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Whether it’s the atmospheric buzz of the ‘coffee shop effect’*, the change of scenery, or the delicious coffees, it’s common knowledge that working in a café has several major perks. As a freelancer, one of these perks is being able to switch it up and explore what your city – or the city you are visiting – has to offer. …

Indulging in the use of cafés as your office for the day grows expensive – especially when you’re surrounded by delicious temptations in the likes of homemade cakes and well-made, ethically-sourced coffee. Edinburgh may not be the most cost-effective for freelancers, but it’s certainly cheaper in comparison to London and comes with a more relaxed city culture. To help increase …

Update: as new cafes open up, old ones close down, and existing ones change their rules, we have accordingly updated this post to reflect the state of working cafes in London in 2021 since its original publication in 2018. Of course, we’d always recommend checking the café site directly (linked in the café title) for the most up to date …

Being a freelancer is great. You get to set your hours, work wherever you like, choose who you work with and charge whatever you want for your services. No boss, no horrible clients to deal with and no incompetent colleagues making life more complicated than it needs to be. Perfect. Unfortunately, a lot of the best parts of being a …

Finding work as a freelancer can be tough, but fortunately, there are plenty of websites and apps that are designed to make things easier. In this article, we take a look at some of the most popular sites and then weigh up the pros and cons of the different types. Most popular freelancer websites Fiverr Fiverr is straightforward to use, …

It’s hard to imagine a world without social media, but it wasn’t that long ago that the internet was a new and scary place. Most families shared a PC (if they were lucky) and had to dial into the internet using their phone line. Now we can access a whole host of social media platforms from anywhere in the world …

There’s no denying that working from home comes with a lot of perks, but there are some downsides too. When you’ve got all your luxuries close to hand and nobody to hold you accountable, it can be tough motivating yourself. In this article, we look at the good the bad and the ugly when it comes to working from home …

When you’re a freelancer looking for work, there are so many options for how to market yourself, and there’s never a shortage of people giving their advice. You get bombarded with things to try; things that have worked for other people; things you have to do because everyone else is. Get a website. Write some blogs. Make a video. Focus …

Working for yourself offers many benefits. You can choose how you work, where you work, when you work and who you work with. If you get it right, you’ll have a better work-life balance, higher income and a lot to be proud of, but success doesn’t come easy. You have to work for it, and that takes dedication, determination and …