


Adding value in community settings
I often write tips in the Freelance Jungle on a Tuesday. This one is about adding value in a community setting. I’ve noticed a trend with people to treat community groups (online and off) as though they are customer service experience. This is not the case. It...
Thoughts on International Day of People with Disability
Originally written as a Facebook post on International Day of People with Disability, our founder Rebekah Lambert muses as a person with disabilities on what the day means for her. I have been asked (nudged?) by a couple of people today re: acknowledging...
Making a case for remote work with big business
We’re making a case for remote work and looking at what we need to do to preserve working from home in a post-COVID world. In part one, we issued the initial rally cry. In part two, we take a look at what it takes to advocate for the right to work from home. And...
How to advocate for working from home post COVID-19
People keep asking me how we will be able to keep working from home now vaccines are rolling out. Working from home has helped a lot of Australian workers. We’ve seen the productivity benefits talked about in the news. Years’ worth of guilt and concerns re: workplace...
Freelancing under COVID and what it taught me
Freelancing under COVID has been a weird mix of highs, lows and meh moments. All have been pretty extreme. Last year was the weirdest year yet for my freelancing career or running the Freelance Jungle. I journal everything. The funniest thing was I bought some mega...
Women supporting women: The #share222 movement
Have you heard of the #share222 movement? This simple social media activity is helping women raise up other women with a simple tag and mindset exercise. Here’s a little rundown on the idea behind this simple change launched by psychologist, author and...
Freelance artist Amy L Clarke on mental health and art
As a freelance artist, you can use your work to help others while also helping yourself. This is especially true of using art to explore topics such as mental health. As part of mental health month, The Freelance Jungle are holding a series of interviews with...