When 2020 happened - the pandemic, George Floyd and beyond... Lo needed a way to express herself. She chose Instagram. And before she knew it, huge name clients came knocking. Clients who wanted her to be her. While the world locked down, it had suddenly opened up with freelance life to Lo. She was free and welcoming us all to explore the 'Lo Harris Universe'.
Read MoreWhen Claire moved from Ireland to France in 2009 she started picking up freelance work with the expat community.
Since then she’s been on an even bigger journey. From a designer of ‘everything’ to a niche digital marketer. From ‘having lots of work’ to ‘having a business’. From working into the early hours with no life, to working a four day week with two months off in the summer.
So much learned. Not just a new language.
Read MoreAfter years as professional dancer, Wayne started to make moves in a new direction.
He picked up a camera and taught himself filmmaking. At first shooting what he knew - the dance world. Before stepping out into other genres and techniques including projection mapping and light installations.
You can be part of his next audience: take your seats for Wayne’s freelance story.
Read MoreFor years Tim would do voiceovers on the side of his local government job, often starting early, working late. Finally, with a year’s buffer of cash saved up he decided it was now or never. Time to go full-time freelance with what he loved.
Three years on, it wasn’t the savings that got him through - it was the relationships he’d invested in. Now Tim’s behind the mic, not for a voiceover, but to share his story of being freelance.
Read MoreA year after being made redundant Suz looked around and realised - “oh, so this is the business you always wanted to start, but you never knew you were going to..’
And with no one able to be exactly like Suz, she realised there’s no real competition and instead embraced community and collaboration.
From South Africa, to Scotland and now to your ears. This is the story of Suz Bird.
Read MoreAfoma trained to be a doctor. Yes, an actual medical doctor. So how did she end up worrying more about the health of her freelance business than of patients?
Hear how she got started on UpWork and then thrived away from it, including the success of her own passion project - a book blog.
And all this whilst working a four-day week?! Hmm, doctors don’t get to do that.
Vic realised he didn’t just want to be a Spanish copywriter. He knew his strength was in being bilingual.
He also knew other freelancers were using LinkedIn to great effect to find clients. So he formed a LinkedIn strategy and stuck to it. Creating quality content and making real connections. Now Vic writes in Spanish and English. Confident to say adiós (or goodbye) to work that no longer interests him.
Read MoreChronic pain had left Kendyll unable to work. Stuck at home, depressed, her sister gave her a watercolour set, saying ‘If Henri Matisse can paint from bed, then you can too”. And she did. Every single day. Sharing her illustrations online.
Kendyll’s fine art education had helped her find relief from the pain. Unexpectedly, it also helped find her a new career being freelance.
