Remote working can be excellent for both the individual and the hiring organisation when it works, but when it doesn’t, it can be a truly…

To be a successful freelancer or independent consultant, it’s essential you approach your career like an entrepreneur. This means you need to have the mindset…

Proposals are a critical part of winning new business for any individual freelancer or group of consultants coming together for a larger project. As a…

Let’s face it; we’ve all been there at some point. Caught up in the whirlwind of a disintegrating project. It unfolds in pretty much the…

How to start a remote consulting business Consulting is one of the fastest growing professions and is one of the few sectors that managed to…

On June 7, 2022, Outsized CEO Johann van Niekerk hosted a webinar about the importance of mental wellbeing for freelance professionals. In this webinar, co-host…

The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work and the way that companies do business. Three years ago, it would have been impossible to…

Advice from a start-up founder In the new talent economy, many independents go back and forth between permanent jobs and contracting. Whatever your situation is,…

The first call of action for independent consultants to win new business is typically through referrals, whether from past clients, previous colleagues or freelance peers….

We have mentioned earlier that being a freelancer is like running a successful business. This means that besides being a subject matter expert who executes…

Freelancers worldwide are united in their effort to resolve the one dilemma they face now and then, “How to charge clients for the work done?”…