Ashley Baxter
@ashley-baxter.bsky.social
Helping you be a confident freelancer @ withjack.co.uk. For fun: photographer and u73 strongwoman. Writing @ iamashley.co.uk
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MINDFUL DESIGN COURSE PROMO DOT MP4 (via my loves @piccalil.li ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...
Mindful Design Promo
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September 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MINDFUL DESIGN COURSE PROMO DOT MP4 (via my loves @piccalil.li ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...
Booked travel and hotel for keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork... in a couple of weeks. I just checked my calendar and the last time I was in London was 6 years ago 🤯
Craft+Work
Upcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work
keirwhitaker.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Booked travel and hotel for keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork... in a couple of weeks. I just checked my calendar and the last time I was in London was 6 years ago 🤯
All I want is a new Tomb Raider game.
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
All I want is a new Tomb Raider game.
After a 6 year hiatus where I wanted to focus on building @withjack.bsky.social, I am going to be speaking at Craft+Work next month! keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork...
Craft+Work
Upcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work
keirwhitaker.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
After a 6 year hiatus where I wanted to focus on building @withjack.bsky.social, I am going to be speaking at Craft+Work next month! keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork...
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Next up in my interview series "9 Questions For..." is the founder of @withjack.bsky.social Ashley Baxter (@ashley-baxter.bsky.social).
As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!"
Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest...
As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!"
Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest...
July 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Next up in my interview series "9 Questions For..." is the founder of @withjack.bsky.social Ashley Baxter (@ashley-baxter.bsky.social).
As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!"
Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest...
As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!"
Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest...
I needed those words. world.hey.com/jason/go-do-...
Go do business
Business isn’t something you learn in books. Or posts. Or threads. You can’t read your way to the right hire. You can't consume enough content to produce a product. You have to do. You learn business ...
world.hey.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I needed those words. world.hey.com/jason/go-do-...
I looked through 78 payment-related claims and wrote down the 3 mistakes freelancers make when chasing late payments.
Freelancers, want to improve your chance of getting paid from an elusive client? Then avoid these 3 things when chasing late payments. withjack.co.uk/avoid-these-...
Avoid these 3 things when chasing late payments
withjack.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I looked through 78 payment-related claims and wrote down the 3 mistakes freelancers make when chasing late payments.
Another good post from @justinjackson.ca which has made me want to pay more attention to the activities where I feel "most like myself". justinjackson.ca/zone-of-genius
Finding your "zone of genius"
I've been thinking about my personal zone of genius. Here's what I've learned about building a life that aligns with your natural energy patterns.
justinjackson.ca
May 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Another good post from @justinjackson.ca which has made me want to pay more attention to the activities where I feel "most like myself". justinjackson.ca/zone-of-genius
I just published April's mini experiment. I write about creating and optimising landing pages and look back at the first quarter of mini experiments. iamashley.co.uk/aprils-mini-...
April's mini experiment
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results.
This month I focused on creating landing pag...
iamashley.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I just published April's mini experiment. I write about creating and optimising landing pages and look back at the first quarter of mini experiments. iamashley.co.uk/aprils-mini-...
Things I am enjoying right now:
* Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right
* Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out
* The Four Seasons on Netflix
* Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right
* Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out
* The Four Seasons on Netflix
May 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Things I am enjoying right now:
* Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right
* Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out
* The Four Seasons on Netflix
* Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right
* Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out
* The Four Seasons on Netflix
2x5 at 145KG. This used to be a weight I'd get in my head about for a single rep. Combination of learning to trust my back and taking my breath at the top (therefore not losing tension when resetting on ground) has helped me rep this weight out.
April 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
2x5 at 145KG. This used to be a weight I'd get in my head about for a single rep. Combination of learning to trust my back and taking my breath at the top (therefore not losing tension when resetting on ground) has helped me rep this weight out.
Always liked the idea of invoice insurance, but that's two insurtechs that have now went out of business (Moojo and Nimbla). It's challenging getting people to buy products for anticipatory problems. Freelancers tend to only look for solutions to their payment problems when experiencing the issue.
April 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Always liked the idea of invoice insurance, but that's two insurtechs that have now went out of business (Moojo and Nimbla). It's challenging getting people to buy products for anticipatory problems. Freelancers tend to only look for solutions to their payment problems when experiencing the issue.
Wow, the new Crunchbase is terrible. It no longer does what I need it to do (and the reason I bought a subscription). It feels like they've used AI for no other reason than it's the current thing everyone is talking about—not because it improves the tool.
April 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Wow, the new Crunchbase is terrible. It no longer does what I need it to do (and the reason I bought a subscription). It feels like they've used AI for no other reason than it's the current thing everyone is talking about—not because it improves the tool.
Anybody got recommendations for a communications consultant (freelance)?
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Anybody got recommendations for a communications consultant (freelance)?
Is this helpful? Interesting? If so I'm going to make it a monthly feature.
Here’s a quick recap of the last month at With Jack, taking a look at some of our claims and what we’ve been up to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKwL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKwL...
Monthly recap - lots of claims for equipment
YouTube video by With Jack
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March 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Is this helpful? Interesting? If so I'm going to make it a monthly feature.
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments. I'm going to publish February's mini experiment soon and would love if you'd sign up to my newsletter! iamashley.co.uk
Ashley Baxter
My goal is to help 10,000 freelancers. This is where I'm documenting my progress.
iamashley.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments. I'm going to publish February's mini experiment soon and would love if you'd sign up to my newsletter! iamashley.co.uk
Our mum died at the start of the year, just as my sister (a dress designer) got the keys to her new shop. I want to show you all my sister's shop because the achievement got lost in hospice visits, funeral planning etc. I am so proud of my sister. 📍Fitzroy Pl, Glasgow
March 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Our mum died at the start of the year, just as my sister (a dress designer) got the keys to her new shop. I want to show you all my sister's shop because the achievement got lost in hospice visits, funeral planning etc. I am so proud of my sister. 📍Fitzroy Pl, Glasgow
As someone who deals with freelance hiccups daily, if there's one thing freelancers should do right now to mitigate risk it's have protection for copyright claims AND a method of record keeping for third-party assets and licenses.
February 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
As someone who deals with freelance hiccups daily, if there's one thing freelancers should do right now to mitigate risk it's have protection for copyright claims AND a method of record keeping for third-party assets and licenses.
* Brexit
* IR35
* VC-backed competitors
* Covid
* Cost of living crisis
Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admit—this year has been a rough start though.
* IR35
* VC-backed competitors
* Covid
* Cost of living crisis
Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admit—this year has been a rough start though.
February 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
* Brexit
* IR35
* VC-backed competitors
* Covid
* Cost of living crisis
Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admit—this year has been a rough start though.
* IR35
* VC-backed competitors
* Covid
* Cost of living crisis
Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admit—this year has been a rough start though.
Scotland's strongest natty woman, 2025.
February 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Scotland's strongest natty woman, 2025.
Bonita, my tripawd.
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bonita, my tripawd.
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. This was January's mini experiment: iamashley.co.uk/januarys-min...
January's mini experiment
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. But January has been weird. The start of the ...
iamashley.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. This was January's mini experiment: iamashley.co.uk/januarys-min...
Insurance has all of these hidden value added services that insurers are, quite frankly, rubbish at highlighting. One of them is a counselling helpline with qualified counsellors. Freelancers, please make use of this!
Currently reading: 'Mental health in freelancing during 2024' www.leapers.co/research/2024/ With many freelancers seeing a decline in their mental health, please make use of the confidential counselling helpline available through your legal expenses insurance.
Leapers
Award winning community supporting the mental health of freelancers and the self-employed.
www.leapers.co
January 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Insurance has all of these hidden value added services that insurers are, quite frankly, rubbish at highlighting. One of them is a counselling helpline with qualified counsellors. Freelancers, please make use of this!
Nothing boils my blood more than companies trying to get out of paying freelancers. This is why I'm the right person to build @withjack.bsky.social.
December 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Nothing boils my blood more than companies trying to get out of paying freelancers. This is why I'm the right person to build @withjack.bsky.social.
I just published "A difficult business year (but I'm optimistic. for 2025)".
iamashley.co.uk/a-difficult-...
iamashley.co.uk/a-difficult-...
A difficult business year (but I'm optimistic for 2025)
2024 was a poor year for With Jack. It's the most underwhelming 12 months since launching in 2016. Growth slowed and I saw an increase in churn.
I can correlate this to a few events. Being able to pi...
iamashley.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I just published "A difficult business year (but I'm optimistic. for 2025)".
iamashley.co.uk/a-difficult-...
iamashley.co.uk/a-difficult-...