IT Skills
Web Design: How to find freelance work
Advertising tips, freelance co-ops and staying ahead in stiff competition. 4 min
IT and tech news and guides
IT Skills
IT Skills
Career pathways for developers
There are many different types of developer jobs, that can open you up to many different career paths. 4 min
IT Career Advice
10 tips to help you improve your business acumen and succeed in your tech career
What is business acumen?The term acumen means the ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions. 5 min
Freelancer News
The time for immigration routes to be tailored to EU freelance creatives is now
Tweaking two new visas could be just the ticket our economy needs to recover from losing 40,000 creatives. 5 min
Freelancer News
Your very last chance to enter IPSE's Freelancer Awards 2022? It’s today
The third, most painful truth of self-employment doesn’t have to hurt you. But you need to act now, before 5pm. 4 min
IT Skills
Web Design: Routes into the industry
What skills do you need to turn freelancing into a successful business? 5 min
IT news
National Coding Week: Women lead the way in closing the coding skills gap
What is National Coding Week?The 19th of September 2022 marks the start of National Coding Week 2022, a week dedicated to encouraging both adults and children to learn a new digital skill. 5 min
Freelancer News
Freelancers add monetary woes to a teary bank holiday commemorating the Queen
Grieving or not, the self-employed would have found yesterday difficult, financially. 4 min
Freelancer Finances
Freelancers’ Questions: How much will an accountant cost me?
A new one-person business owner who got laughed off a Zoom call gets a price-check. 3 min
Freelancer News
How to understand your tax when freelancing on the side
Thinking of a second income from self-employment? There are complexities -- but they can be overcome with the right help and information. 6 min
IT Skills
What is a Technical Analyst?
The demand for Technical Analysts has increased by 135% in the past two years, this is due to companies investing in digital technologies to help their services and processes. 3 min
IT Skills
The top 15 skills needed to be a User Experience (UX) Designer in 2022
A User Experience (UX) Designer is responsible for creating the interface of a company’s digital platform, this could be a website, mobile application, or an operating system. 5 min
IT Skills
Introduction to becoming a freelance web designer
Why you need to relish the challenge of learning new technologies and skills to keep up to date. 5 min
Freelancer Services
Life Insurance for freelancers
We have teamed up with Freelancer Financials to provide life insurance. This can be a hugely important purchase as unlike most permanent employees you have no employer to pay out should the worst ever happen. 3 min
Freelancer Services
Income Protection Insurance for freelancers
Whilst permanent employees have invariably have the benefit of at least 3 months pay in the event of accident or sickness, as a freelancer you are exposed to financial loss the first day that you are unable to provide any work. There are ways that you can protect yourself from hardship, including getting income protection insurance for freelancers, 4 min
Freelancer Services
Critical Illness Insurance cover for Freelancers
Freelancers need critical illness cover because it is designed to protect them should the worst happen and they are diagnosed with a critical illness. 4 min
Freelancer Services
Relevant Life Insurance for Freelancers
In this guide, we look at relevant life insurance for freelancers and how it could be crucial for a sense of security, should things go wrong. 3 min