These articles were written in 2021 for Lunafi, an app that simplifies financing for freelancers.
Doing Taxes as a Freelancer Doesn’t Have to Be So Intimidating
Published Aug. 17, 2021
When you set out to be a freelancer, no one tells you that you’re really taking on a minimum of 5 jobs at once. You adopt the title of whatever skill or trade you’re plying (graphic designer, copywriter, web developer, etc.) but you also become your own marketer, content creator, administrative assistant, bookkeeper…you get the idea.
As a copywriter and brand strategist, I felt comfortable tackling the marketing side of things. But freelance bookkeeping was an entirely different story.
Filing Taxes as a Freelancer
Come tax season, I was a nervous wreck. I’d been keeping tabs on my earnings and some expenses with a rudimentary Google sheet but I hadn’t even considered potential write-offs – let alone paying quarterly tax estimates.
It took days of scouring my bank accounts, reviewing transactions, and triple-checking my math to get my taxes in order, and even then I wasn’t 100% confident in my calculations.
After all that stress, I was determined to find some tools that could translate the intricacies of accounting for freelancers into plain English. I spent months testing out software and burning through free trials, but so many of the “solutions” I found just added more work to my plate.
Enter Lunafi
I started using Lunafi as a beta tester in 2020 and overnight, it was like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders. What used to take me hours each month, I can now accomplish in minutes. Here’s why…
3 Paths to Success as a Freelance Writer
Published Sept. 17, 2021
The choice to become self-employed – as a freelancer opens a lot of doors. You can set your own hours, work from anywhere, choose what jobs you take, and who you work with.
But opportunity without constraints can breed insecurity and doubt.
When you’re first starting out, the sheer number of paths available to you can be overwhelming. A quick Google search for “how to become a freelancer” yields millions of results with millions of conflicting opinions. It’s hard to know where to start, and there are a lot of false promises packaged as “foolproof formulas” to get you earning six figures in six months.
The thing is, there is no magic formula. There is no single path that works for everyone. In my decade of freelance writing (with three years fully self-employed), I’ve found that – if you really want to build a sustainable, long-term career – you have to test different strategies and blaze your own trail.
Below are just a few of the paths I’ve walked in my journey. Hopefully, these strategies can help guide yours as well.
