101 Useful Resource Websites for Freelancers
The Top 10 Advice Websites for Freelancers:
1) Freelance UK - www.freelanceuk.com
This website claims to hold everything for the creative freelancer and they are not wrong! Useful advice on starting out, tax & legal issues as well as a forum where you can discuss issues and share advice with other freelancers. Mainly UK focused.
2) Freelance Advisor - www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk
Freelanceadvisor.co.uk is designed to help freelancers and contractors in every field with detailed set-up advice and ongoing help that even the most experienced freelancers and contractors will find useful.
3) Freelance-Network - www.freelance-network.co.uk
The UK Freelance Network provides a resource for those who would like to work from home and to assist those who are working from home. The website has valuable information and articles all relating to UK freelancers and working from home.
4) Freelance Folder - www.freelancefolder.com
Freelance Folder is a multi-authored blog dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and freelancers. Freelance Folder also provides articles, tools and information to help freelancers succeed.
5) Wake Up Later - www.wakeuplater.com
Wake Up Later touches on the subjects of website building, freelancing, blogging, and online entrepreneurship. There are a variety of freelance tips for programming to SEO and internet marketing. It is also the home of free stuff for freelancers, a growing repository of Flash, audio, and other stuff free for personal and commercial use.
6) Freelance Switch - http://freelanceswitch.com
FreelanceSwitch is a site for freelancers. Whether you’ve been freelancing for years, have just started or are considering making the switch, this is the place to get all the information and support you need.
7) All About Freelance - http://allaboutfreelance.com/
Freelance Graphic Design Rants, Tips, Tricks, Resources. ... Words of advice for freelance designers (gotta get the buzzwords, you know): ...
Businss Start-Up Advice:
8) Teneric - www.teneric.co.uk/businessinfo
Small business resources for starting up a new business or growing an existing small business from successful entrepreneurs.
9) Inc.com - www.inc.com
Small business resources for the entrepreneur, home based business, advice and ideas for starting a business, writing a business etc.
10) Business Link - www.businesslink.gov.uk
Businesslink.gov.uk helps your business save time and money by giving you instant access to clear, simple, and trustworthy information.
Managing your time as a Freelancer:
11) BNet - www.bnet.com/2410-13242_23-95592.html
EXcellent article looking at how to manage your time as a freelancer and how the skills you have got from working in other organisations can help.
12) Tutorial Blog - http://tutorialblog.org/freelancers-manage-your-projects
Blog looking at software and web applications to help you manage your freelance projects. The article highlights essential tools for any freelancer who wants to stay organised, keep the client up to date and keep records of milestones, deadlines and project files.
Managing your finances as a Freelancer:
13) EZ rticles - http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Steps-to-Managing-Your-Finances-When-Youre-a-Freelance-Writer&id=1666836
Article looking at 10 Steps to Managing Your Finances When You're a Freelance Writer.
14) Tutorial Blog - http://tutorialblog.org/freelancers-invoice-your-clients
Blog highlighting the software and web applications that you can use to invoice your clients. This is important to do properly and well-organised as your livelyhood depends on it!
Invoices:
15) BIZHELP - www.bizhelp24.com/business-finance/an-introduction-to-small-business-finance---factoring-and-invoice-discounting.html
Advice on invoicing and small business financing.
The Best Specialist Websites for Freelancers:
Photography
16) ePhotoZine - www.ephotozine.com/freelance-photography
The idea of this website is to share tips and techniques to make life as a freelance photographer easier. They also offer advice on setting up and running your own business.
17) iStockPhotos - http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php
The Internet's original member generated image and design community. The leading website for stock photographs.
18) Smug Mug - http://www.smugmug.com/photos/professional-photo-hosting-sell-photos/
This website allows photographers to advertise their photographs for sale. It allows you to set prices and the website facilitates admirers to view and buy your photographs.
Web Design Websites:
19) About.com Web Design - http://webdesign.about.com/od/jobs/p/bl_prodesigners.htm
Here professional Web designers can find resources such as tips for writing contracts, pricing suggestions, marketing and advertising advice.
20) All Web Design Resources - http://www.allwebdesignresources.com/
Web Design Resources Directory & Blog Listing The Best of Web Design Resources, Tools, Graphics Software, Web Design Reviews, Articles, Advice, & Tutorials on Web Design & Development Topics.
Graphic Design Websites:
21) For Graphic Designers Only - http://www.forgraphicdesignersonly.com
This website shares advice from successful design firm owners and industry experts on how to help build a successful freelance graphic design or design business.
22) Acuity Designs - http://www.acuitydesigns.net/10-resources-for-the-starting-freelance-graphic-designer
If you are starting a career as a freelance graphic designer then this website provide useful resources to help you plan your career.arge for Design Work ...
Copywriters, Writers and Proof-Readers:
23) WriteWords - www.writewords.org.uk
Writewords is a website that aims to bring together all the things writers at all stages need. The website covers every aspect of writing - journalism, non-fiction, fiction, poetry, stage, film, TV and genre and bring you news, funding opportunities, writing groups, an archive to display your work and a fully searchable directory to make finding the right publisher, agent, theatre company or poetry magazine as easy as possible.
24) All Freelance Writing - www.allfreelancewriting.com
All Freelance Writing offers insights into issues facing freelance and other types of writers, writers’ markets, freelance writing jobs, writing challenges, and more.
25) Freelance Writing Tips - www.freelancewritingtips.com
Freelancewritingtips.com offers inspiration and advice on freelance writing careers.
26) Writing Career - www.writingcareer.com
WritingCareer.com offers valuable advice on career training, career education and changing careers aimed at writers and freelance writers. The website includes free writing articles, podcasts and help to research your next writing career.
27) Freelance Inspiration - www.squidoo.com/freelanceinspiration
An article sharing experience of writing and teaching about writing.
28) Right Writing - www.right-writing.com
This website offers proven tools and methods to help writers succeed.
29) Writer Advice - www.writeradvice.com/resources.html
WriterAdvice promotes authors through its interviews but also publishes both experienced and emerging writers, showcasing fresh ideas and high quality writing.
30) Copywriting Information - www.copywriting-information.com
This website offers copywriting advice, information and resources including copywriting articles.
31) Copywriter Underground - http://copywriterunderground.com
Modern marketing strategies for copywrters and businesses
32) Copy Editing - www.copyediting.co.uk
Information on how to be a freelance proofreader and copy-editor.
Webmasters:
33) Site Pro News - http://www.sitepronews.com/business-resources.html
Helps webmasters and business owners find freelance programmers, ... If you need help for anything from financial advice to technical support try this.
Book Keeping and Accountancy:
34) All Book-keeping Resource - www.allbookkeepingresource.com
All Bookkeeping Resource is a resource directory for bookkeepers and accountants. The website includes books, software and training on how to start a home bookkeeping business. It is also a good resource for business owners who need to find out how to perform bookkeeping functions for their business.
35) http://thefreelancebookkeeper.com/blog/
advice on setting up her freelance bookkeeping
Internet Marketing:
36) ClickZ - www.clickz.com
ClickZ covers all areas on Internet marketing. It looks at how to create successful Internet marketing campaigns and provides expert advice about Internet marketing, email, brand and interactive marketing.
37) Wilson Web - www.wilsonweb.com
This website offers the web's largest source of key information about doing business on the Internet, with over 2,500 pages and annotated links to more than 19,000 resources on e-commerce and Web marketing.
The Best 10 Forums for Freelancers:
38) Uk Business Forum - www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk
This is a UK focussed website which claims (and appears to be!) the UK's most active forum that offers help and advice to owners, managers and entreprenuers across all businesses and industries.
39) Web Designers Forum (UK) - www.webdesignerforum.co.uk
This forum is for web design and programming. It offers expert advice for web designers & developers.
40) WebForumZ - http://webforumz.com
This forum is an education based community that supports web designers, developers and those who are new and learning. If you are a designer, developer, learning web design or are thinking about a career in web design then this website is for you.
41) Designers Talk - www.designerstalk.com/forums
Designertalk.com is for designers to discuss ideas and get feedback on graphic and web design.
42) Estetica Design Forum - www.estetica-design-forum.com
This graphic design and web design forum has been created for designers to chat about design as one. This forum has both a UK and Worldwide focus.
43) High Ranking - www.highrankings.com/forum
An SEO forum for anyone looking to learn more about search marketing. For beginner SEOs through to advanced users.
44) SEO Chat - http://forums.seochat.com
This forum contains vast information and useful advice from a SEO experts.
45) A1 Business Forums - www.a1businessforums.co.uk/forum
A forum offering free help and advice for small business based in the UK.
46) Site Point - www.sitepoint.com/forums
This website offers a community in which webmasters can ask for help with topics such as website design, programming, web hosting, site promotion and running an online business.
47) Warrior Forum - www.warriorforum.com/forum
Forum devoted to Internet marketing, search engine placement and optimization, plus affiliate programs advice and support.
Work from Home Resources:
48) Work from Home Resources - www.workfromhomeresource.org.uk
The work from Home Resource website is here to help you find the work from home opportunity that is right for you, whilst helping you establish all the resources you need to get you started and established.
49) Home Working - www.homeworking.com
This website is for anyone wanting to work at home and anyone already working at home. You will find lots to get you started, help you find work at home and avoid scams.
50) Work from Home Tips - www.work-from-home-tips.co.uk
Work-From-Home-Tips aims to give you inspiration and ideas by looking at many of the work from home jobs available and showing how it is possible to be your own boss and earn a full-time income working from home.
Mum's Working at Home Advice:
51) Mums Club - http://www.mumsclub.co.uk/
MumsClub is a website aimed at guiding work from home mums. It provides essential business information and marketing tools to set up and build a thriving business from home. It also offers advice, support and the ever important business networking within our forums.
52) Funky Angel - http://www.funkyangel.co.uk/
This website is the longest established website for work from home mum's. It offers a hige amount of free articles and resources to help anyone wanting to set-up a home based business.
53) A-Working-Mum - http://www.aworkingmum.co.uk/
A website resource full of over 80 articles which discuss the issues for work from home parents.
Avoid Work from Home Scams:
54) Which - How to avoid work from home scams
http://www.which.co.uk/advice/work-from-home-scams/work-from-home-scams-explained/index.jsp
Gret impartial advice from Which on how to avoid work from home scams.
55) Internet Fraud Tips - Work from home scams
http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/workathome.htm
National Consumers Internet Fraud website detailing a list of easy to follow bullet point issues on how to avoid work from home scams
Legal Issues to help protect you in your freelancing role:
56) Small Business Law and Employment Guides - http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/legal/index.shtml
Comprehensive legal and employment guides can be found on this website covering such issues as business naming, data protecion, copywriting and commercial contracts.
57) Microsoft Small Business Centre - Data Protection Issues http://www.microsoft.com/uk/smallbusiness/technology-in-business/sales-and-marketing/data-protection.mspx
Articles and useful advice on understanding data protection laws
58) How to Start a Business - http://startabusiness.explainthatstuff.com/
A 101 list that details all the information you will need to know about starting your own business.
Company Formation and Starting your Freelance Business:
59) Company Formation - http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gbf1.shtml
Information straight from the horses mouth. Guidance and notes from Companies House.
If you want to register/form a company who should you do this through? We recommend...
60) Companies Made Simple - http://www.companiesmadesimple.com/index.html
An online company specialising in providing company registration worldwide.
61) Business Inc -http://www.business-inc.co.uk/
Set-up a instant online limited company.
Marketing and Advertising your Freelance Business:
62) All Business - http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing/advertising/1417-1.html
Here is some basic information about small business advertising. It starts with the basics to give anyone an understanding of the advertising options available.
63) Website Promotion - Setting an advertising budget
http://www.weblinx.biz/advertising_budget.htm
This highlights some fundamental points about your advertising budget and realisitically looking at how far your budget will go.
Business Planning and Researching your Business Idea:
64) Business Planning Software - http://www.bplans.co.uk/cu/about.cfm
This company offers software which helps you build and grow your business. It offers task-oriented, "know how" solutions for small-business and home-office entrepreneurs, professionals, and middle managers.
65) GrowThink.com - http://www.growthink.com/about-us
Growthink’s mission is to be the world’s leading provider of professional advisory services to startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, middle market organizations, and Fortune 2000 companies pursuing growth and entrepreneurial initiatives.
66) Startups.co.uk - http://www.startups.co.uk/
There are a number of start–up websites that can help you understand what needs to be done and how. These websites normally consist of a mix of articles and relevant products and services from third-party vendors. Most also have specific business-planning sections to help you with your plan.
67) Scavenger - http://www.scavenger.net/home.php
Scavenger is a service dedicated to providing information to help with the setting up and running of a small business. You can buy factsheets through a pay-as-you-go service and access information that can help with your business plan, marketing plan and research into a specific business idea.
Funding Websites:
68) J4B.CO.UK - http://www.j4b.co.uk/
omprehensive website that highlights grant information for the UK & Ireland.
Buy an Established Business:
69) Buying & selling websites andbusinesses - http://www.experienced-people.co.uk/1050-guide-to-buying-a-website/
A guide on buying business websites. A comprehensive guide for any person wanting to buy a website business.
70) AGTC - Business Websolutions - http://www.agtc.co.uk/
AGTC are an authorised reseller for Internet service packages.
71) Businesses for Sale - Daltons - http://www.daltonsbusiness.com/
The UK's largest free search of businesses for sale. Daltons Business is the online business website for Daltons Weekly, advertising businesses for sale and providing advice for those who have businesses for sale all over the UK.
Buying Domain Names:
72) GoDaddy.com - https://www.godaddy.com/
GoDaddy.com is the world's largest domain name registrar. Buy domain names at competitive prices.
73) Easily.co.uk - http://easily.co.uk/
Easily.co.uk is one of the top UK providers of shared web hosting and domain name services.
74) 123 Reg - http://www.123-reg.co.uk/
123 Reg gave been registering domain names since 2000.
Social Bookmarking
Bookmark sites you generally would like to share or feel are valuable, which of course can contain bookmarked web addresses of your own site. If enough people agree with the value of a bookmark you have placed they will bookmark it to and as the popularity grows your site traffic will grow. Here are a few usual websites:
75) Yahoo! Buzz - http://buzz.yahoo.com/
76) Digg - http://digg.com/
77) Dek.cio.us - http://delicious.com/
78) StumbleUpon - http://www.stumbleupon.com/
79) Reddit - http://www.reddit.com/
80) Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/
81) Furl - http://www.furl.net/
82) BlinkList - http://www.blinklist.com/
83) Blogmarks.net - http://www.blogmarks.net/
84) Ma.gnolia - http://ma.gnolia.com/
85) Simpy - http://www.simpy.com/
86) Propeller - http://www.propeller.com/
87) Technorati - http://technorati.com/account/signup/
88) Facebook - http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=&url=
89) Slashdot - http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=&url=
Freelance Articles
90) Is Freelancing For You?
There can be no doubt that working as a freelancer suits many people, however it should be noted that for every individual who builds a successful freelance business there are many more that try and fail.
91) Are You Interested in Freelancing?
Are you interested in freelancing? Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful freelancer? If so then read on as this short article is designed to give you a basic understanding of the fundamentals of undertaking freelance work.
92) How Can Employers Benefit from Hiring Freelancers?
Many companies never consider the benefits to be had by hiring in freelance talent for specific projects. It has only been in recent years, with the growth in popularity of online freelance job brokerage sites, that sourcing freelancers has become relatively pain-free.
93) Working Remotely for Both Employees and Employers -
Working remotely describes the situation whereby an employee does not work within premises provided by the employer.
94) Five Tips for Finding Freelance Work -
Finding work as a freelancer can be difficult, especially for those people just starting out in a Freelance world. This article highlights a series of five tips designed to help you find and win more freelance projects and build your freelance business venture.
95) Five Myths about Freelancing -
There are many misconceptions about the freelancing industry; many of these myths could possibly deter any prospective freelancer from entering into a new freelance business venture. In this article we will expose some of these myths and reveal many truths that established freelancers would rather remained hidden.
96) So You Want To Be A Freelance Writer?
Of all the freelance professions favoured by users of online freelance work brokerage websites, freelance writing is both the easiest to break into and the hardest in which to build a reputation. Many people approach freelance writing thinking that as long as they can type a sentence, and run it through a spell checker, then they can work as a freelance writer.
97) So You Want To Be A Freelance Web Designer?
Becoming a freelance web designer seems to be a popular move in modern times. Statistically the largest growing segment of home-based freelance workers consist of web designers and people who work in associated trades. Of all professions which suit freelancing the best a web designer sits top of the list.
98) So You Want To Be A Freelance Graphic Designer?
Graphic designers have always been very well-suited to the freelance style of working. Often seen as having one foot in the creative camp and the other in the corporate camp, they are fairly used to thinking outside of the box and dealing with challenging work situations.
99) Freelance Networking for Mutual Benefit
Ask any highly successful freelancer what the most beneficial thing for their business has been and it is highly likely that they will tell you that it was forming trading partnerships with other freelancers.
NEED A WEBSITE BUILDING? WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
Jeem Solutions - http://www.jeemsolutions.com/
100) Excellent web design company who will manage your website project efficiently from start to finish. Fully recommended by www.tender4work.com. They can also help with any search engine optimisation (SEO) requirements that you may have.
THE BEST FREELANCE JOBS WEBSITE - FIND A FREELANCER:
101) tender4work.com
A freelance marketplace that advertises freelance work and projects for freelance writers, graphic designers and web designers amongst others. It also advertises temporary and work from home jobs. So, whether you're a freelancer looking for a freelance job or an entrepreneur or business looking to employ freelancers, look no further than tender4work.com.