7 Hacks that Make Working From Home More Productive
As more and more Americans (and individuals around the globe) switch to jobs that allow them to eschew cubicle life, working from home has become not only more popular…
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How Many Americans Are Freelancing? More Than You Think
Though the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics (also known as the jobs report) woefully neglect the new class of freelancers, part-timers, and gig economists, plenty of other organizations have a…
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These Are the Skills You Need to Make It in the New Freelance Economy
We've all heard it: This is the era of the freelance economy, where the autodidact rules and the jack-of-at-least-many-trades is more marketable than the guy with one degree in one…
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Have a Non-Traditional Job? How to Talk About What You Do For a Living
We live in an incredible time for creative entrepreneurs. There's so much flexibility, anyone with a dream and a plan can basically make their own career — to the point…
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7 Freelancer Stereotypes That Are Totally True
Life as a freelancer looks different for everyone, and it doesn't look very much like what non-freelancers think it does. No, we don't sit in our pajamas all day, and…
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Closing the Stability Gap: As Freelance Workforce Rises, So Do the Benefits
Despite a distinct lack of inclusion by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in their monthly figures, the numbers we do have available don't lie: More workers, both in the U.S.…
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In the June Jobs Report, Freelancers Remain an Invisible Class
The Bureau of Labor Statistics gave Americans a reason to celebrate going into the holiday weekend on Thursday, when they released a strong jobs report for the month of June,…
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The 3 Traits You Need to Be a Successful Freelancer
At the tender age of 22, one of my friend editors gave me the most important piece of freelance advice I've ever heard: You are the product. Because being successful…
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Want to Work for Yourself? 7 Things You Need to Know
Think you'd be happier being your own boss? Statistically speaking, it's probably true; according to a Gallup poll, 80% of small business owners say they'd do it all over again…
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