Category: Freelancing

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What Independent Contractors Wish They’d Known Starting Out

  From Nation1099,  Emma Gallimore shares advice from independent contractors to those just starting out.  Emma writes: TAKE…

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The gig economy is changing the way we work. Now regulation must catch up 

  From the World Economic Forum, Saadia Zahidi discusses the pros and cons of the gig economy…

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The secret to fixing the gig economy: The Knights of Columbus

    From The Week, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry offers some fascinating ideas about how to address some of the issues…

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3 Top Tips to Help Contractors and Freelancers Succeed 

    From SMBCEO, Ivan Widjaya offers three recommendations for freelancers and independent contractors.  Ivan writes: 1….

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Here’s the one thing that could make or break the growing freelance economy 

From Medium.com, Anjelica Triola discusses the differences between using freelancers well and the “one time” someone didn’t…

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Want To Build A Six-Figure Freelance Business? Now Is Your Moment 

  From Forbes, Elaine Pofeldt discusses a recent report that indicates that the number of independent workers who…

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What happens when we all become our own bosses

  From the Washington Post, Emily Badger discusses the approach in a recently released boo, “The Sharing Economy: The…

88 percent of hiring managers are more comfortable hiring contractors for senior level positions than they were five years ago.
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Will Your Next Boss Be A Freelancer? 

  From Forbes, Elaine Pofeldt provides an other excellent article on some of the changes in the…

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The Secrets To Hiring Management-Level Freelancers 

  From Fast Company, Gwen Moran offers some great recommendations on how to hire senior level freelancers.  She…

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Five Pitfalls of Freelancing and How to Avoid Them

From VitaminTalent, Barrie Seppings shares his advice on some of the downsides of being a freelancer.  Barrie…

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Some Thoughts from the Feds on the Gig Economy

    From JDSupra, Janet Hendrick discusses a recent paper issued by the Commerce Department on the gig…

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Here’s What Gig Workers Need to Know About Paying Taxes 

  From Money, Erik Sherman discusses what gig workers need to know about paying taxes.  Many people provide services…