Should freelance writers specialise? PT II
Should freelance writers specialise? Absolutely, says film journalist Sophie Kaufman In part one of our series looking at whether or not freelance writers should specialise, we heard from journalist [...]
Should freelance writers specialise? PT I
Should freelance writers specialise? Not necessarily, says journalist Mark Brown To specialise, or not to specialise? It is, in a sense, the holy grail of “should I/shouldn’t I” career [...]
Guest post: I wish I’d known I could be myself on LinkedIn
I wish I’d known I could be myself on LinkedIn Written by Laura McDonagh When I first went freelance three years ago, I knew from somewhere deep in my [...]
Understanding tax return errors and potential penalties
Understanding tax return errors and potential penalties Written by India Johnson Sometimes people make mistakes on their tax return, which can end up in them paying less (or more) [...]
What is tax relief?
What is tax relief? Written by India Johnson When you’re self-employed, understanding what you can and can’t write off your final tax bill can be confusing, to say [...]
Inspiring stories: The power of pivoting job roles PT II
Inspiring stories: The power of pivoting job roles Part II Written by India Johnson For Part I in our series on pivoting job roles, head here. It’s clear [...]
Inspiring stories: The power of pivoting job roles
Inspiring stories: The power of pivoting job roles Written by India Johnson In job terms, to ‘pivot’ means to take your career in a different direction. It aptly [...]
Marketing specialist – what expenses can I claim?
Marketing Specialist – what expenses can I claim? When you work as a self-employed marketing specialist, be that in SEO, PPC, Social or more traditional marketing, it can [...]
Developers – what expenses can I claim?
"the JavaScript Code" by Dmitry Baranovskiy is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Developers – what expenses can I claim? When you work as a self-employed developer, software engineer, javascript developer, etc., [...]
How to file your Self Assessment and pay your tax bill
How to file your Self Assessment and pay your tax bill Written by India Johnson If you’re newly self-employed, sooner or later it’ll be time to get your [...]