Freelance Resources

Fiverr

The biggest marketplace for packaged freelance services. Buy or sell fixed-price gigs across writing, design, development, video and marketing, with the price and delivery time agreed up front rather than haggled over.

PeoplePerHour

One of the UK's best-established freelance marketplaces. Post a project and get proposals from thousands of vetted freelancers, or find freelance work yourself, with buyer protection and no upfront fees.

Survival Skills for Freelancers

Tried and Tested Tips to Help You Ace Self-Employment Without Burnout

The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich

A new, updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller on how to reconstruct your life so it's not all about work

The Freelance Bible: Everything You Need to Go Solo in Any Industry

Alison Grade's comprehensive guide to going solo, from working out what to charge through to registering a business, finding clients and getting paid. Broad rather than niche, and written for the UK.

The Freelance Introvert: Work the way you want without changing who you are

If you're happy in your own company most of the time, have just a few really close friends and prefer to work alone, the answer is probably yes.

Trello

The simplest way to see what you are working on. Drag cards between lists to track jobs from enquiry through to invoiced, with a free tier that is genuinely usable rather than a trial in disguise.