How to stay cool during a heatwave when working from home
It’s getting hot in here (but please keep on all your clothes). Our top tips on how to stay cool during a heatwave when you work from home.
Are Freelancers More Productive Than Employees?
We wanted to see how increased productivity played into freelance life, so we decided to survey 1,000 UK workers (both freelancers and employees) to discover how many productive hours workers complete during the working day and do a little compare and contrast between the two.
Here’s how we got on…
The Doers Guide to the best books for freelancers
A round-up of the best books to read when freelancing, working for your self or running a business.
The Doers Guide to The Best Freelance Communities
The Doers guide to the best freelance communities to join from IRL to Facebook groups.
The Doers Christmas Gift Guide 2021
It’s that time of year again! Here’s our ultimate gift guide on what to buy the freelancer in your life. We’ve scoured our favourite independent and small businesses to bring you the ultimate gift guide.
The Freelancer Life: Adam Wright
We meet Adam Wright, a Commercial Specialist for start-up businesses. Having worked for many years in the corporate world, he took the plunge to be his own boss back in 2018 and hasn’t looked back since!
The Freelancer Life: Nicola Smith
Meet Nicola, a Freelance Journalist and Copywriter covering a diverse range of areas including sport, fitness, health and travel, as well as business and marketing.
Meet Our Founders: Jess
We catch up with one of our founders, Jess. Chatting about everything from the highs and lows running your own business, career highs, and of course, the future of The Doers.
Meet Our Founders: Laura
We catch up with one of our founders, Laura. Chatting about everything from the highs and lows running your own business, career highs and of course, the future of The Doers.
The Freelancer Life: Sarah Townsend
Meet Sarah, marketing copywriter, bestselling author of Survival Skills for Freelancers, freelance speaker and mentor.
10 things to do this February
The Doers guide to all the best things to do this February, some are business-related, and others are just a bit fun…
A freelancers guide to surviving lockdown
Lockdown is tough. Very tough. But as the most resilient workforce there is, our Doers (aka freelancers) know what it takes to make it through. Here are some top tips for surviving lockdown from our freelancer collective.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Matt Batterham
Meet Matt, one of our go-to SEO consultants who we’ve worked with on projects for Click2Build and Fenella Smith.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Emma Read
Meet Emma, our very own Virtual Assistant and cheerleader who specialises in helping small businesses repurpose their content and in creating beautiful brand-aligned newsletters.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Ellie Elliot-Frey
Meet Ellie, a Lifestyle PR Consultant, mum of two and self-confessed book worm with a decade of experience working in Consumer PR.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Dan Brooks
Meet Dan, a Technical SEO Consultant who started freelancing to top up his income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Freelancer Life: Beckie Sanderson
Meet Beckie, a branding designer, online marketing, and publishing specialist who set up Miss Digital Media after being made redundant in 2019.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Dave Smyth
Meet Dave, an independent web designer and developer and founder of Work Notes, an amazing resource and community for freelancers.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Hayley Gilbert
Meet Hayley, a freelance interiors journalist and CEDIA Award’s winner who describes her superpower as being able to write in an engaging, chatty way that doesn't sound patronising or self-important.
The Freelancer Life: Meet Rachel Le Mesurier
We talk to freelance graphic designer Rachel, founder of Lollipop Studio, about launching a business after a health break, utilising all of your business skills and getting back to what you love to do