A Year in Freelancing

Tips and tricks from WordPress freelancing for a year.

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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)
12. February 2010 May 2012
13. http://markwilkinson.me/2014/02/new-career-chapter/
14. So, why freelance?
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!