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Freelancing: Life on the Fringe

I’m lucky enough to have an amazing group of friends whom I’ve known since kindergarten or thereabouts. We grew up in a small town on Long Island. On a rare “girls night out” last week, I met them for dinner … Continue reading

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Work Like A Woman, Not Like A Man

So I was in a meeting, one of those regular weekly meetings, and I was one of two women in the room. I had a to-do list that stretched all the way down a yellow legal pad, and I was … Continue reading

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Freelancers Liberate Themselves From Troubled Local Economies

Elance’s new Global Online Employment Report suggests that more freelancers are finding economic independence by seeking work outside of geographic areas hard hit by unemployment. Perhaps this is one harbinger of a future world of work, where more workers are not tied … Continue reading

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Energy Management for Freelancers

In freelancing, I’ve learned that it’s not just our time we need to manage. It’s our energy. Some projects I’ve taken on these past five years have occupied a tremendous amount of what one of my freelancing friends calls “head … Continue reading

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Take The Risk out of Freelancing

If you’ve joined the world of independent professionals after working in a corporate job for a while, you may find it unsettling that your income fluctuates from month to month. A little anxiety about this is a good thing. The … Continue reading

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Bummer: Getting a Dental Insurance Quote

I try not to react emotionally when I get quotes for any type of health-related insurance for my family–but it is hard not to. With four small children, my husband and I decided recently that it would be a good … Continue reading

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Freelancing: An Economic Shock Absorber

Though the number of new jobs created in June was considered disappointing, individuals contemplating opportunities in the world of freelancing may find encouragement in the most recent employment figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey includes … Continue reading

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Rethink Your Client Mix

When you’re a freelancer, it makes sense, business-wise, to focus on the work that’s in the greatest demand from clients. But most of us aren’t just freelancing for the money. We’re looking for other things, too, like the ability to … Continue reading

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Declutter Your Way Better Productivity

In my town in New Jersey, there’s an annual garbage pickup that people call  junk day. For a small fee, residents can put out their bulky trash. We missed the permit deadline in 2011–and regretted having to go another year … Continue reading

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3 Tips for Smarter Quotes

We’ve all made rookie mistakes in quoting our rates to a client who asked for an estimate–and kicked ourselves later as we toiled through a project where the pay just didn’t cut it. Fortunately, there’s a lot of good advice … Continue reading

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