Storyology: A festival of journalism and storytelling that freelancers need to know about

July 5, 2017 in Freelance journalists, Freelancers

Are you freelancing as a journalist or storyteller? Content guru, perhaps? Whatever you call yourself, then this is the conference for you. Why? Because as a freelancer, you’re not always across the big picture stuff that impacts on the decisions being made by the country’s publishers. Working in isolation is great, but at least once…

How PRs can get the most out of freelance journalists

June 7, 2017 in Freelance journalists, Freelancers

There’s a growing number of freelance journalists in Australia. I’m one of them. I’ve been bashing the keyboard as an independent freelancer since the GFC. I’m up against a lot of talented journalists, and I’m busy juggling several deadlines every week. I’m jostling with a number of other freelancers for the same pool of freelance…

Here are some social media tips, from a freelance expert

May 20, 2017 in Freelancers, Growing your freelance business, Tips and tools

I’m someone that often has more ideas then they can implement. I want to see them turned into reality without the time and pain it can take to deliver them. When I see other people excited about their idea and then getting frustrated with their ability to create, it stirs me to evaluate the process…

Meet Australian Virtual Assistant Andrea Finch

May 13, 2017 in Freelancers, The Freelance Collective

Q: Tell us about your freelancing journey, where did it all begin? A: Whilst holding down a full-time job I’d been dabbling in my own business since 2010. Whist working in several in-house graphic design positions (several due to relocating) I’d finish up for the day to come home to try and make something of…

A tale of two bad debts: how this freelance creative got paid

May 8, 2017 in Finances, Freelancers

Freelancers are business owners with real responsibilities. We pitch, win jobs, invoice, pay our own bills, manage projects and even speak on the phone like a real adult. Like any business, icky money issues can be a jolt to the system. And freelancers will know that there’s a special kind of agony in debt collection…

Meet Melbourne freelance ‘creative technologist’ Simon Burgin

April 25, 2017 in Freelancers, The Freelance Collective

Freelance Melbourne creative Simon Burgin is breaking new ground as a ‘creative technologist’. Naturally, we wanted to catch up with this intriging creative type (who lists his skills on The Freelance Collective) to hear more about what he’s up to, and hear a little more about this trendy new term he’s using to define his…

Please don’t pity me when I tell you I’m freelance

February 20, 2017 in Freelancers, The Freelance Collective

Please don’t pity me when I tell you that I’m freelance. Seriously, my career and my entire life has never been better. Freelancing is equivalent to professional freedom. And I honestly wouldn’t trade places with my employed equivalents if you paid me double what you earn. Actually, I’m probably already earning double what you are,…

Here’s how to practice self-care when juggling freelance deadlines

October 17, 2016 in Freelancers

If there’s a freelancer out there that should know how to make self-care easier when the workload gets heavy, it’s one that specialises in wellbeing. That’s why I’m sharing my top tips that are actually implementable for freelancers – they’re quick, easy, and effective. Take Speedy Meditation Breaks Meditation and deep breathing are two awesome…

Here’s how to tackle your marketing as a freelance graphic designer

September 30, 2016 in Freelancers, Growing your freelance business, PR, The Freelance Collective

Your freelance graphic design career is going to take a pretty significant nose-dive if you don’t invest a bit of time and energy into getting found. It’s fundamental to landing works, but it also remains an element of freelancing that lots of us have an ‘ick’ factor about. Self-promotion is embarrassing. Lame. It’s bragging. And…

This is the real reason your freelancer is so motivated and eager to please

September 22, 2016 in Freelancers

“Whatever you think; you’re the expert,” my new boss said in my first week on the job. It was 2003 and I’d only been working in marketing and PR for a few years, so being recognised as an ‘expert’ was a new and exciting idea for my ‘words of affirmation’ soul. Like many Aussies before…

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