Welcome

Hi admin,

Love your photo!

This forum looks fab - so thank you! Finally a place that makes us free agents feel like we have somewhere to belong!

I may even be able to find a logo designer on here to do a bit of handy work for my Ltd. So, any takers out of the magnificent seven or so members!?

L

 

Heh, I know who you are...

Was at h9is best in the early days I reckon, best thing he did recently was read the football results.

Funny as!

Well done on getting the forum up, look forward to seeing a few more freelancers on here

 

Hello

Lovely picture, definitely your best side I reckon.

 

Hello all Nice to see a bunch of freelancers - recently taken the plunge so am keen to have a virtual pub where I can come and hang out occasionally. Really like the site. Lots of good stuff and I've already given myself a good talking to about time management ahem! Have had lots of interesting stuff on and am too prone to getting too engrossed and then not getting enough sleep.

I've got one of these free Business Start Up day course thingies to go to in January - anyone been on one? Sounds pretty useful, especially to a tax numbskull like me.

 

Hi! Thanks for the welcome Nah the sharp claws are for clients who give me grief!

I've been doing some work on Elance, and getting in touch with contacts from ages ago when life got in the way and I stopped writing for quite a while. Have got myself registered on a couple of freelance sites but Elance seems to be the best option for the work I'm interested in doing. My daily time management is pretty rocky right now because I get too engrossed in a project and then find I'm not getting enough sleep .. doh! I need to set myself a fixed target deadline for each day really. Anyone got any strategies that work well?

But I've just landed a really interesting project which I'm hoping will pan out into an ongoing contract, and have a couple of clients who will be coming back for more. And just finished one which was heaven on a stick!

Oh the joy of working for oneself ...!!!

How about you guys?

 

ermmmmm ...

 

Ah! I did wonder. Filthy spammers indeed. grrr

I thought for a moment it was a satirical dig at search engine optimisation keywords and nonsensical articles but obviously I was being too kind chuckle

Incidentally - I've discovered a way of nailing the first rough draft on the page. Timer on the mobile. Set it for ten minutes, or thirty, or whatever, write like hell and there you are. First extremely rough draft ready for fine tuning and tweaking and polishing lovingly with teak oil. Fun too. I just hope no-one rings just as I'm rounding the last bend

 

I thought it was time that I stepped in and said hello, I have been scanning here for a while now. Great forum and the resources are fantastic, I sincerely hope that it grows and that lots of us step in and help one another.

About me: My name is Natalie, I have been attempting to be a freelancer for a couple of years now since redundancy, but I have the business sense of a flea (not much help even if one thinks one does have talent) and thank goodness my husband earns enough to support us or else we would be squatting on a park bench by now. I am an experienced print designer, but have spent the past couple of years teaching myself web design and own a few sites now that I love dabbling with.

Lets get this forum buzzing, there are plenty of us out there that need the support

 

Yeah I'd like to second that, I only came across this site last week and the resources here are really useful..........nice job!

 

aphorism

Marriage is a 3-ring circus: Engagement Ring, Wedding Ring, Suffering.

 

Just want to extend a 'warm welcome' to Glebe and Natz

Was chewing the fat about freelancing and how this site is a must with a fellow freelance over the New Year.

He said he was self-employed (CGI, special fx) but saw himself as 'too niche' to sign up here, or in the directory. Oh well it's not my business that will suffer as a result.

'Freelance UK' - maybe it's for freelancers in the UK. Anyone?!

 

Helloooooo. Like the way this site is UK based.

 

Hi w i l l.

Thanks for signing up! Yup strictly UK Makes a change eh?

 

It wont last long. Can't wait to see the $ sign.