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The Freelancer’s Guide: What to say when asked about your previous rates
Freelance rate negotiation: How to answer "What's your rate?" That "how much were you making?" moment doesn't have to be uncomfortable. We provide ...
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Pitching to win: Stop over-explaining, get people to listen and land more clients
Success in freelancing isn't just knowing your stuff. It's being able to say it before your client stops listening. Read on to learn how to cut the...
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Why clients think your core freelance skills aren’t enough. Take the 90-day industry expert challenge
Being good at your core skill (design, cooking, strategy, change management, writing, development, whatever) is just the starting point. It might g...
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Research: Freelancers who build CRM systems boost client retention rates by up to 30%
ARTICLE SERIES: HOW TO BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE FREELANCER Every client works differently. Every project is a learning experience. Creating client s...
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"Yes-people" get replaced first—Here's what irreplaceable freelancers do instead
ARTICLE SERIES: HOW TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE FREELANCER How to position yourself as a problem-solver, not just a service provider. Here we share tips...
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Freelancers: getting fit could be the best career move you'll ever make
Between juggling a business, family and a household, fitting in major workouts has felt near damn impossible. Yet research reveals that prioritisin...
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Why being a “good” freelancer isn't enough anymore
ARTICLE SERIES We haven’t seen this many freelancers come to market for the first time since the 2008/9 financial crisis. This is largely due to bi...
Tech
Is the ‘fractional’ economy the only safe harbour after a Big Tech layoff?
Tech titans’ whims of fancy are killing jobs and careers. If you're made redundant, should you retrain, change industries or do something else? OPI...
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Discover how freelance UK SEO specialists are charging higher rates in 2026
As natural language queries rise, a new freelance role is emerging. Learn why AI Search Consulting is the highest-margin opportunity for UK markete...
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What should freelancers be doing right now to land clients in January?
Here are some end-of-year tasks to help freelancers land new clients in 2025 The period between now and the new year might feel like the worst poss...
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If the CV is dead, what's replacing it?
Why personality and behavioural traits are becoming the new indicator of success in contractor recruitment Decades of research reportedly prove tha...
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Already using Smartsheet? Here’s how freelancers can create passive income from it
Transform your Smartsheet knowledge into a business. We guide aspiring and existing experts on how to build scalable templates, dashboards and cons...