes sense that there are plenty of good coworking spaces to consider in and around…

How Freelancers Can Enjoy Christmas Without Worrying About Losing Clients

Christmas can be a tough time for freelancers. Not only do you have to make it through the festive season on the bare minimum because the rest of your “disposable income” has been divided between the bath bombs for Aunt Lois and biscuits for the in-laws, but you have the added pressure of possibly losing…