Left Field

The first year of freelancing is all about making mistakes. No matter how many online courses you take. No matter how many blogs you read.

I know from first hand experience that it is all too tempting to drop your prices just to avoid hearing “no”. When an enquiry lands

We’re currently 27 days into January 2020, and I have been ill for every day of this decade so far. It started as a tickly

This Christmas I managed to take 11 glorious days off work. This is pretty much unheard of as  a freelancer, so I’m pretty proud that

At this time of year, freelance Twitter is awash with complaints. From not getting paid on time, to client’s requesting work right before the holidays,

I’m always sceptical about new trends in working habits. I tried the Pomodoro method and found it to be completely frantic. I’ve also tried the

It’s not often that I have a slow month, but when I do, I often head to places like PeoplePerHour to pick up some extra