Going Solo Leeds: An Opportunity for UK-based Freelancers!
Could you make it to Leeds on the 12th of September? If so, you might want to check out Going Solo, a conference for freelance internet professionals.
More information after the jump!
Going Solo is a one-day educational conference for freelancers and small business owners of the internet industry and beyond.
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). Current price (Early Bird) is £150 for the first 25 seats sold, but they’re going fast! Direct link to registration.
Watch this short video presenting Going Solo.
Check out videos from the Lausanne conference.
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…
I’m from Leeds, so chances are I’ll be attending, Sounds good thanks for the update
Hmmm, sounds good. This is the closest anything of this kind has been to me so I’m certaoinly considering. Cheers.
I live near Leeds and will consider going, it sounds great
£150, what a rip off… Pass!
Anthony, Gareth, Ben: I hope you decide to come! If you do, be sure to register pretty soon to try and grab one of the handful of bird tickets left.
RedRock: I’m the organiser of this event, and I’m aware it may seem pricey at first view. We’ve strived to keep this event affordable, knowing that freelancers often have limited “extras” in terms of funds. However, those funds from the registrations allow us to put together a really high-quality programme and fly in speakers who know what they’re talking about.
I thought hard about whether I would pay for an event like this myself, and that resulted in a post: http://going-solo.net/2008/02/11/pricing-how-much-will-going-solo-cost/ — you may want to have a look at it, the points there are still valid though the pricing structure is slightly different for Leeds.
I suggest that you think of the entry fee as an investment. One of the discussion points that surfaced at the last Going Solo in Lausanne was that successful freelancers (ie, those who make their freelance careers financially viable) are those who know how to network and manage the business side of their work well. I assure you that the connections you make at Going Solo (and the experiences you exchange with others) will give you a return that’s greater than registration price.
Sorry Stephanie, I’m still not convinced with the price.
Most of programme’s stuff I’ve already found (in other bloggers & Freelance Switch articles) or learnt (during Uni courses and discussed with other Freelancers) and put them into live.
Sounds nice for somebody who is thinking about going freelance or just started.
Hope you’ll get audience you’re expecting to have. Wish you all best.