It's 2 in the morning. I need to be up in 4 hours and am already exhausted from a long day of work, but instead of sleeping I'm awake on my computer. ...
While April 15 is commonly accepted at "tax day," for many taxpayers and especially small business owners, freelancers and self-employed professionals, there are other important "tax days" to keep in mind.
Though having multiple gigs may not seem like the norm, the truth is, they may be able to help people lead more fulfilling careers and combat unemployment because there are more options.
Andrew Goldman, the "Talk" columnist at The New York Times Magazine, may be one of the shittiest fact-checkers in history, or at least, he seems to th...
Have you had it with your 9 to 5? Stop dreading Monday mornings and start planning your exit from corporate America. Why not capitalize on the newness of the year and put together a solid plan to activate your dream of starting your own small business?
It makes sense for small businesses to bring in short-term hires to deal with peaks in the overall workload, while keeping the organization lean when there is a trough. This isn't exactly a new phenomenon in itself but it's now something that is more common among all types of business.
Call them success secrets or just common sense. Either way, certain principles have guided me for more than two decades as a professional freelancer. Here are my keys to surviving -- no, let's call it thriving -- without having to work for the man.
As working from home becomes easier and easier, and a sure-fire alternative to working in an office -- many people have made the move into working fre...
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs.
In the struggle to get more people to work, Fabio Rosati is trying to get more work to the people. In 2007, Rosati relaunched Elance with 15 othe...
With so many options available -- from setting an hourly rate, a fixed price, a one-time charge or a combination of all three -- it can be difficult and overwhelming. So how do you determine what you're worth as a freelancer?
This debate at its heart is about where to draw the line on spec work. Some designers have a hard time standing firm on their principles if a particular assignment -- and potentially their livelihood -- is on the line.
How do you find clients? Should you specialize in one area? What should you charge? For most freelance designers, comfort comes with experience. Here are five tips from design pros about how to turn your personal business into a thriving enterprise.
Freelancers have long been the envy of cubicle-trapped office workers. From the flexible hours to escaping mundane office politics, there's a lot to l...
When I think back on the awesome times I've had with friends, or even on my own, people watching, I don't remember how difficult it was to travel there, or how cold it was out, I remember the company and the warm fuzzy feeling.
If you're at or near retirement, you may find that a part-time or occasional job would make a big difference to your budget. Beyond paper routes an...
We are living today in what I call a free economy.
Begin with the premise that your corporate story or vision is worth telling, which doesn't include you 40-something game developers eating hot pockets in mom's basement.
It's possible to not only survive, but thrive in challenging times as a freelance writer. And it only took me eighteen years to think of some ways.
People like my resume--here's a PDF! But a resume is only the skin of a career. And, even then, it's skin with a lot of make-up on it. People live the...
Let's just say that "freelance writer" is sometimes a fancier word for unemployed. I really wish someone had told me that. I would have gone to law school.
Paul Raffaele, a top flight freelancer for Smithsonian magazine, was badly injured in a suicide bombing while on assignment in Afghanistan in 2008. Ra...
It's hard to explain the peculiar existence that is the freelancing life to people who don't, well, freelance. Sometimes it becomes difficult to se...
After two years of embedded research, I've come up with a list of the best cafes to work.
Traditionally, workers have gained workplace rights and benefits through their status as fulltime employees. But todays 42 million freelance workers that make up 31 percent of the workforce, must furnish their own social safety nets.
