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The hottest Farm meet so far was 24th June 2026
Posted by Paul Silver
On an extremely hot Wednesday 24th June, ten freelancers met in the beer garden of the Battle of Trafalgar to swap notes about surviving the heat, and the occasional tip about freelancing. This is some of what we talked about: Heat heat heat (33°c in the pub garden when we were first there) Under-16s being […]
AI, WordPress hacks and island life – notes from 17th June 2026
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 17th June, twelve freelancers got together in the beer garden of the Battle of Trafalgar to talk all things tech, self employment and a fair amount of random nonsense. This was the evening of the first England game in the (men’s) World Cup 2026, so I was surprised so many people came along. […]
Being negged by your car, 2FA woes and more from our freelancers meet on 10th June 2026
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 10th June, eight freelancers got together in the Battle of Trafalgar to swap notes on everything from two factor authentication to handling people trying to get a rise out of you for their videos. Although it was a lower turnout than usual, this was the funniest meet we’ve had for a while, although […]
Tentative signs of recovery? Viral content and other notes from our freelancers meet on 3rd June 2026
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 3rd June, nine freelancers got together in the Battle of Trafalgar pub in Brighton to talk all things freelancing and a fair amount of random nonsense too. This is some of what we talked about: New contract! Cool 360° photo webapp Talking Drupal “You know your luck is out when you turn the […]
Going back to full time, Claude control words and more – freelancers meet up on 27th May 2026
Posted by Paul Silver
On 27th May, thirteen freelancers got together in the Battle of Trafalgar pub in Brighton to talk tech, handling clients, and a fair amount of random nonsense. This is some of what we talked about: Getting access to APIs Panel interviews – good or bad? Successful payment chasing ULTRATHINK (Claude control word) How much are […]