Catégorie : Freelancing

English Copywriter in Paris: Paradoxical paradise of working from home

In my last article, I put some of the most prevalent freelancing myths under the microscope, so to speak. But, I deliberately left out one of the biggest. What is this massive myth that deserves an entire article to itself? The widely held belief that working from home is simply amazing, paradisiacal and blissful. Let me set…

English Copywriter in Paris: 3 freelancing myths busted

Many people have an idyllic vision of what it means to freelance. These images often involve working in pyjamas, brainstorming on beaches and having meetings in trendy cafés. Working for yourself obviously means that you live in a very different working world without the fixed office, hours and holidays associated with more traditional jobs. But,…

English Copywriter in Paris: Argentine adventures Part II

Last week, I started to compile a list of the top 9 things I learnt during my travels through the snowy mountains and vast lakes of Argentina including my new ability to sleep in public transport and the powerful flavours of the country’s world famous wine. This week it’s all about… 1.)  Red meat is better with sides Argentina is famous…

English Copywriter in Paris: finding fresh inspiration

The Rentrée has been and gone with October hovering ready to land on Thursday. It’s been a busy month in “back-to-school” mode after the long, sunny summer days when nearly every company and agency in Paris closed its doors for at least a couple of peaceful weeks. It’s back to routines and daily life, to administrative hiccups…

English Copywriter in Paris: the administrative pitfalls of freelancing in France

As promised in my last blog post about surviving as a freelancer in France, I’m going to look at some of administrative pitfalls you may trip into and how to avoid them, or at least get a little less stressed. The administrative jungle The auto-entrepreneur status is a dream come for anyone, like me, who can’t think of anything…

English Copywriter in Paris: surviving as a freelancer in France

It’s been a while. I had angelic intentions about writing regularly, but they were slowly washed away by waves of work and long weekends with friends and family. However, now that August is on the horizon and my clients are heading off to the beach, I can finally stop, take some deep breaths and find…