A Year in Freelancing

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1. My First Year Freelancing

2. My First Year Freelancing and a half!

3. My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from

   freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions

4. My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from

   freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions

5. My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from

   freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions

6. My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from

   freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions

7. My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from

   freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions

8. My Freelance Journey

9. http://churchm.ag/wordpress-screenshots-through-the-years/

10. WordPress 2.0 (2005)

11. None

12. February 2010 May 2012

13. http://markwilkinson.me/2014/02/new-career-chapter/

14. So, why freelance?

15. None

16. Freedom

17. 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

18. So what’s stopping you?

19. Money

20. Getting started / setup

21. 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

22. My Top Tips https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4268864706/

23. Finding Clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_buses_in_London

24. Billable Time

25. Networking https://www.flickr.com/photos/damndirty/15495141822/

26. Reciprocate

27. Find a Niche

28. Lifestyle

29. Thank you Questions? @wpmark markwilkinson.me github.com/wpmark profiles.wordpress.org/wpmarkuk P.S. I’m available

    for hire!