Journey from Freelancer to Agency
Who has helped us along the way. What tools we now use to manage the business.
You Can Do It – The Tools for Entrepreneurial Success
Anything is possible, if you put your mind to it. Determination, tenacity and personality are the tools for entrepreneurial success. Andy will take you on a journey culminating from start up to a hundred million pound turnover private commercial property development and investment vehicle.
Ethical Outsourcing for Web Developers / Designers
We all live in a ‘gig’ economy. But how should you work with freelancers to make sure you are all trading ethically? Is it OK to find the cheapest person anywhere in the world and send them your stuff? Are there ethical issues around fair wages? Are there ethical and legal concerns about client data? How to you deal fairly with copyright and software rights when working with an outsourced team? How do you find … Continue reading
How to grow from a one-man-band into an agency
Taking the leap and loving it. Building a team, how, who and what to look out for Attracting and retaining great clients Selling professionally and effectively Avoiding bad clients Managing Projects effectively Developing a culture Celebrate the wins Learn from the mistakes
10 Step Guide To Doing Your Own Thing (With WordPress)
I’ll share the 10 most important things I’ve learned since I started to use WordPress and the experiences faced in starting a WordPress-focused web development agency. I’ll share stuff on how focusing on a single path and managing your ideas, risks, fears and failures will make you better at what you do. I’ll also include my own personal mantra about why I chose to go 100% WordPress, quite simply: “You’re either a genius or an … Continue reading
Improvisation – A Vital Tool for Business Success
The ability to ‘think on your feet’ is not only valuable but vital to your business’ success. Without the confidence to do so, you can be really limiting your business growth. We improvise everywhere- conversations, meetings, interviews, presentations, sometimes without realising it. All we need to do is develop these everyday skills further to see positive, measurable change in the success of professional interactions.
Building Products using WordPress
In his session, Noel will talk about how WordPress can be used to build web applications. He’ll draw on examples using Happytables, a SaaS built on top of WordPress.
Smart tips and tricks for managing freelancers
Freelancer is the ‘new employment’. Most organisations use freelancers for some tasks but some even build an entire business model on using freelancers. It’s not all ‘legal free’. Freelancers in the UK have a whole range of rights – and some, despite their label are not really freelancers at all but turn out to be employees. How do you plot your way through this territory and arrive at profitable and reliable relationships with the freelancers … Continue reading
Use WordPress to Find Clients
Rob Cubbon discusses how he uses WordPress to find clients.
