I’ve been freelancing full-time for 16 months now and apart from a small blip in March-April (thanks Covid) each month has been busier than the last. I’ve been asked by friends and blog readers for tips for new freelancers, so thought I would put some together as a blog post. I won’t lie and say it’s easy, there are many pros and cons to being a freelancer, not having a >>
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