Life, freelancing & advice

Co Working Spaces Wakefield

18 December 20237 min read

Now updated with 2-Work in Tileyard North Moving to the Wakefield area as a freelancer I was keen to explore…

Low-impact exercise to stay consistent with your training

1 April 202210 min read

I’ve been training on and off consistently for approximately 8 years now. Things became serious on the…

Intensity vs Consistency

4 February 20225 min read

In my 20’s I would do both work and fitness with intensity. Long hours in the office, heavyweights in the…

Going all in

2 December 20213 min read

It was 3:30 am In late July. The warm, stuffy room had me tossing and turning. I couldn’t sleep. My mind…

Becoming A One Car Family – What Are The Pros And Cons?

7 November 20216 min read

Back in March 2021, we decided to become a one-car family. For all our time together we’ve always had a car…

The Appetite to make money

20 September 20215 min read

It was the day after I had completed the sale of my business which had provided us with a living for the past…

Hedging my bets with an interest-only mortgage

8 September 20215 min read

When I sold my educational business one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to face was ‘how to utilise and…

Choosing To Work Less

29 June 20213 min read

‘So what’s next for you? Another business planned? Starting again and scaling up?’ A friend of my daughters…

Exercising With Kids – Pivoting Your Fitness Routine

24 June 20214 min read

Kids change everything. Literally everything. You accumulate more shit, you have less free time and you drink…

What’s next?

18 May 20215 min read

It’s been a little over a week since we sold the business and life is already different. My dreams of riding…

2020 A Year In Review

4 January 20219 min read

‘A million vaccines on the shelf and ready to use next week’ This is certainly not a sentence I expected to…

Three 4G Home Broadband Review

8 July 20205 min read

As someone who makes a living from the internet, it’s imperative that I have a rock-solid connection. We were…

Moving House

29 May 20209 min read

Have you ever moved house in the middle of a global pandemic with a pregnant wife, a furloughed removal team…

Self Employed Report January/February/March

10 April 20207 min read

Another three months since my last report and ALOT has happened in the world and for me personally. We are in…

Self Employed Report – October/November/December

9 January 20208 min read

Three months since my last report and another year (decade) has gone by. The past 90+ days have been the most…

Business Decisions 2019

28 October 20195 min read

A long-time friend of mine in the online space Jem recently wrote a post on business decisions she had made…

Preventative Maintenance In Life & Business

24 October 20193 min read

There’s a service within the facilities management sector which is preventative maintenance. It’s a…

Self Employed Report – August/September

4 October 20196 min read

Failure after just one month! (I didn’t update monthly) Jokes aside, this will be an August/September…

Home Gym/Office One Year On

7 September 20197 min read

It’s been over a year since we completed our extension project which included my home office and gym. I’ve…

Freelance Enquiries: Types, Qualifying & Responding

23 August 20195 min read

Throughout my time as a freelancer (3+ years), I’ve had more than 110 enquiries send via my website. I have…

6 Best Co-working Spaces In Leeds

20 August 20196 min read

There are many pros to being a freelancer; it truly is one of the best decisions I ever made. However, like…

Self Employed Report – July

5 August 20195 min read

Over the past three years since going self-employed, I have experienced such variation from day-to-day. It’s…

Avoiding The Freelancer Feast & Famine Cycle

29 July 20195 min read

Freelancing can be a lonely game; particularly when the chips are down. A lull in workload, a drop in…

Time Efficiency

23 July 20195 min read

Time or more of it. It’s something we all strive for but never quite have enough. Productivity hacks,…

Finding your community

18 July 20192 min read

Since becoming a freelance consultant my strategy has always been to find my ‘community’. Think of your…

Momentum

3 June 20192 min read

There’s no denying business is hard. I would say to anyone asking the most difficult part of self-employment…

Best Pubs In Wakefield

1 October 20184 min read

I am lucky enough to live in an area that is rich with history, fine dining, great scenery and even better…

Payment On Account Self Employed

30 August 20184 min read

By far one of the most challenging aspects of running your own business is dealing with the financial side of…

Don’t Strive For Work/Life Balance. Try Work/Life Solidarity.

2 August 20186 min read

We have all heard the saying “a healthy work/ life balance”, it is something that has been used for…

Hiring An Agency Vs. Freelancer

13 July 20186 min read

As a business, reaching your goals and targets is everything. There will come a time where you will be…

The Replenishing Retainer; Cash Flow Positive When Freelancing

25 May 20184 min read

One of the most challenging aspects of being a freelancer is the financial responsibility. If you have moved…

Best parks & places to walk in Wakefield

3 May 20187 min read

Having lived in Leeds for close to 8 years my wife and I decided on Sandal, Wakefield as the place we wanted…

Best Independent Restaurants In Wakefield

24 April 20186 min read

Every now and then there is nothing better than getting out with family and friends for a good meal. I am of…

Best Independent Coffee Shops In Wakefield

6 April 20184 min read

One of the perks of being a freelancer is the freedom to work from anywhere! At times I can find myself…

Ways to Reduce Your Tax Bill If You Are Self-Employed

3 April 20187 min read

There are many ways to reduce your tax bill if you are self-employed and be efficient with your finances. For…

Why 30-Day Invoice Payment Terms Are Bad for Freelancers

21 March 20184 min read

If you have been freelancing for any length of time, then I am certain you will have come across clients who…

Payment Methods As A Freelancer – Fixed Cost Vs. Hourly Vs. Retainer

15 March 20185 min read

If there is one subject guaranteed to leave people squirming in uncomfortable silence, it is money! You have…

Meetings As A Freelancer

9 March 20184 min read

We have all heard the phrase, Time Is Money, but as a freelancer this becomes your daily mantra! Employed…

Freelance Business Insurance: Why Should I Have It, and How Does It Cover Me?

6 March 20184 min read

If you have found yourself here then it is probably due to the sudden realisation that your business may need…

Bulb Energy Review

17 February 20184 min read

Switch to Bulb If you would like to switch to bulb then use this link which will earn you (and me) £50 credit…

2017 Business & Life Review

1 February 20187 min read

Another year, and so much has happened since my 2016 review it’s hard to condense everything into one single…

Drinking

5 January 20183 min read

For the past six years of my life I’ve rarely drank. Through University I was a classic binge drinker. I…

Never Fully Book Yourself As A Freelancer

19 December 20173 min read

One of the most challenging aspects of freelancing is managing your time. If like me, you have multiple…

Small Client Freelance Retainers

21 September 20174 min read

Waking up naturally

15 September 20174 min read

Best Male Barbers In Wakefield

8 September 20174 min read

Find work which facilitates your passions

23 June 20172 min read

Savings When Freelance

16 June 20175 min read

Paying A Freelancer On Time

4 May 20174 min read

Growth As A Freelancer

27 April 20175 min read

Overcoming Loneliness As a Freelancer

24 April 20174 min read

When Should You Hire A Freelancer?

13 April 20174 min read

How to start a freelance business

7 April 20177 min read

Going Freelance With Children

3 April 201714 min read

Article Summary: Go part time initially Start building online assets Have enough savings so your ass doesn’t…

Turning down clients for ethical & professional integrity reasons

13 March 20173 min read

With freelancing comes choice. A choice to decide what time of the day you work, where you work, and how you…

Don’t strive to be the best. Be good enough

8 February 20172 min read

Whether it’s in your home life, social life or work life; the strive for perfection is usually a steep climb…

Investing in yourself

2 February 20175 min read

Creating a business with a level of success doesn’t happen overnight. There’s typically a sustained period of…

2016 Business & Life Review

17 January 20176 min read

2016 was a step into the unknown for me on many levels. A new addition to our family, a house move, relying…

Business Name vs Own Name

3 January 20175 min read

Anybody making the transition to self employment has most probably toyed with the decision whether to use…

Why my business will always be home based

29 October 20164 min read

If I had a pound for every remote working article I have read this week then I would be a rich man. Remote…

Why a coworking space didn’t work for me

28 October 20164 min read

“The whole idea of coworking is to bring bright, creative people together and let the ideas collide” Often…

Turning down a potential client

6 October 20163 min read

Speaking to any freelancer they will tell you that initially turning down a potential client is one of the…

Just Getting Started

27 September 20162 min read

With anything you invest time in, getting started is perhaps one of the hardest notions. Waiting for the…

The power of ex colleagues when going freelance

7 July 20162 min read

How many ex colleagues do you keep in touch with? Whether it’s Facebook, phone call, text messages or perhaps…

Why I split my time across multiple income streams

24 June 20162 min read

Excess always worries me or should I say individuals who do things to the excess. The gym, work, alcohol all…

Making time to create side projects

3 June 20162 min read

Client work is appealing and incredibly addictive. There seems to be some type of magnetic force drawing you…

Having a target niche/identity as a freelancer

7 May 20163 min read

Moving into world of freelance I wanted to differentiate from the norm. A freelancer in the overcrowded space…

Going part time at work to pursue self employment

29 April 20163 min read

When anybody thinks of part time at work they immediately think this is only reserved for child care.…

Where to live in Wakefield..? Sandal of course!

20 April 20163 min read

Family or little people should I say changes your perception and outlook on life. I always lived in Leeds;…

BNI Yorkshire West (Wakefield) Review

7 April 20165 min read

As a new individual to the area I wanted to network as much as possible. My career as a freelancer is new and…