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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Freelancers Union
Ok, you’ve done it. You have taken a big step and become a freelancer. Maybe your decision was influenced by downsizing or micromanagement at your previous job. Maybe your decision was influenced by an epiphany concerning your career or personal life. Whatever the reason, you have done it. You are now a bonafide freelancer.
Ok, you’ve done it. You have taken a big step and become a freelancer. Maybe your decision was influenced by downsizing or micromanagement at your previous job. Maybe your decision was influenced by an epiphany concerning your career or personal life. Whatever the reason, you have done it. You are now a bonafide freelancer.
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Aquent.us is a world-leading freelance employment placement company. They are improving the way companies, and talent, work. From pioneering benefits for project-focused designers and marketers, to creating solutions to help companies test-drive talent before hiring them, to building a worldwide network of subject matter specialists whom understand the special needs of marketing niches globally and the world’s increased need for specialized talent. Both permanently placed talent and project-based talent. Click here to read more »
Brian Konradt, a freelance writer, has launched Writing Career.com, a new website to help creative people and creative thinkers decide if a freelance writing career could be their new career choice.
His website, WritingCareer.com, provides many free articles, resources, recommendations, and career guides to help educate people about different writing careers and different types of writing.
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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.
