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Freelancing: One year done.

Freelancing: One year done.

The Business of Web Design, Cardiff, Wales

18th July 2014

Stuart Robson

July 18, 2014
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  1. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com The Pros flexible working hours flexible working location

    choice of projects variety of projects constant need to learn new things
  2. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com The Cons financial insecurities. loss of full time

    benefits. a blurred line betwixt work and home. being the captain, cook and the toilet attendant. loneliness.
  3. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Preparation freelancing in the evenings. blogging tutorials and

    thoughts. making things. conversing on the twitters. deciding what I wanted to do.
  4. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Front End Developer What did I want to

    do… specialising in responsive web design front-end consultancy web performance building HTML, CSS and JS(jQuery, kinda)
  5. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com A Routine With an allowance for flexible hours

    there’s no real ‘routine’. Moreover there’s a sense of things to try and do every day.
  6. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Client Smells promise of more work. ‘up in

    the air’ specifications. questioning your rate. it’s a ‘quick’ and ‘easy’ job. they disappear.
  7. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Contract Details Terms of payment (50% up front,

    50% on final invoice). Late payments What is included (browser testing, etc). What isn’t included (copywriting, etc). What you’re expecting from the client. What the client will get from you
  8. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Insurance and ‘stuff’ Personal Indemnity Public and products

    liability Office insurance Portable Equipment www.policybee.co.uk
  9. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Cooking the books send estimates & proposals sort

    out expenses send out and chase invoices work out my profits and losses get ready for Mr. Taxman
  10. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com Wrapping Up Being your own boss, it’s pretty

    amazing. It does have its caveats Don’t forget to keep an eye on your schedule Karma happens more than you’d expect Allow time for you to play Don’t bury your head in the sand Enjoy yourself, your work, your time, your friends and family.
  11. @sturobson www.alwaystwisted.com – Philip J. Robson “If you’re not working

    for yourself so you can enjoy yourself. What’s the point in doing it‽”