6 Awesome Gifts Every Freelancer Will Love

What do freelancers need, other than more clients and more hours in the day? Plenty of things -- and even if they don't, they might still like a thoughtful present…

7 Perks Of Freelancing During The Holiday Season

Self-employed people and freelancers know: The holiday season is both a blessing and a curse. With no real PTO, the dreaded approach of tax season, and, often, clients who don't…

Why It’s Okay To Have A Slow Holiday Season

Call it a "lean month." Call it a time for personal reflection. Call it a perfect time to finally catch up on your DVR queue. Or just call it what…

Freelancers: Here’s How To Get Paid Before The End Of The Year

If the Freelancers Union's World's Longest Invoice is any indicator (and it is), late payment is an epidemic among freelance writers, designers, photographers, and other self-employed individuals. Whether it's just…

How to Make Friends When You’re a Freelancer

The call of a freelance lifestyle is a strong one. Freedom and independence, extra income, the lack of a boss, the ability to work from home (or anywhere) — there…

4 Entrepreneurs Who Made Blogging Their Full-Time Job

The benefits of blogging are many, and, at this point, they're fairly well known. Almost any small business owner can rattle off the reasons to have one — a blog…

Non-Negotiable: Every Freelancer Needs a Posse

In a recently-published paper written in 1959, author Isaac Asimov hit on an idea that now, seems fairly ahead of its time: That, while the act of creating is something…

Study: Part-Time Creative Businesses Fuel the Economy

With the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data drop, one thing was very clear: There are a lot of transactions that either weren't on the books, or that…