Freelancing

If you don’t have to buy a cow to get milk, why have an army of employees when you only need select individuals to come in and get the job done? Most of us understand this principle when picking up … Read More

There’s a certain room in hell called ‘Working with Lousy Tech’. Here, you’re made to suffer all the frustration, confusion, and inefficiency of working with terrible tools for eternity. Perplexingly, some people choose to inflict this horror upon themselves. But … Read More

If you’ve ever considered freelancing, you’ve probably considered it often, over the course of many months. But, seeing as it’s January, you might want to stop considering, and actually take the plunge now. After all, you should ‘seize the day’, … Read More

For some of us, freelancing may seem like living the dream. For others, it looks like a nightmare of uncertainty, and possibly poverty. Many of us are somewhere in between, having toyed with the idea, but perhaps not ready to … Read More

At the start of each year, at least 30% — 45% of us promise to do better, personally or professionally. New Year’s resolutions are carefully considered, written down, followed for a couple of months, and then largely ignored for the rest of … Read More

Here’s our promise: We’ll only give you 30 seconds of doom and gloom (and really just for background), before moving swiftly on to What You Can Do About It. As you’re likely well aware, inflation in the U.K. has reached … Read More

Many people have the freelancing dream: Wake up late, get some coffee, play with the cat for a bit, then get paid lots and lots of money for a couple of hours’ work. The good news is, the reality is … Read More

The Kalido community is full of successful freelancers and entrepreneurs. From creatives and developers, to architects and public relations managers, to personal trainers and trained chefs, we’ll regularly showcase talented users from around the world in our Self Starter series. … Read More

Finding people who share your work ethic and worldview can be quite difficult, as we discussed in this post. But, when you’ve finally found good suppliers, it’s equally important to have a good system for managing them, so everyone stays … Read More

As we’ve been building our freelancing app Kalido, we’ve been lucky enough to work with a bunch of really great suppliers, with whom we have productive, ongoing relationships. But we have also encountered some not-so-great suppliers too. So, for all … Read More

The Kalido community is full of successful freelancers and entrepreneurs. From creatives and developers, to architects and public relations managers, to personal trainers and trained chefs, we’ll regularly showcase talented users from around the world in our Self Starter series. … Read More