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Tips, guides, and insights for freelancers and agencies — how to win more work, get paid faster, and run client relationships without the busywork.

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The 20-minute Friday routine that runs my whole business
Getting Started

The 20-minute Friday routine that runs my whole business

Every Friday at 3pm I do the same six things. It takes 20 minutes and it's the reason I never forget an invoice, miss a deadline, or lose track of a lead.

Mark
We put video calls inside Kanue. People thought we were mad.
Product Updates

We put video calls inside Kanue. People thought we were mad.

Everyone said "just integrate with Zoom." We built native video calling anyway. Here's the honest story of why, and whether it was worth it.

Mark18 Mar 2026
Your clients don't want another email from you
Client Management

Your clients don't want another email from you

I used to email everything to clients. Proposals, contracts, invoices, updates. Then I realised I was making their lives harder, not easier.

Mark16 Mar 2026
I chased a £4,200 invoice for 97 days
Invoicing & Payments

I chased a £4,200 invoice for 97 days

The worst late payment of my freelance career taught me more about running a business than any course I've taken. Here's what I do differently now.

Mark14 Mar 2026
The spreadsheet that saved my freelance business
Freelancing

The spreadsheet that saved my freelance business

I was charging £35/hour and barely covering rent. A boring Google Sheets exercise changed how I think about pricing forever.

Mark12 Mar 2026
I stopped sending proposals. Here's what I do instead.
Freelancing

I stopped sending proposals. Here's what I do instead.

For two years I spent hours on detailed proposals that went nowhere. Then I changed my entire approach and my close rate doubled overnight.

Mark10 Mar 2026