The Lexmark Pinnacle Pro 901 wifi printer is an absolute delight to use — it solves so many problems it feels like an Angel has descended into my home office. It’s also a bit of a monster. Its dark, brooding…

We’ve started, so we’ll finish. If your specialist subject is freelancing we have a chair just waiting for you. The PCG special Mastermind sessions are to be held throughout the UK and while there might not be an imposing leather…

Brighton-based journalist and communications consultant Sally Shore has launched a new service to help the increasing numbers of entrepreneurs and freelancers generate media coverage on a budget. According to research by direct market company Selectabase, the number of start-ups in…

If you’re interested in starting your own business, working from home or building a business empire from scratch then Enterprise Nation is a great source of information and inspiration. I’ve recently stumbled across their TV channel on Vimeo and it’s…

National Freelancers Day is all set for 23rd November 2010. On this day, and during the week, the PCG and Freelance Advisor will be trumpeting and rejoicing in the vital contribution that freelancers and contractors make to the UKs…

Virgin Media recently announced that it would start publishing its average broadband speeds for all of its internet packages. This is great news for home workers and hopefully the beginning of a trend towards greater honesty among Internet Service Providers.…

After last week’s illuminating How to Start a Design Business videos we got sent this brilliant tongue-in-cheek take on the life of a freelancer. Completely hilarious it’s full of some nice tips for convincing clients you’ve got a secretary while…

The Design Council has uploaded a couple of very interesting expert advice videos. Part of their excellent resources section the videos feature interviews with top UK design talent and their advice on starting up a design business and how to…

The world of freelancing is an exciting and sometimes scary environment. On the one hand you are in complete control of the business — you dictate what you want to spend money on and how much to charge for projects.…

Freelancers in the North West might be interested to hear about the Wirral and Liverpool Enterprise Freelance Fair. This unique event aims to help agencies, small businesses and freelancers looking for new contracts and solid advice and even promises…

In the run up to National Freelancers Day the PCG are asking freelancers to share their top tips with their fellow freelancers. What do you do to make your work more profitable, productive, worthwhile and enjoyable? If you’ve got freelance…

I’ve mentioned my love for Jason Fried and ReWork before, but this Chigago Convergence conference talk underlines almost everything that Freelance Advisor is about. Advertising your skills can be expensive and inefficient but writing a short blog post that catches…

We hear a lot about “Inbox Zero”, whether you’ve practiced Getting Things Done, got yourself a set of 43 Folders or just have good Zen Habits, you are probably aware that it’s a good idea to have an Inbox that…

PCG, the voice of freelancing, is pleased to announce that booking has officially opened for PCG’s inaugural Freelance Lecture taking place at the magnificent Stationer’s Hall to mark National Freelancers Day 2010 — an event supported by Telegraph Media Group.…

The Skiff 2.0 has recently moved to a new space for creative co-working In partnership with Wired Sussex the new co-working and events space is a bigger, better, brighter place at 6 Gloucester Street, right in the heart of Brighton’s…

Freelancing has many advantages including the flexibility to decide when and where you work. You will also have a wider variation of work with a number of contracts and clients as well as usually being paid higher rates of pay.…

It is essential to ensure your workplace is deemed temporary
 when determining whether you have the right to claim travel and subsistence expenses. If you are a contractor, assessing your workplace status is extremely important. There are a number of…

I can’t count the number of times I’ve needed to know the exact dimensions of a piece of A4 paper. It’s not something I need all the time, so it’s not in long-term memory, and it’s certainly not worth printing…

If you like geeky events, conferences and meetups (for work or play) then the brilliant new social conference directory Lanyrd.com is doing absolutely everything it can to connect you, and your friends, to the events that really matter. For a…