Going Solo Leeds ‘08

Going Solo Leeds has unfortunately been cancelled due to lack of registrations. Check the blog for details. Thanks for your support.

Going Solo is a one-day educational conference for freelancers and small business owners of the internet industry and beyond.

It will cover topics such as setting rates, negotiating contracts, finding clients, balancing work and life, being productive without getting all stressed out.

It is organized by Going Far, Stephanie Booth’s new media company, and took place for the first time in lovely Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, on May 16th, 2008.

Register now for Going Solo Leeds, on September 12th. It will take place in met:space (Old Broadcasting House). Direct link to registration.

Watch this short video presenting Going Solo.

Have a peek at the programme and speakers and listen to the speaker interviews. Check out videos from the Lausanne conference. Then see if you can resist coming!

We have a low-traffic, no-spam newsletter if you just want to stay in touch.

Want to learn about sponsorships or become an individual sponsor?

Who’s involved? No proper ordered list available, but here is a bunch of names (organisers, advisors, helpers, speakers…): Stephanie Booth, Stowe Boyd, Suw Charman, Imran Ali, Stephanie Troeth, Martin Roell, Laura Fitton, Virginie Pfeiffer, Lily Yacobi, Stéphanie Klebetsanis, Dennis Howlett, Linda Broughton, Corinne Stoppelli, Sébastien Baudet, Jonathan Booth, and others…

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Latest News From the Going Solo Blog

Not Enough Attendees For Going Solo Leeds - Wed, 27 Aug 2008
Yesterday mid-afternoon, I had to take the difficult decision to cancel Going Solo Leeds. The reason for this is that a bit over two weeks before the event, there are simply not enough registrations for it to take place under the conditions I envisioned for it. After discussing the situation with my advisors, I reached the [...]

Catching Up On Introducing Sponsors - Sat, 23 Aug 2008
I’m fallen a bit behind on introducing our sponsors for Going Solo Leeds, and as you can see in the sidebar or on the Sponsors page, the list is growing fast. I’d like to start by pointing out some of our recurring partners. Expectnation Expectnation were our first partner for Going Solo Lausanne, and I have to say [...]

PayPal Buttons for Individual Sponsorships, and Housekeeping - Wed, 13 Aug 2008
Whether you generously want to support the Going Solo conference or are looking for an opportunity to make your name known, you can now become an individual sponsor a little more elegantly than by sending PayPal money to an e-mail address. (Read the initial announcement.) We now have buttons for you, and a few tweaks. Tweak #1: [...]

Individual Sponsorships - Mon, 11 Aug 2008
Update: below is the original announcement. Some things may have changed. You should visit the sponsorships page for up-to-date information. Yesterday, a friend of mine asked if Going Solo was offering any individual sponsorships. I was a bit taken aback at first, but the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a good [...]

Micro-Sponsorships… and Sponsorships - Fri, 08 Aug 2008
Going Solo Lausanne was my first experience ever dealing with sponsorships. And I can tell you, for somebody who is not (but not at all) a salesperson, it was a bit scary. Thankfully I had Lily to help me out. One of the things I realised the first time around was that we didn’t have an [...]