Freelancers like to joke that each project is like a first date – you only have one shot to impress. If that’s the case, then finding a good client is like finding The One: someone you definitely want to have … Read More
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A 2 minute crash course on Kalido networks
Kalido is crammed with great features. And to make sure you’re getting the most out of all of them, our 2 Minute Crash Courses give you an overview of each feature, show you how they help you, and how to … Read More
How to spot a (potentially) bad freelancer
On the road to Working Relationship Heaven with Freelancers, you’ll encounter certain challenges. One of the most tiresome is the spectre of the Bad Freelancer. Because they’re often well-camouflaged and difficult to spot, we’ve prepared this handy guide for potential … Read More
How to spot a GOOD freelancer
At Kalido, we very much encourage freelancing and entrepreneurship. And true to this spirit, we always have, and always will, work with lots of freelancers from many different industries. We like to think that we’re pretty good at spotting the … Read More
Why networking is not working
Kalido is built on a certain view of the world, and people. We believe that people want to make genuine connections with others, both online and in the real world. And we believe that only genuine connections can help people … Read More
Every bad thought that runs through your head when clients don’t pay
Freelancing is great. The hours are flexible, the work is interesting, and the attire is relaxed. But one of the perennial issues faced by freelancers across industries is the Non-Paying Client. For some reason, when a professional takes the leap … Read More
What’s the deal with standing desks?
In a dramatic break from convention, we’ll give you the conclusion upfront: standing desks aren’t necessarily better than humble sitting desks, but they can be, depending on how you use them. It’s all up to you, really. Here’s the research: … Read More
Ask a freelancer: What’s wrong with my company?
One of the great benefits of having a freelancer (in addition to all these other benefits), is having an objective eye on all the little areas that need improving in your business. Because, as you know, starting a business is … Read More
How to set up your home workspace for maximum productivity
One of the great benefits of working for yourself is the ability to decide where you want to work. Café? Park? Lilo in the pool? Kitchen counter? All viable options. However, most freelancers and entrepreneurs find it useful to have … Read More
5 productivity tips for working from home
Unproductivity can strike anywhere, anytime. It can strike in a cubicle 10m away from your boss, it can strike at 8pm when you have a report to submit by 8am, and it can certainly strike when you’re a freelancer working … Read More
The best things to listen to for productivity
There it is. The blank screen. Disconcertingly big and empty and just sitting there, challenging you to work-dammit-work! With a deadline looming, a thousand other things to do, and not much time to do it in, you definitely need to … Read More
5 common money mistakes freelancers make
We get it. You don’t like people telling you what to do. That’s probably one of the reasons you decided to go freelance in the first place. Who wants a boss when you can be your own boss, right? So, … Read More
5 benefits of working with freelancers
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
5 essential tools for freelancers in 2018
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
How to rev up your career this year
There’s a good reason we titled this piece ‘how to rev up your career’ and not ‘how to be better at your job’. As the Oxford Dictionary will tell you, a job is ‘a paid position of regular employment’, whereas … Read More
Why the start of the year is the best time to start freelancing
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
Is freelancing for you? Take our quick quiz and find out
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
Why freelancing can help you achieve 5 common New Year’s resolutions
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
Marketing 101: how to build your marketing from scratch
As any freelancer, entrepreneur, or startup knows, having a good product or service is great, but getting it out to the market is an entirely different kettle of fish. We’ve asked our marketing guru, Greg Atkinson, to share some of … Read More
What to do when the cost of everything is rising, but your salary isn’t
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