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Posted on April 19, 2013 by Laura

Networking, networking, networking.

As the Events Manager for Wired Sussex, I’m always talking to people about Wired Sussex events as well as recommending other meetups and networking opportunities in the local creative, digital & tech community. Networking is a great way to not only find potential new business leads, but is also really important for keeping up to date with and sharing the latest business news, potential joint working opportunities and more. And as well as that it’s great to meet other like-minded people in the industry! Wired Sussex Member Meetups are regular (every 4 months) informal networking events for our members, attracting on average over 100 …

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by Laura

Top tips for successful freelancing, from successful freelancers

Last week saw the first event at The FuseBox, the Wired Sussex Breakfast Workshop: Being a Successful Freelancer. Led by Steve Bustin of Vada Media, Fran Swaine, Digital Marketing Consultant and Jo Munro, Virtual PA, the workshop was full of handy hints and top tips for successful and enjoyable freelancing. Knowledge is power and there was knowledge, shared experiences & tips aplenty at the workshop. We’re all about sharing, so below you’ll find the key takeaways and top tips from the event, for being a successful freelancer. Work/Life Balance: Do something that you are passionate about! Keep re-skilling yourself to …

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Posted on September 27, 2012 by Laura

Tales of a Creative City – Initial Findings from the Brighton Fuse Project

Interim findings from the Brighton Fuse project were shared at a recent Wired Sussex event, Tales of the Creative City which took place as part of Brighton Digital Festival. We were lucky to have the help of local SEO content/copy writer & social media specialist Liza Baron at the event. Here, Liza shares her thoughts and experience of the presentation of the Brighton Fuse project’s interim findings. This month I attended Tales of a Creative City: What Brighton Fuse might mean for the future of the Creative, Digital & IT sector, a series of talks about the Brighton Fuse project’s preliminary …

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Posted on August 6, 2012 by Caroline

Au’Guest’ Blog post – Words from joint University of Brighton winner of the Wired Sussex prize for ‘best final year digital media project’

Written by Danny Daley, one of the student winners of the Wired Sussex prize for ‘best final year digital media project’ as part of the Wired Sussex guest blog month Danny on the left alongside his ‘business brother‘ How I came to be part of the project During the third year of my degree I was given the opportunity to undertake a placement year in London. I was placed within the marketing team of Axis Europe and one of my responsibilities was to liaise with digital agencies. One of the problems that I discovered when seeking digital agencies was finding …

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Posted on July 26, 2012 by Caroline

Try out coworking at The Skiff in Brighton with our Olympic offer

The Skiff coworking space has been open in Brighton’s North Laine since 2008, providing a workspace for freelancers, independent workers and those looking to spend some time away from the home or office. Here people have the opportunity to not only work in a supportive environment, but also to meet and potentially collaborate with others, and many great projects have come out of new relationships formed here. At the beginning of 2012 we doubled in size, knocking through to join with some recently vacated offices, giving us an additional meeting room, a larger communal lounge and kitchen area, and plenty …

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Posted on April 27, 2012 by Laura

Being a Successful Freelancer

Yesterday we held the second Wired Sussex workshop ‘Being a Successful Freelancer’ at The Skiff. It was great to have freelancers Helen Keevy, Nilden Ozkan and PaulSilver at the event to lead the conversation and provide guidance and useful information. Advice and support were aplenty amongst attendees and it was really refreshing to see so many people keen to motivate and inspire one another. The discussions covered a range of subjects and addressed lots of questions and concerns, producing many a tip on best practice. As a result, I’ve put together a list of key hints and tips on how …