Working as a freelancer comes with its share of benefits – you get to decide your own work hours, you can work from anywhere, and you don’t have to worry about what to wear or commuting to and from the office. However, inconsistent income requires that you save money for the rainy days to come, […]
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How to Team Up with “Slash Workers” for Small Business Success
The difficulty of hiring solid talent has been a complaint among small business owners for the last several years. I suspect the convergence of one economic development and one social development may be to blame in large part. The economic component is our emergence from The Great Recession. As the recession worsened, small business owners […]
How to Increase Your Efficiency as a Freelancer
Freelancers are typically faced with a lot more opportunities, challenges and pitfalls while working. Why I mention those 3 things? Well, with so much flexibility and freedom, it can sometimes become a hassle when it comes to actually sitting down and getting the required work done. Uncle Ben’s famous last words were, “With great power, […]
Leverage These Freelance Specialties
Upwork just published its list of the 20 fastest growing freelance categories or skills. Demand for each of these – via its system – has increased more than 100 percent over the last year. Some of these don’t concern the average small business owner (they can be very technical), but several of them do. Looking […]
Freelancer or Agency: Which is Right for Your Content Needs?
Looking for some help with your website design or copy? As a business owner, you are going to need help from time to time (or all the time) to keep up. Outsourcing work can be one of the best ways to grow your business while also keeping your sanity. After all, there are only 24 […]
The Biggest Problem Freelancers Have Today
Do you have a side hustle? Yes, a side hustle. For those of you in the dark, a side hustle is the modern day name for moonlighting. It’s having a freelance job, a side gig, or a second job. Are you a Freelancer? The side hustle – or freelancer market has grown so big, economists […]
5 Reasons You Should Embrace the Freelancing Revolution
This is the golden age of entrepreneurship. Not only can many businesses ramp up and scale quickly through the use of web services, but hiring also has never been easier. That’s because the freelance revolution has changed how businesses hire workers—and made it much easier in the process. More than 34 percent of all employees […]
Essential Tech for a Freelancer on the Move
Freelancers are the fastest-growing group of workers in the world. In the U.S., 34% of the workforce, or 53 million workers, participate in some form of freelance work. The number of freelancers in the EU labor market increased to 8.9 million in 2013. In Australia for example, as of 2015, there were 4.1 million freelancers, […]
5 Tips for Hiring Top-Notch Creative Freelancers on a Budget
Why outsource? Well, just as you wouldn’t attempt to perform root canal surgery on yourself, you shouldn’t attempt to tackle certain specialist areas in your own business. Sometimes you’re simply much better off calling in the professionals—particularly with creative tasks such as graphic design (logos, business cards, flyers, and more), web design and development and […]
Should You Hire a Freelancer to Market a Franchise?
We’re living in a freelancer economy, according to Forbes. Should you hire a freelancer to market a franchise? The answer isn’t always clear. With 2016 just getting started, you might think hiring a freelancer could spur your franchise growth in the New Year. Here is a glimpse into the state of the current freelance market and a few […]
