The Practical Freelancer
Paul DochertyAre you a freelancer? Microbiz? Want to make more, work less? Practical, no-fluff insights on being freelance in the UK—without burnout, bad clients, or tax nightmares. Learn what works (and what doesn’t) from a decade+ of real-world experience.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 74 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Working alone is awesome ...until it isn’t
Isolation and loneliness affect lots of freelancers, damage mental and physical health, and can quietly erode the quality of your work.
When you first go freelance, the solitude feels liberating—it was a dream of mine for many years to wor...
Holidays - can't afford to take them, can't afford to miss them
You can’t be available every minute of every day. You need a holiday to recharge.
It’s that time of year when we’re all thinking about where we’d love to go for a summer holiday but you’re a freelancer, so holidays come with pain and worry...
The race to the bottom on freelance rates is a problem none of us can ignore
The pressure to cut your prices is never-ending and growing, and it's costing us all a lot more than just money.
You have spent years building your skills. You have a portfolio, a reputation, and clients who—on good days—rely on you comple...
Stop chasing invoices and start using contracts to get paid on time
If you’re a freelancer or are running a micro business, you already know the worry of waiting on an overdue invoice payment.
If you’re a freelancer or are running a micro business, you already know the worry of waiting on an overdue invoic...
Freelancing has a payment problem and nobody is fixing it
Late payment and non-payment by clients is endemic across the freelance world. Here is why it happens, what it costs you, and what you can actually do about it.
You finished the work. You delivered it on time, exactly to the brief, and to...
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