Freelance strategist Matthew Knight, who has worked with brands such as LEGO and Google, is leading a movement for salary transparency. He argues that knowing the pay upfront benefits freelancers and the companies hiring them. We also learn why salary secrecy persists in 2024 and how freelancers like Matthew are pushing for change by joining […]

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Freelancers on the popular platform Upwork are expressing frustration and worry after experiencing account deactivations due to discrepancies between their Upwork profile names and their legal names on payment methods. The issue raises questions about the balance between platform security and user experience. Here’s what’s happening, why it’s happening a lot to people with non-Anglo […]

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A writer asks The Freelance Informer what to do in a tricky situation and we offer our suggestions to make your concerns heard in a professional way including an email template As a freelancer, you may sometimes encounter clients who make unreasonable demands or who behave in an unacceptable manner. That is the case with […]

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THE FREELANCER’S COUCH Seb Maley, Qdos CEO, offers some guidance to this reader’s question, which tackles the very topical subject of how freelancers can arrange for their replacement when they take a much-deserved holiday Q: I am a limited company freelancer and want to arrange coverage for when I go on holiday this summer. I […]

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THE FREELANCER’S COUCH Q: I am a freelancer that gets work from word of mouth and recommendations, so I haven’t used an agency before. I sometimes see exciting roles through agency adverts on LinkedIn and other job sites. Still, I ideally want to keep self-employed and remote as I need the flexibility to juggle family […]

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📤Share this article on social media John Bell, Director and founder of licensed insolvency firm, Clarke Bell has kindly offered to provide some guidance on this sticky subject. Dear Freelancer’s Couch, I am weighing up the pros and cons as to whether I should close down my limited company. I am starting to think it […]

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Does the thought of taking a day or two off or going on holiday give you sleepless nights for fear of missing out on vital work calls or new leads? And when you do take a break, do you spend too much time checking work emails and social media for work purposes? Do your family […]

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If you want to provide freelance services to clients based in the EU, or are a business that imports or exports products with the EU, there are some tax issues you need to be aware of, such as, how do you account for VAT? The Freelance Informer put some questions to Mike Glover, Co-Founder of […]

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Welcome back to the Freelancers’ Couch. This week we tackle a question from a globe-trotting freelancer on doing business in the EU in a post-Brexit marketplace. Q: One of the reasons I became a contractor was to have the flexibility to work remotely, but also when required, parachute in for clients in the UK and […]

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How to write your own future to lure new leads and clients. A quick guide to self-publishing and time management. Dear Couch, Can I write my own future? Can becoming self-published help my business grow and how do I find the time to even write a book? I am answering your question as someone who […]

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