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Does anyone know how you become a freelance copywriter in the UK?
I have always worked in editorial. But have just been given a commission by a UK company to do a number of freelance copycopywriting jobs. However, I have never done freelance work before. Does anyone what I have to do here? Do I have to declare myself self-employed? Set up an umbrella company? Is there a set of standard invoices? What do I do about tax? A lot of questions, I know. But then I’m a real dumbass! Sorry about that…
Sounds like a good opportunity for you to set up your own business. I think there is a demand for good copy writers.
my advice would be to 1st set-up a company how to do that in basic terms is
1. think of a name - somthing you like
2. decide on your legal set-up i.e sole trader or limited company - the link bellow will answer 3 of your questions
3. register with companies house if you need to
4. open a bank account - so you can get paid - there is link attached when you can free templates from for your invoices (check out all the banks because they have good offers for new businesses. I’ve used barclays and they have been ok
5. you will need a brand - logo(to put on your invoice), stationary, website(if you want more work to come through)
the links below are numbered and refer to the points above
i’m also looking for a good copywriter my email address is alam@c8imc.co.uk plus if you need any further advice i’m sure i can point you in the right direction
good look with it all
Sounds like a good opportunity for you to set up your own business. I think there is a demand for good copy writers.
my advice would be to 1st set-up a company how to do that in basic terms is
1. think of a name - somthing you like
2. decide on your legal set-up i.e sole trader or limited company - the link bellow will answer 3 of your questions
3. register with companies house if you need to
4. open a bank account - so you can get paid - there is link attached when you can free templates from for your invoices (check out all the banks because they have good offers for new businesses. I’ve used barclays and they have been ok
5. you will need a brand - logo(to put on your invoice), stationary, website(if you want more work to come through)
the links below are numbered and refer to the points above
i’m also looking for a good copywriter my email address is alam@c8imc.co.uk plus if you need any further advice i’m sure i can point you in the right direction
good look with it all
References :
1. http://carsonified.com/blog/business/how-to-name-your-company/
2. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.s=tl&r.l1=1073858808&r.lc=en&r.l2=1073859215&topicId=1073865730
3. http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
4. http://www.barclays.co.uk/business/ http://docs.google.com/templates?q=Invoice
5. http://www.hello-logo.com
First of all, congratulations on getting a freelance commission.
You need to tell the HMRC (Inland Revenue) that you are self-employed and they will sort out sending you tax returns at the end of the year.
There is not really a set of standard invoices, as long as you have your name and contact details, the clients name, what the charge is for and the value of the invoice you should be ok - oh and possibly a purchase order reference to help the accounts department at the client work out who asked for the work.
I have put a link below to the section on the HMRC site about starting a business, it’s a good introduction.
References :
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/startingup/index.htm