Marge AinsleyTips and support for freelancers living with keyworker family membersI’m a freelancer working with cultural organisations like museums, libraries, archives and galleries. I travel around the country and I’m…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Marge AinsleyPerfect Client BriefI’ve found myself chatting to people at recent networking events about how I ‘screen’ briefs that comes my way through what I call my…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
Marge AinsleyLooking for some inspiration? Here’s my top females to follow.It’s International Women’s Day. I don’t usually do anything to mark it. But this year I thought I’d raise awareness of the women who have…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
Marge AinsleyBehind the scenes of my new visual identity created by StudioDBDCreating a new visual identity was always part of my business reboot plan. After ten years with the same look, it was time for a change…Oct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018
Marge AinsleyBusiness reboot: what happened when I took July ‘off’For the first time in my ten-year freelance career I took July off from all client projects*.Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Marge AinsleyFive ways to survive and thrive: a personal accountThis is a transcript of a half hour presentation I gave* at the NW Museums Federation’s Wellbeing & Resilience Seminar at the Harris…Jun 11, 20181Jun 11, 20181
Marge AinsleyMy take on freelancer health and wellbeing (and what happened when I made my mobile ‘boring’)[Long read]Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Marge AinsleyNo strings attached: freelancers like talking too.Everyone knows that one of the best things about conferences are the conversations that happen in breaks or afterwards at the pub. But…Nov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
Marge AinsleyFeeling proactive, empowered and confident?Many of us never seem to find time to think strategically about where we are now, and where we want to be (in a business sense of course)…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Marge AinsleyDrunk and disorderly? Think again.If you were to ever see me out and about with my stepdad, you might notice that he’s a little unsteady on his feet. You might think it odd…Sep 21, 2016Sep 21, 2016