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Mark Wilkinson
October 10, 2015
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A Year in Freelancing
Tips and tricks from WordPress freelancing for a year.
Mark Wilkinson
October 10, 2015
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Transcript
My First Year Freelancing
My First Year Freelancing and a half!
My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from
freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions
My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from
freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions
My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from
freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions
My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from
freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions
My freelance journey Why freelance? What is stopping you from
freelancing? Top Tips / Lesson Learned Questions
My Freelance Journey
http://churchm.ag/wordpress-screenshots-through-the-years/
WordPress 2.0 (2005)
None
February 2010 May 2012
http://markwilkinson.me/2014/02/new-career-chapter/
So, why freelance?
None
Freedom
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
So what’s stopping you?
Money
Getting started / setup
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
My Top Tips https://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4268864706/
Finding Clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_buses_in_London
Billable Time
Networking https://www.flickr.com/photos/damndirty/15495141822/
Reciprocate
Find a Niche
Lifestyle
Thank you Questions? @wpmark markwilkinson.me github.com/wpmark profiles.wordpress.org/wpmarkuk P.S. I’m available
for hire!