I never set out to become a freelancer. I happily worked for employers in both the private and public sector for almost two decades. Then, around 2.5 years ago, I decided I needed a change, one that didn’t involve working for another PR or marketing agency or going in-house again. So, I decided to go Read More

Sanina Kaur, Director of SK Copy Co, has been writing for more than 20 years. Her writing career started at the age of 17 when she was a taken on by her local newspaper as a trainee reporter. Over the years, she’s worked in the world of print and broadcast journalism, council communications, PR agencies Read More

Yikes! This month (March), I’ll have been writing for more than 20 years, 21 to be precise. Where has the time gone? Too fast, I can tell you that for nothing. Has it really been 20+ years since I first started out as an intrepid trainee newspaper reporter with my trusty notepad and pen? When Read More

Going freelance is a big deal, especially if you’re planning to swap the luxury of being in full-time employment with becoming your own full-time boss. Many people think being your own boss is easy – you don’t answer to anybody, you no longer have to think about things, such as appraisals, and you can come Read More

So, what’s it like to work with me? Well, my website says that I’m friendly, reliable and easily accessible. It also says that I produce high quality copy at highly competitive rates and that I can turn copy around quickly, thanks to my journalism background. But that’s what my website says, what’s it really like Read More

Over a year ago, I decided to cut the cord and fly full-time freelance as a content writer and PR consultant. ‘I’m doing it for the work-life balance,’ I told my colleagues, friends and family back then. And it was true, one of the main reasons why I decided to go it alone was because Read More

In this first instalment of The Freelance Files, Midlands-based copywriter, Sanina Kaur, sheds some light on what it’s really like to live life in the freelance lane. One of the first things people usually always say to me when I tell them I’m a freelance copywriter is, ‘So, you get to work from home then…’ Read More