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My First Year
Freelancing
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My First Year
Freelancing
and a half!
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My freelance journey
Why freelance?
What is stopping you from freelancing?
Top Tips / Lesson Learned
Questions
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My freelance journey
Why freelance?
What is stopping you from freelancing?
Top Tips / Lesson Learned
Questions
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My freelance journey
Why freelance?
What is stopping you from freelancing?
Top Tips / Lesson Learned
Questions
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My freelance journey
Why freelance?
What is stopping you from freelancing?
Top Tips / Lesson Learned
Questions
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My freelance journey
Why freelance?
What is stopping you from freelancing?
Top Tips / Lesson Learned
Questions
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My Freelance Journey
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http://churchm.ag/wordpress-screenshots-through-the-years/
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WordPress 2.0 (2005)
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February 2010 May 2012
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http://markwilkinson.me/2014/02/new-career-chapter/
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So, why freelance?
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Freedom
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Freedom to do:
What you want
When you want
Where you want
How you want
With who you want
Quoted from George Swift of Bigger Brighter Bolder via Jo Waltham
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So what’s stopping
you?
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Money
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Getting
started / setup
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Register with HMRC as a sole trader
Get a separate current account with your bank
Keep records – I use a simple spreadsheet
Get some insurance
Complete your tax return
Pay your taxes / national insurance to HMRC
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My Top Tips
https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4268864706/
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Finding Clients
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_buses_in_London
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Billable Time
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Networking
https://www.flickr.com/photos/damndirty/15495141822/
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Reciprocate
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Find a Niche
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Lifestyle
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Thank you
Questions?
@wpmark
markwilkinson.me
github.com/wpmark
profiles.wordpress.org/wpmarkuk
P.S. I’m available for hire!