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,...
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New Study Shows that Working From Home Increases Productivity, Satisfaction
Working from home is a controversial and largely untested practice that always seems to have mixed results. Does it really make workers happier and more productive? Or do employees who work from home tend...
More Members of the Younger Generation Leave the Corporate Life Behind for Freelancing
Freelancing is becoming a more viable option for many professionals, especially those who are part of Generation Y. Online marketplace Elance-oDesk commissioned a study on freelancing in Australia and found that 3.7 million Australians,...
Work-From-Home Freelancers Find New Ways to Deal with Isolation
With the ease of the internet for telecommuting, many people are switching over to freelancing from the comfort of their own homes. Freelancing often gives people flexibility and freedom they never had in an...
Three Freelance Entrepreneur Mothers Share Their Secrets to Success
When some people think of the word “freelance,” they may think of one person working multiple jobs just to make ends meet. But three mothers working in the fashion industry are changing that stereotype...
Workers See Advantages of Offering Work for Free
In 2014, an increasing number of the American workforce is choosing to work for free. In the new book “Recession-Proof Graduate: How To Land the Job You Want by Doing Free Work,” author and...
Freelance Bounty Hunters and Professional Bondsmen Learn New Tips and Tricks at PBUS Convention
If you are arrested, you might be offered bail hearing cases to determine if you should get bail. The bailout of jail definition essentially comes to money that you temporarily pay in order to...
Durham, N.C.’s Freelance Industry Continues to Grow, Reflecting National Trend
America’s freelance sector is one of the fastest-growing parts of the national economy.According to a June 23 News & Observer article, a combination of globalization, outsourcing, technology and an uncertain economic climate has resulted in any...
Brigid Schulte, Journalist, Looks at the Effects of the American Ethic in New Book
Journalist Brigid Schulte has just published her new book on America’s culture of overworking, the effects that culture has on our day-to-day social and family lives, and some of the things we can do...
Google Maps Now Offers Public Transportation Options to Most of United Kingdom
Google Maps is a pretty comprehensive tool to help both individuals and businesses find the location they’re looking for, and it can usually help find the fastest route, too. This, however, hasn’t always...