How do you protect yourself financially as a freelancer?

December 13, 2019 in Finances, Freelance success stories, Freelancers

There’s no doubt freelancing comes with many financial risks and responsibilities. Being self employed means you’re responsible for your business expenses, tax duties, and payment disputes. Before you become a full-time freelancer, it’s important to think ahead and put a financial plan in place. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself financially on the…

Here’s how freelancers can even out the dry spells

November 21, 2019 in Finances, Freelance success stories, Freelancers, Growing your freelance business, The Freelance Collective

Not getting paid regularly can be some of the hardest parts of freelancing. But there are ways to you even out the dry spells to ensure you’re bank account isn’t sitting empty for most of the month. State payment terms up front About to land a new client? That’s awesome. But before that client signs…

Here’s how planing out the year ahead makes me a better Australian freelancer

January 25, 2019 in Finances, Freelance journalists, Freelancers, Growing your freelance business, The Freelance Collective

Ah, the promise of a new year in your freelance business. The world is your oyster. Anything is possible. With some careful planning. Sure, you have to roll with it to some extent as a freelancer. But you can take back some of the power by making some strategic decisions about your business. Here’s how…

How to blitz tax time as a freelancer

June 13, 2018 in Finances, Tips and tools

As June 30 approaches, the best freelancers already know what their tax position is for the financial year and they have all their resources ready for it. It’s not because they knuckled down early and crunched the numbers before the rest of us, it’s because they adopt a different mindset when it comes to tax.…