Why can’t I just get a good job or well paying contract or freelance work?

Question:  Why can I just get a good job or well paying contract?

Answer:  Many of the jobs we hoped to get after our degree, our training or our MBA just don’t exist.

So what do we do?

What do hirers want from freelancers? 7 Tips from the Horse’s Mouth

We asked Tim Crighton from County Insurance to share with us his tips for freelancers that want to impress. As someone who regularly hires freelancers and has worked as a freelancer himself, we thought we’d get some advice directly from the Horse’s mouth – so to speak…

Here’s what Tim has to say:

Freelance film buffs – catch the Chester Premier of Skyfall!

Calling all freelance film buffs in the North West… Chester’s favourite film son, Daniel Craig, is returning to the big screen this week and his new Bond film, Skyfall, will be premieried in Chester on Thursday – a day before national release!

Does teamwork matter for freelancers?

Freelancers are lone wolves – they work by themselves to their own schedule. Don’t believe me? Check out these 7 things that freelancers do…

So, here’s my question…. does teamwork matter to freelancers? And if so, are they any better at teamwork than anyone else? Find out ….

Freelance Flash (web) developer – Liverpool

AMI Learning are looking for a freelance flash (web) developer in Liverpool / Wirral area.

Is this you?

7 lessons learned in a year as a freelancer worker

The Frazzled Freelancer reflects on the first year as his own boss, discussing lessons learned along the way.

13 Freelance jobs in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds – 31st May

This weeks latest freelance jobs and freelance work in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds

Roles include

• copywriters,
• senior artworkers, 
• drupal developers, 
• draughtsman, 
• agency account handlers, 
• SAP developer, 
• PHP developer, 
• drupal developer, 
• VB.NET developer, 
• student bloggers, 
• expression engine developers, 
• html / CSS freelancers, 
• web designers

16 Freelance Jobs – Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Chorlton, Sheffield and Chester – 10th May

• • Java Developer for London based startup
  • Senior Java Developers
  • Freelance Software Systems Specialist
  • Client Management Associate
  • Freelance SAP Systems Support Manager
  • Film Extras
  • Freelance Applications Developer
  • Freelance Event Co-ordinator
  • Freelance Drupal Web developer
  • Freelance Account Manager
  • Freelance Book Festival Organiser
  • SAP Developer
  • Freelance Project Planner
  • Personal Trainers
  • Freelance Writers

7 Tips for Freelancers to Keep Healthy and Keep Earning

When we freelance, we put our health on the line.

We work long hours, we get stressed about work and projects. We have to manage the fact that some clients pay late and some don’t pay at all. We have bills to meet and mortgages to pay…

… which means, late nights, early mornings, rushing to meetings in the car, sitting in front of computers and, frankly, sometimes drinking too much coffee and subway sandwiches.

Yet, without our health, we can’t earn… so here are 7 tips to help…

19 Freelance jobs in Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield and Chester

Freelance jobs and Freelance work – Manchester, Leeds

• Freelance Java, Spring, SQL Developer
• Freelance Legal Filing Clerk
• Freelance Marketing Assistant
• Freelance Data / Marketing Campaign Analyst
• Freelance WordPress Developers
• Freelance Web role
• Freelance Packaging Designer
• reelance animators
• Freelance Designer
• Freelance DSLR Jib Operator
• Freelance Developer
• Freelance App Developer

Should freelancers form a partnership with another freelancer or developer?

I recently had a skype conversation with my web and tech developer. He asked me, ‘should I form a partnership with another developer’?

What do you think?

Freelancers Co-Founders

Are you a freelancer or contractor who is considering joining a start-up on a partnership or equity share basis?

If so, we are building a list of freelancers who want to meet up with other freelancers or businesses that looking for engage your skills and talents in return for a partnership or equity share role.

4 reasons why companies are frightened of engaging freelancer workers

Let’s be honest, the benefits of working and engaging freelancers are strong, powerful and effectively communicated from this website (Enterprise Freelance Fair) and many others – not least the National Freelancers Day run by PCG.

So, why don’t more businesses take greater advantage of freelancers? We’ve being doing some digging and here’s what we found…