Based on estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, by the end of 2010 the Obama-led stimulus package had created close to 3 million jobs. However, the unemployment rate still hovers around 9 percent. It can even be represented as high as 16 percent if those who have given up looking for a job or only found part-time work are counted. While it is disconcerting the economy is in this state, it is on the upswing. If passed, Obama’s new proposal, The American Jobs Act, could make some very tangible and positive change. The change that Obama is proposing would affect small business first. This is extremely positive because they are often supporters of American’s first jobs as well as our country’s freelancers. Click here to read more »
Today’s “top business tips”:
Top 5 Business Tips – a long list of “5 tips” lists on many business topics. I like this because it cuts out a lot of the fluff and gets right down to important tips on each topic. Click here to read more »
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YouGov is a global opinion research company that is innovating rapidly in survey systems technology and visual analytics. Our flagship BrandIndex product tracks consumer opinion on thousands of brands in many countries daily. Our clients access the data via a wonderfully easy to use and fast analytic interface.
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Guru.com and Elance.com are two big freelancing sites. They’re not for everyone, admittedly, but if you want a central place to let jobs come to you, these are leading sites to use. We’ve watched for a few years as Elance stayed current with the times and although Guru.com boasted a lot of jobs, it lagged behind Elance in terms of bells and whistles. (For example, Elance has a stronger community, regular helpful newsletters, Elance University, and a faster adoption of social media). Click here to read more »
The infinite monkey theorem says that a single monkey tapping away on a typewriter for an infinite length of time will eventually type out the entire works of Shakespeare.
I’m sure Shakespeare wouldn’t like to hear that. And neither would anyone else who writes for a living. (“What? You mean to tell me that I charge for my writing when someone who has a monkey plus a lot of time can get their writing done, too?”). Click here to read more »
(Ominous music playing in the background….) It’s nearly that time again… Time to get your things in order and pony up to Uncle Sam. Yes my friends, you can’t escape them. Back in your other life, in the corporate world, most all of us had everything all neat and tidy in our paycheck. Someone else did all the figuring of where your hard earned dollars went. Now that you are in the society of freelancing, it falls to you to do that figuring; unless you have a trusted qualified accountant, of course. Click here to read more »
As mentioned in a previous post, freelancers union is a great resource to freelancers to connect you with affordable health care coverage. Unfortunately, there are still many who have no coverage at all. Click here to read more »
WWW.Getafreelancer.com, The simplicity of the name alone, has made a friend for life out of me. My fellow freelancer, have you ever had a day where you just sat there, wondering what you were going to do next to line up some clients? Well, at Get a freelancer.com, you can soon have clients from all around the globe.
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Freelancing is my life. It's what I know, it's what I'm good at, and I can't imagine doing anything else. You can call me "Freddie the Freelancer"… because I'd prefer not to use my real name for reasons that I'll tell you about in a moment.
