What Business Am I In?
It’s a grey winter’s morning a little over 10 years ago and I’m off to run the second part of a marketing workshop for creative entrepreneurs and I’m bricking myself. I remember the workshop clearly. [...]
Rip Up the Rule Book
In some ways the world has stood very still over the last year, in other ways it has moved forward so fast we can hardly keep up. Things that we have taken for granted over [...]
The Devil Is in the Detail
THAT PHRASE, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL, IS SOMETHING I FIND MYSELF SAYING A LOT. WHETHER IT’S MENTORING A FREELANCER OR AN ENTREPRENEUR OR WORKING WITH MY TEAM TO DELIVER A PROJECT FOR A [...]
The Freelance Bible supports Bookshop.org launch in UK on 2nd November 2020
The Freelance Bible is proud to support bookshop.org - a new online bookseller that supports local independent bookshops The retailer, launching today in the UK, has over 150 indie bookshops already signed [...]
Middlesex University enlists freelancing expert Alison Grade to kickstart their students careers
Middlesex University have called on the expertise of The Freelance Bible author and award-winning entrepreneur Alison Grade, in order to get their students ready for the world of freelancing. Using her Amazon best-seller The Freelance [...]
Freelance at 50
As my big birthday looms I have been reflecting on this decade change and what my younger self would think of me at 50. I think 20-year old me would say “you took your time [...]
The Freelance Bible: Book Cover
One of the great things about working with a brilliant publisher and editor is the expertise that goes into all aspects of producing a book. Yes, the original words are down to me but once [...]
The Freelance Bible | From 1st September available on amazon.com
It's Tuesday 1st September 2020 ... and that can only mean one thing ... The Freelance Bible is now available worldwide ... from amazon.com There are no excuses now for anyone, anywhere in the world [...]
ScreenSkills webinar series | First Aid for Film Freelancers | April – June 2020
At the start of lockdown ScreenSkills approached me about a series of webinars to support Film freelancers whilst the industry was in hibernation entitled First Aid for Film Freelancers. This became a series of 4 [...]
Supporting TV freelancers during lockdown with ScreenSkills
I'm delighted to have been able to play my part in supporting TV freelancers during lockdown. Broadcast: 20th May 2020 - Article by Seetha Kumar, Chief Executive, Screenskills "When we at ScreenSkills asked the freelance [...]