Seven top tips for Freelancer Success

Lionel Bunting shares with us his seven top tips for freelancer success.

From understanding your audience to pricing correctly and communicating, they all seem perfectly sensible. But how many of them did we follow?

Hmmm… truth now…

Written by Editor on October 4, 2010 and filed in Featured, Freelance Jobs, Opinion freelance work, freelancers, Lionel Bunting, North West Entrepreneurs, North West Freelancers

Freelancers: work from home, the kitchen, Starbucks or a posh office?

This week the Frazzled Freelancer steps out of the front door (yes, over the pile of kids toys and past the yapping dog) to ask the burning question we all ask…

… am I better off in an office? And does it have to be beautiful for clients to be willing to do business with me?

This and all other questions are raised and pondered in this week’s edition from the Frazzled Freelancer.

Written by Editor on September 17, 2010 and filed in Featured, Frazzled Freelancer, Opinion flexible offices, freelance work, freelancer offices, working from home

Seven Success Tips for Clients Hiring Freelancers

What are the key tips for clients (that is businesses, departments and agencies) looking to take on freelancers and offer freelancer jobs?

Why would / should you hire freelancers? How do you do it? And what are the top 7 key tips?

Lionel Bunting, Marketing, PR and Design expert has been advising enterprises on how to innovate and succeed and here he shares his seven top tips for hiring freelancers (with advice for freelancers on what to look out for too)…

Written by Editor on September 6, 2010 and filed in Entrepreneurs, Featured, News enterprise freelance fair, Freelance Jobs, hiring freelancing, outsourcing to freelancers

The answers are out there – they cost between £120 and £500 per day…

We believe that freelancers can solve many entrepreneurs’ business problems.

In fact, our research is telling us that freelancers’ original ideas and honed commercial instincts are the greatest added value that they can offer a company, agency or department. It is not just about saving money.

Do you agree? Let’s find out…

Written by Editor on August 28, 2010 and filed in Entrepreneurs, Featured, News, Opinion business challenges survey, enterprise freelance fair

Why hire freelancers? They don’t do downtime…

For many business owners the concept of outsourcing key services and employing freelancers seems a new trend.

But have you ever employed a plumber or builder? Do they think you could knock-up a loft extension or install an en-suite?

And, they don’t do downtime…

Written by Editor on August 9, 2010 and filed in Featured, News, Opinion enterprise freelance fair, Freelance Jobs, freelance journalists, freelance work, freelance writers, freelancers, freelancers as a source of competitive advantage, increasing productivity

Are you a freelancer or entrepreneur?

How do freelancers think about themselves?

Do you think of yourself as a freelancer?

As an entrepreneur?

A small business owner?

All of the above? 

Join the discussion on the Enterprise & Freelance Fair LinkedIn group.

Written by Editor on August 6, 2010 and filed in Featured, Opinion Entrepreneurs, Freelance Jobs, freelance work, freelancers, freelancers as a source of competitive advantage, North West Freelancers

Cut Your Business Costs by 25% – Outsource to Freelancers

Outsourcing giant Carillion expects to cut the costs of overstretched Government departments by 25%.

So, if Mr McDonough can do this for large Government departments, can digital, media and creative freelancers do the same for small, and medium sized businesses?

Written by Editor on July 7, 2010 and filed in Featured, News, Opinion benefits of freelancers, chester freelance work, creative design, cut business costs by 25%, cutting, digital media freelancers, freelancers, local freelance talent

Market research company to pay for freelancer’s opinions

Are you able to get to central London or central Manchester for an hour or two interview with a top market research company looking at the freelance market sometime in early September and would like to be paid for your time?

Written by Editor on July 2, 2010 and filed in Featured, News broadcast media freelancers, creative freelancers, digital media freelancers, enterprise freelance fair, freelance work, freelancers, freelancers as a source of competitive advantage, london freelancers, manchester freelancers, North West Freelancers

Freelance Talent: Emma Runciman, Think Say Do Market Research

Why and how are people buying your products or services?

Buying’s a subtle process, and people’s influences aren’t always obvious. Think about it – when you shop, can you give clear, tangible reasons for every single item you’ve dropped in the trolley?

Written by Editor on June 10, 2010 and filed in Featured, News emma runciman, Freelance Jobs, freelancers as a source of competitive advantage, market research, marketing freelancers, North West Freelancers

Freelance Talent: George Williams, Management Consultant

I am a freelance Management Consultant with over 25 years experience working in a variety of differing roles for both Public and Private sector clients.

I provide practical solutions for client problems. Typically clients want me to look at how they can improve their clerical procedures, review their operational policies, to help them to improve their operating efficiency.

Written by Editor on June 7, 2010 and filed in Featured, News enterprise freelance fair, management consultant, North West Freelancers