Freelancers Lend Local Voice to Upstate NY Tourism Site
A new tourism site highlighting Upstate New York is using freelancers to give its content a local touch, as well as inviting others to chime in with their advice. “Upstate New York with all...
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Boomers Turning to Freelancing Between Career and Retirement
When they started their careers, many Baby Boomers probably expected that after leaving corporate life, they’d be moving on to a traditional retirement lifestyle. But in both a changing economy and a changing culture,...
Affordable Care Act May Have Helped Save More Than 50,000 Lives
The Affordable Care Act, which has brought healthcare to the freelance economy, is also apparently the reason why some 50,000 patient deaths in hospitals have been prevented, according to a speech made by President...
While Some Say Home Improvement is Slowing, Wall Street Seems to Disagree
As a freelancer, your house is usually more than the place you call home. Instead, it’s your office, conference room and cafeteria, the place where you are building your somewhat nontraditional career. For this...
How One Guy Made a Freelance Career Out of Building Furniture From Scraps
When Will Holman graduated from Virginia Tech in 2007 with a degree in architecture, the U.S. was on the cusp of economic collapse, and the job market was too. He did, however, find success...
Contractors Face Busy Season of Winter Recovery
As homeowners start to recover from the icy winter, freelance contractors are finding their services in high demand. Many homes were damaged by relentless ice and snow, and parks and gardens were damaged by...
London-Based Photographer Now Only Accepting Bitcoin as Payment
The Internet has revolutionized, innovated, and completely transformed the way most industries do business, photography in particular. With more than 2.6 billion camera phones in use across the world, people are taking more pictures...
Freelancing Does Not Have to Be as Stressful as Some Make It
Freelancing can be quite an emotional roller coaster. When they’re up, they’re up, but when they’re down, they’re down. Studies have shown that freelancers can either be some of the happiest people in the...
The Hidden Costs of Freelance Work
As full-time jobs remain scarce, more people are taking freelancing positions with companies such as Uber and Airbnb, renting out their cars and spare rooms to make some extra money. While working from home,...
High Schools Consider Hiring Freelance Athletic Trainers to Promote Safe Recovery for Injured Athletes
The School Board for Polk County, Florida, wants to have athletic trainers in each of the district’s high schools, but they aren’t quite sure how to implement the idea just yet. Six other schools...