I have an exercise I do at the end of each year, where I track the number of hours of paid work I completed across the year (329.5), the total amount I earned for those hours (£20,275), and therefore my average hourly rate (£62). This year, I worked 62 hours fewer than in 2023, but […]
Tag: Freelancing
Rebookings, Referrals, Reciprocation
If someone were to ask me now, how to set up a successful freelance editing business – I would have to say, I have no idea! It’s been over three-and-a-half years since I quit my office job and went freelance (though it was actually the other way around) and I couldn’t really tell you how […]
Freelance Mindset Pivot
It’s been over three years since I took up freelance editing and quit my office job – and I’ve never regretted it. I certainly couldn’t countenance going back to 9 to 5 working now. However, the hardest thing I still have to deal with is the uncertainty of it all. I’ve been very lucky […]
Freelance Panic
It’s now been nearly three years since I started my freelance editing business, and I still wake up most mornings marvelling at the fact that I have a job I love, that’s so flexible and that is earning me a lot more money per hour than I ever made in an office job. However, […]