5 Basics of Freelance

It took me ages to get up the nerve to go freelance all those years ago when I set up as a genealogist.

• I’m rubbish at maths, how would I cope with a tax form?
• Would anyone buy my services?
• The internet was still newish (this was 2001), would anyone find me?
• Could I afford it?
• Would it get in the way of family life when I had no childcare provision?

There were loads of questions overloading my brain, all of them picking away at my confidence. They were also giving me an easy way out. It was just too difficult. Scratch that… it was just too scary!

Well… eventually I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and took the leap.

• A tax form isn’t that bad if you keep all your receipts and make note of everything. There are even dedicated small business tax people to help…