Author: kateefitzgerald
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We need to talk about Arts Council England
Before I get on my soapbox, I want to start this blog post by saying there are LOADS of good people who work at Arts Council England (ACE). I have a lot of friends and sector colleagues who work there, all of whom I like and respect a great deal. In no way is this…
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Project Planning
Project planning is something that I have always felt pretty comfortable with. I always begin with a Task Analysis, something I have talked about in an earlier blogpost, and as someone who loves a To Do List as well as clearly agreed deadlines and processes, project planning is something I genuinely enjoy and always appreciate…
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Is it you, is it me?
We’ve all been there right? Rejection sucks. But it’s all part and parcel of being a freelancer so as harsh as this sounds, you’re just going to have to deal with it. Since I went freelance, I’ve pitched for a number of contracts where it didn’t work out and the client decided to go with…
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Just Say No
As a freelancer, especially a new one, it’s extremely tempting to pitch for every proposal that comes your way. When it’s feast or famine, you should take what you can get right? Wrong. You can save yourself a lot of pain in the long term if you carefully and honestly assess whether you think it’s…
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One year on…
It’s not quite the anniversary of when I was sent home to work remotely as COVID-19 took hold of the country – that was a week ago and to be honest, it passed me by without me realising. But the one year anniversary of when we first went into Lockdown has just passed. That year…
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Remote Working
As we hurtle towards the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis and the country entering national lockdown, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the workplace has changed. For those that had to continue to go into work to deliver essential services, we owe you a huge gratitude. You are the everyday heroes who stepped…
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LinkedIn Tips
Okay, okay, this blog post is very late but there was Christmas, then I hit the ground running in the New Year with three different contracts and an interview to prep for, so apologies that this is late! I’ve been meeting myself coming backwards. As promised, I said I would talk about LinkedIn in this…
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The Top 5 Things to Do First as a Freelancer
5 minute read. When I accepted voluntary redundancy in July, due to my 3 month notice period, I had some time and some breathing space to really think about what I wanted for my future before actually being made redundant on 1 November. I am extremely lucky in that I have a very supportive husband…
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New to freelance? So am I!
5 minute read Hello I’m Kate, and blogging, like being freelance, is completely new to me. I don’t know why I haven’t done it before. It’s probably a combination of not feeling like I had anything to say, and general lack of time. So what’s changed? Well, now, I have oodles of time. I used…