When I first started freelancing over four years ago, I turned to Google. As one does. I looked around online for wise people who could teach me a thing or two about how to make a success of it, and the word “niche” was absolutely bloody everywhere. Every article I read and podcast I listened […]
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Struggling to Start That Blog? Try #Write52
If we’re honest with ourselves, blogging for our own businesses can be a bit of a headache. I’m sure there are some people out there that absolutely always enjoy writing their own blogs and always meet their self-imposed deadlines, but I’m yet to meet them. Every freelancer is fully aware that they need a blog […]
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My Branding Experience: Working With Lemon&Birch
In the summer of last year, I made a decision I’d been dithering over all year long. It was time to invest in my branding. I opted to work with the amazing Meg at Lemon&Birch, who offers a full Brand Identity Package, including multiple logos, fonts, a colour palette and lots more besides. She sent […]
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Tips for Translators: Switching Off as a Freelance Translator
When you run your own business, switching off can be tough, no matter what industry you’re in. But when you’re a freelance translator, it can be even harder to actually switch off your laptop and your brain at the end of the day, at the weekends or when you’re meant to be on holiday. Because […]
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#20things2020: Acknowledging Our Own Achievements
At the end of January, I got that only-too-familiar feeling of panic. Another month had gone by, and as far as I was concerned, I’d achieve absolutely sod all. We’re already a month into 2020, I was thinking, and I’ve just been sitting around, twiddling my thumbs, being a bit useless, professionally and personally. But […]
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