Going Solo Leeds ‘08

Going Solo Leeds has unfortunately been cancelled due to lack of registrations. Check the announcement for details. SoloCamp Leeds will take place instead, sign up now! 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!

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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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