Freelance Jungle community group Christmas shutdown notification
At the Freelance Jungle, we’re all about reminding you that stress has a productivity cost and to appreciate the balance in life. That’s why this year, we’re leading by example and observing a Christmas shutdown for the main Facebook Freelance Jungle community group....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....
Time to get nerdy with us and do some Australian freelancing research
You may not know this, but it was Australian freelancing research that got the whole Freelance Jungle ball rolling. Finding out what challenges’ freelancers were facing way back in 2010 helped founder Rebekah Lambert feel like less of a dweeb. It highlighted that a...
Welcome to the new Freelance Jungle website
The new Freelance Jungle website is here and we couldn’t be happier. The website itself has been lovingly created by Adelaide web designer, Tori Evans from Toria Designs. Tori gave this website to the Freelance Jungle as a demonstration of her belief in what we do....
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...
Introducing freelance coaching by the Freelance Jungle
Freelance coaching and mentoring is an important part of the self-employment journey. When you first start freelancing, it helps to have an ally to support you and answer questions. Starting out, you’ll face issues like how to set and enforce your terms and...
What I learned at National Freelance Day and around the traps in Melbourne
I recently flew down from Wollongong to Melbourne to speak at National Freelance Day, organised by Freelance Australia. I also took the opportunity to conduct a class on marketing in the end of life and death industry, death doulas. Cramming that into 5 days wasn’t...