Build a freelance business that pays well without taking over your life.
Join us for a live day of practical conversations about pricing, profit, pipeline and protecting your time. Choose the sessions most useful to you, hear from people who know independent work and meet others you can keep talking to in the Conference Village.
A thoroughly enjoyable day at the best conference I’ve attended in a long while.
Free Spirits LIVE! Spring 2026
What you can expect
Getting the work is one thing. Making it pay properly, without filling every hour of the week, is another. Across talks, practical skills labs, panels and short sessions, we’ll explore questions such as:
- How can you move beyond charging for every day or hour you work?
- Where is profit disappearing through pricing, scope or unpaid effort?
- How could clearer offers or recurring work make income less unpredictable?
- What is worth automating, outsourcing or simply stopping?
- When should you say no to a project, and how do you keep your pipeline moving?
You’ll leave with ideas to test in your own business and a clearer view of the decisions you want to make next. The detailed session programme will be added here as speakers are announced.
Make the day your own
Free Spirits LIVE! is a choose-your-own-adventure conference. Come for the whole day or dip into the sessions most relevant to you. Expect opportunities to ask questions, join the discussion and connect with people who understand freelance life. There’s space to take a break when you need one, too.
The Conference Village
Your ticket also gives you access to our Slack-based Conference Village from 18 February to 11 March. We’ll share resources and conversation prompts, and you can meet fellow attendees and speakers before the conference and keep talking afterwards.
Who is it for?
If you’re self-employed and in the business of developing people, you’re welcome here. That includes trainers, coaches, facilitators, designers and consultants, whether you’ve only recently gone freelance or have been doing it for years.
Very thought provoking, inspiring and informative with lots of practical tips. I have signed up to so many things / connected with loads of new people today, such a great day, thank you!
Free Spirits LIVE! Spring 2026
If you’d like to apply to speak at either of our 2027 conferences, please complete this form.
