Posts in the category: Freelancing

Last month I posted an article on my website for the first time in a long while. In it I set out some goals for the coming 12 months. The aim was to create greater accountability for myself, track my progress by starting to write more again, whilst also practicing Learning in public again. So how have I been getting on with each of my goals. Let's find out... Fully transition to using Statamic for...

I've used an exceptionally busy 24 month period as an excuse to not keep up with writing articles for this website. That's something I want to rectify. I have a lot of things I'd like to share, but I have to make time for them, otherwise they'll continue to only exist in my head. On top of this, there are a number of improvements I'd like to make to my skillset and business. Again, I've used the b...

My switch to a 4 day week has been a while in the making. Yet it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. At the beginning of 2021 I decided I would only work on client projects Monday to Thursday. Then spend Fridays working on my own business growth. On paper this seemed sensible, but it didn’t quite go to plan. In reality it meant 4 days of focused work, then a mad dash...

I’ve no real plan for this post. The only aim is to acknowledge my mistakes so far this year. Then hopefully start on the way to correcting them. I haven’t written anything in so long Five and a half months. It’s been five and a half months since I wrote anything here. The same pretty much goes for my Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. I’m regretting it now, but I know I’...

I consider myself fortunate to have returned to freelancing with a successful 12 months in what will have been a turbulent year for many. Of course I’ve had my ups and downs but my client base has grown, along with my income, and my skills. And for the most part I have been able to enjoy a flexible balance of my time between work and pleasure. However I know that I can still achieve better v...

Throughout 2020 I’ve aimed to keep up with current events in front end development as much as possible. It’s essential for my work and completely fascinating looking at the innovation happening across the industry. Blogs and newsletter have always been a good staple for this – and will continue to be so. However one of my goals this year was to reduce my screen time. Between codi...

Christmas isn’t far away, but when it arrives hopefully we’ll all be able to have some time off. If we’re fortunate we may even be able to spend it with our family and loved ones after a long year apart. Whilst I expect most of us will want to switch off from work entirely, it could also be a good time to get a bit of reading in too. After all there’s only so many Christmas...