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SEISS: Is ‘adversely affected’ any clearer to freelancers this time around?
If you applied for your SEISS grant on Aug 17, your ‘worse-off’ evidence must cover the preceding month. 4 min
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Why content is crucial to a successful SEO campaign for freelancers
Everyone knows that content is king, but ensuring that it is fully optimised is what will draw in audiences. 3 min
Freelancer Finances
Key documents freelancers need to secure a self-employed mortgage
Eight inescapable bits of evidence the self-employed must have to get the green-light for their home loan. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Can I stop a threatening client trying to take back what they paid me?
Legal aid for a stung freelancer whose relations with his customer have broken down. 4 min
Freelancer Finances
How freelancers can get more from mortgage lenders, with a good credit score
There’s lots self-employed people can do to hit the right notes with lenders. But don’t do a Kanye. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Stopping sole trading: How to end self-employed freelancing
Covid is causing freelancers to confront closing. Fortunately, there’s options (including an easy comeback). 5 min
Freelancer Finances
Freelancers’ Questions: Why will a Spanish client want an EORI number, and VAT waived?
Reassurance for a part-time freelancer, not aware that self-employment and sole trading is one and the same. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Effective tips for starting an e-commerce online business
If you are one of those curious entrepreneurs who cannot wait to start an online business of your own and want some advice on how to keep your business successful, then check out these tips below. 3 min
Freelancer Finances
Freelancers’ Questions: Is tax due on US income if I left Italy to be a UK sole trader?
Expert helps a self-employed creative eying a new start in Britain, albeit with an old client. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
A step-by-step guide to becoming a freelance personal trainer
Starting a freelance personal training business isn’t a walk in the park, Kate Miles from Bark explains how to take personal training to the next step. 4 min
Freelancer Finances
Freelancers’ Questions: Can I expense a covid-19 safety kit?
What the self-employed can (and can’t) claim if returning to work amid the pandemic. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Benefits of going from freelance to franchise owner
Franchising is often an ideal choice for freelancers who want to have some additional job security along with the freedom of being their own boss and running their own business. Here are some of the many benefits to consider. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Top five contract negotiation tips for creative freelancers
Be reasonable, clued-up and flexible, but not bashful, to get your ‘hard lines’ respected. 6 min
Freelancer Finances
Thinking of going self-employed? Know this first
Thinking of going self-employed? We explain everything you need to know about your tax obligations as a freelancer/self employed in the UK. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Achieving work-life balance as a freelancer and keeping burnout at bay
To assist your freelancing career in taking off, we’ve compiled a list of tips - these should help you avoid burnout and stay productive. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Freelancers' Questions: Do self-employed people need to issue their own contracts?
Appear laid back? Or be official? Fortunately for freelancers, both are possible with clients who don’t ‘do’ formalities. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
Should freelancers defer their second Payment On Account?
Payments on account are advance payments towards your next tax bill. They’re calculated based on the amount that you paid the previous year. 4 min