Jan 31, 2013 | Business skills, Freelancing, Networking
This is the year of listening to my gut! Growing up with a mum who’s got Crohns Disease and Colitis (and who’s worked tirelessly over the years to remove the stigma from those illnesses, yes, you’re fab, Mum!), I’ve been surrounded by...
Jul 4, 2012 | Freelancing
This is Pukey the Cat (aka Max). Like Garfield, he doesn’t leave the cul de sac so I’ve spent a lot of time with him in my new freelancing life. So far, he hasn’t inspired me to draw a world famous cartoon strip but he has taught me a few things...
Dec 12, 2011 | Freelancing
Being laid up with a sprained ankle has given me time to reflect on my business. I’m just about to hit the two month anniversary of my new freelancing life and boy, has it been a steep learning curve. Two months ago, I thought I knew it all. I was thinking “I’ve...
Nov 18, 2011 | Business skills, Freelancing, Networking
Today, I was going to write about shyness and the freelancing world, but my Google-fu shows me that I’ve been beaten to it by Melissa Ek in an April article for Freelance Folder. I used to be very shy and, over the years, I ‘faked it to make it’ to the point where I...
