The State of Australian Freelancing
The State of Australian Freelancing is the name of the 2019 report into Australian freelancing conducted by the Freelance Jungle. The aim was to collect and clarify the challenges the facing Australian freelancing sector while exploring the opportunities for change....
What would happen if we had a kinder, gentler self-employed culture?
Being self-employed is tough and I am definitely not immune. For the very longest time, I have been haunted by what I call my existential business crisis. It’s that sensation of wondering “where to from here?” in full beaming colour. And for the longest time, I buried...
Why the Freelance Jungle has launched a Patreon
Minkeys, gather around and hear a tale (or is that tail?) of Jungle fun, learning and a little bit of everything in between. We’re about to tell you why the Freelance Jungle is heading to Patreon WTAF is Patreon? Patreon is a crowdfunding platform used by people like...
How to enjoy your freelancing life more
Freedom is a defining feature of freelancing. Freelancers, startup captains and small business owners regularly say to me about their decision is driven by the desire to obtain freedom. Yet so many of these brave self starters end up 12 to 36 months down the track...
How to say no to low pay when you need the cash flow
When times are tough and the bills are due, is it still possible to turn down low-paying jobs? Every freelancer has done it at some point or another. They’ve agreed to do a job ‘on spec’ or for exposure or they’ve taken a low-paying job. But we all know that pittance...