Posts in the category: Freelancing

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...

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’ll likely regret it even...

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...

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 coding, taking online courses, and the odd computer games...

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...