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Articles by: Hanna Brooks Olsen

Hanna Brooks Olsen

Hanna Brooks Olsen is a writer and editor for CreativeLive, longtime reporter, and the co-founder of Seattlish. Follow her on Twitter at @mshannabrooks or go to her website for more stuff.

Freelance, Small Business, LLC: Should You Do Your Own Taxes?

[caption id="attachment_11512" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Freelancing has a multitude of benefits -- flexible schedule, command over your income, the ability to work almost anywhere -- but ask anyone who's worked as a contractor what the hardest part is and, just after exhaling a mammoth sigh, they'll whisper cautiously: "Taxes. " Oh, Taxes.

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4 Unexpected Social Media Platforms You Have To Try in 2015

[caption id="attachment_11470" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo via Flickr[/caption] Facebook is notorious for frequently changing up their algorithm -- so much so that there are entire websites devoted just to telling marketers and businesses how they can best ride out the alterations and ensure their engagement doesn't take a dive. In the most recent round of alterations, the behemoth social networking site has made it even more difficult for brands to push their products without also offering some kind of content.

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Sue Bryce: Don't Be Afraid To Change Directions

[caption id="attachment_11312" align="alignnone" width="598"] Image by Felix Kunze via Instagram[/caption] New Year's Resolutions are nothing if not ubiquitous; the idea to resolve to make a change is such a popular one that the US Government even tracks it as a metric. There are industries and ad campaigns and millions of dollars of investments made in the notion that people need to change and that January is the time to do it.

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