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Guide to Freelancing
Now updated with details of MSC tax rules, implications of the Arctic Systems case and the latest PCG benefits and services
For members:
Guide to Family Business Tax - NEW
Guide to Mortgages
Guide to IR35

Guide to Pensions
Guide to Agency Regulations
Guide to Freelancing
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Are you a freelance consultant or contractor?
At the heart of the freelance community, PCG represents and gives a voice to all those who choose to work for themselves. From just �120 (plus VAT) a year, membership provides:
 
What is RSS?
RSS allows you to see when sites from all over the internet have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and articles (or even audio files, photographs or video) in one place, as soon as they are published, without having to remember to visit each site every day.
It takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by showing you the very latest information that you are interested in.

How do I start using RSS feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks RSS feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added to them. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want to receive in your news reader, by finding and subscribing to the relevant RSS feeds.

Where can I get an RSS reader?

There is an online RSS newsfeed reader available at rss.atimofeev.com

A free newsfeed reader application is available from RSS Reader at www.rssreader.com.

Some email clients, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, have newsfeed readers built in.

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You can subscribe to this RSS feed in a number of ways, including the following:
  • Drag the orange RSS button into your News Reader
  • Drag the URL of the RSS feed into your News Reader
  • Cut and paste the URL of the RSS feed into your News Reader
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