Freelancer News
Intellectual Property: what freelancers need to know (Part 2)
Protect, differentiate and own your offering with trade marks, design rights and contracts. 3 min
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Freelancer News
Freelancer News
Freelancers' Questions: What if I didn't price up for a client who now won't pay?
Even the experienced make mistakes pricing up, but a tribunal could make this one especially costly. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Intellectual Property: What freelancers need to know (Part 1)
Get to grips with the key terms of IP – plus, where yours is; what your risks are, and how to combat them. 5 min
Freelancer Finances
Need-to-know tax information for freelancers
Here’s some important tax information to take into account if you are a freelancer or looking to go self-employed. This need-to-know- tax information for freelancers guide will help you get started on your taxes. 3 min
Freelancer News
Should I register with HMRC if my income is under the personal allowance?
All newly self-employed with £1k earnings must tell the taxman, albeit no longer in the first three months. 3 min
Guide to Freelancing
Freelance career options if you're good with numbers
A guide for any prospective freelancers for what freelancer careers they can have if they have a financial background and/or are good with numbers. Some freelancer careers include bookkeeper, accountant and maths tutor. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Essential practices for anxious freelancers
A guide for freelancers who get anxious when it comes to running a business. The main takeaways from essential practices for anxious freelancers include keeping organised, keeping on top of taxes and being prepared. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to build a LinkedIn profile that generates business for freelancers
This step by step guide will show you how to build a LinkedIn profile that generates business for freelancers. A Linked In profile can be a great way to create a good first impressing and build professional relations to generate business. 7 min
Guide to Freelancing
Claiming expenses as a freelancer
As a freelancer, claiming for expenses can be essential to helping you save money. Tracking all of your purchases and outgoing costs should, therefore, be done, so that you can deduct this from your profit and ensure that you are not overpaying on your tax. 3 min
Freelancer News
Two creative sectors push for ‘rate-silent’ interviews
More money awarded to 60% of us, but the boosts may be bigger if pay was off-limits at interview. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to minimise financial risk for your freelance business
Minimise financial risk for your freelance business by following these tips: vet the credit history of clients, deal with the decision makers and make sure to prioritise predictability and those clients that are reliable. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Which businesses can you start from home?
The internet has opened up the opportunity and made it easier to set up and run a business from home. This guide explains what businesses you can do from home, that requires little to no qualifications. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
A guide to hiring freelancers
This guide on hiring freelancers for your business highlights both the pros and cons of hiring freelancers, finding and sourcing freelancers, qualifying the right candidates, interviewing the freelancers, creating a brief, paying the freelancers, getting the most out of them and legalities to be aware of. 7 min
Guide to Freelancing
Expert Guide on Freelancer CV formats
Creating the perfect CV for yourself as a freelancer can pose as a challenge, therefore, Matt Caraven from The CV and Interview Advisors brings you the expert guide on Freelancer CV formats. The extensive CV guide highlights the various formats of CVs and how to put one together. 13 min
Freelancer News
Freelancer told client’s passport request ‘isn’t justifiable’
Expert maps out a safer route for a FreelanceUK reader to sign a confidentiality agreement. 2 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to brand yourself as a freelancer
This guide on how to brand yourself as a freelancer highlights how a freelancer can start creating their brand. A business brand that reflects you as a freelancer should taking into consideration, online presence, business name, choosing a logo and defining your brand. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
How to be the boss of your money as a freelancer
A guide for freelancers on how to be the boss of their money. The main points highlighted include having an emergency fund, save for your pension, remember the 30 percent rule, set goals and stick to them and manage your money effectively. 4 min
