| Freelance Business Digest | | | 14 sessions to boost your freelance business
| | | This august will be hot not only because of the weather, but also because of the content that will be featured during our upcoming event. Be ready for creativity boost on 23-24 of August at the Freelance Business for Creatives.Our event programme includes key experts and sessions, that will help you to transform your freelance business. Guaranteed! Some of them: - The art of getting shit done by Claus Raasted, director of the College of Extraordinary Experiences and coach at McKinsey & Company. An expert in productivity and innovation.
- Activate your ideas factory by Robert Dunsmore, independent creative director
- Explore your talent to diversify your income by Alistair Webster, creative director and solopreneur, founder of Freelance Success
- Win new clients with ease by Alison Grade, author of The Freelance Bible
- 6-figure freelancing by Tomislav Kozacinski, Sir Freelance-a-lot, product design consultant, agency owner of Meridian Collective
- How to be digitally organised as a creative by Karen Visser, trainer and senior professional organiser
- Signs that your price is too low by Filip Fučić, freelance pricing consultant, founder at Lift-off
And many more! | | | How can freelancers run their work efficiently and effectively?
| | | We asked freelancers from our community about which tools they use. We collected responses, summarised and delighted to share a comprehensive list with you.
From CRM to social media accounts management - you will find recommendations for any type of tasks you need to manage.
| | | Our sought-after Freelance Business Month is back! | | | The largest global event for freelancers will happen once again, from 1 to 31 October.The Freelance Business Month is an initiative designed to unite the world freelance ecosystem and to show the power of growing independent businesses. With the key focus on independent professionals worldwide, it is the epicenter of cultivating ideas, knowledge, skills sharing and learning new tools that enhance freelance productivity and efficiency. The call for speakers is now open! Submit your talk to join any of these programme blocks:1. The Future of Freelancing 2. Starting Freelancing 3. Growing Freelancing 4. Future of Work and HR 5. European Freelance Week 6. Freelance Ecosystem | | | Fast and easy invoicing tool for freelancers with Xolo Go
| | | When you are freelancing, you might face admin and tax challenges. Instead, you can now get help with complicated accounting and invoicing cross-border clients, and choose the solution which best fits their needs. Our partner Xolo offers Xolo GO, which is the easy, no strings attached version, for freelancers to issue and manage their invoices. We checked whether registering an account and issuing an invoice indeed takes less than 10 mins. Actually it took us 5 mins instead. | | | How freelancers can go on vacation without causing a disaster
| | | Summer is here, and it brings thoughts of warm sand and the cool sea. If you're a freelancer though, chances are that you don't have paid vacation and might think to continue working while on holiday.
Don't lose hope yet - a proper freelance vacation is possible, with the right preparation.
We have collected suggestions and recommendations for you how to handle your vacation planning + a big bonus: Financial management advice from Robert Vlach.
| | | Get an exclusive 10% discount and expedited application review for NOMAWO SCALE
| | | Building and growing your freelance business can be difficult, confusing, and isolating. And sustaining that growth even more unless you have the right systems and strategies in place to build a strong and sustainable business. That's the reason we partnered with NOMAWO. Their flagship SCALE program is designed for top freelance consultants to help them build and scale businesses the right way. Join experts and peers over a 12-week + 12-week period and start with goal setting and vision and achieve your goals by the end of the program with the option to extend support beyond the duration of the program. They also have need-based scholarships available for this cohort. Exclusively, for the Freelance Business network - NOMAWO is offering a 10% discount and expedited application review. The next cohort starts on July 12.
Apply today to be considered and don't forget to mention "Freelance Business BE" as the referrer while applying. | | | A big shout out to our partners! | | | Fiverr issued 4th Freelance Economic Impact Report
| | | A new report shows a lot of growth is happening when it comes to freelancing opportunities in creative tech and professional fields.
The report focused on 30 cities in the US, but nevertheless, it is a great benchmark to consult with.
The positive news of all is that skilled freelancing is boosting local economies and helping an abundance of workers find work.
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