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Freelancers' Questions: Can I get paid into a bank account in my home country?

‘More straightforward if the client pays in the country they’re in, and you’re from.’

23 May 2018

2 min

Freelancers’ Questions: What if an Upwork freelancer we paid didn’t do the work?

How an out-of-pocket overseas client can tackle an errant online freelancer.

1 May 2018

4 min

Freelancers' Questions: Is doing the US client's work there or here less taxing?

Staying in the UK to supply a New York firtm is less exciting, but more viable.

9 February 2018

3 min

Get yourself on social media in 5 steps

As a freelancer, social media can help you reach new clients and it gives you a platform to display your work to them. Here is how to set up your social media profiles for your freelance business.

13 December 2017

4 min

How to create your ideal freelance office space at home

If you are going to work from home then you need to consider the best way to design your work space.

29 November 2017

4 min

A Freelancer's Guide to Recovering Late Invoices

One of the biggest problems for any freelancer is when clients don’t pay their invoices. It’s likely you’ve already invested time and sometimes money into the project. You may have even turned down other opportunities.

1 June 2017

1 min

Freelancers' Questions: Does granting copyright have to be retrospective?

Legal aid for a freelancer feeling stung by his client’s Facebook game request.

15 May 2017

3 min

Freelancers' Questions: Should I set up a limited company instead?

Expert helps a freelancer with designs on incorporating her graphics business.

25 April 2017

3 min

How to design your website for freelance success

Five fundamentals to succeed as a freelancer with your own website.

30 March 2017

3 min

Freelancers' Questions: How to guarantee my freelance work?

Legal aid for a sole trader stuck on what should go into a promise of quality. Here the expert answers the question: how to guarantee my freelance work.

21 March 2017

2 min

Freelancers’ Questions: How to invoice and work together as freelancers?

A partnership looks best for a freelance duo wanting to offer clients a single service.

16 March 2017

2 min

Self-employed plumber actually a 'worker,' court rules

Another gig economy giant is told it owes more rights than it gave one of its 'freelancers.'

12 February 2017

2 min

CitySprint courier wasn't a freelancer, tribunal finds

Self-employed status denied due to economic dependency and control.

12 January 2017

2 min

Freelancers' Questions: How to invoice a client in the USA?

Top tips for a UK freelancer whose American gig might be a minefield.

3 January 2017

2 min

Freelancers' Questions: Can I freelance at night and still have a day job?

Tax expert on what to do when you have a 9-to-5, but want to freelance on the side.

28 July 2016

2 min

Freelancers' Questions: How to bill a now foreign client and pay the tax?

Top tips for a new UK citizen set to invoice his old country.

15 February 2016

2 min

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