A powerful thing a freelancer can do for her career is to figure out when to fire the bad clients. Firing bad clients is an essential step on the way to finding better ones. Identifying a client mismatch: The most obvious is a skills-based gap. They need something you’re struggling to do well. A temperament […]
It’s tough to make a traditional recommendation for Zachtronics’s Eliza. It’s a thoughtful, short visual novel – an interactive, illustrated story – that makes a point of realistically depicting someone who’s wrestling with depression and burnout. “It’s not an easy sell. ‘Hey, play this game with a lot of intellectual baggage to it, where people
With the lure of being independent, flexible working times, freedom to choose projects and a chance to experiment with their craft, more Americans are freelancing. And in 2019 their earning is set to hit the $1 trillion mark. Freelancing in America 2019 According to the Upwork Freelancing in America: 2019 study, 57 million Americans are
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Google Senior Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller took on the role of anchorman to launch a video series on the Google Webmaster YouTube channel called Google Search News. For those old enough to reminisce, the first segment reminded me of Walter Cronkite at CBS News, where he sometimes sat in front of a green screen
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Randstad’s Tania De Decker on how pharma, biotech and other life sciences companies are enabling growth through the gig economy. The life sciences industry is renowned for its rapid hiring practices. When the US Food and Drug Administration finally approves a new medication, therapy or nanodevice, HR departments at pharma and biotech firms must swiftly
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In the fourth edition of the Megaphone of Main Street report from SCORE, 68% of entrepreneurs say they are looking for full-time self-employment, as opposed to gig work. Even though gig workers are now classified as contractors by the Department of Labor, the fact they need to always look for the next gig doesn’t sit
California legislators on Tuesday approved a landmark bill that would consider contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft as “employees.” The state Senate voted in favor of the bill — dubbed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — that would ensure gig economy workers in companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are entitled to minimum wage, workers‘
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Vertical filming has been causing controversy in the video industry for a very long time now, and some people are still finding it very hard to adopt. But one industry is leading the charge in changing people’s mindset, and that’s social media. Research afterall shows that around 94% of us now engage with media on
IN 2007, IPHONES APPEARED on the market. In 2009, Apple opened the app store. Now, software app developers are projected to be one of the fastest growing jobs in the Sunshine State over the next decade, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Some of those apps themselves, such as Twitter and Instagram, have
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IN 2007, IPHONES APPEARED on the market. In 2009, Apple opened the app store. Now, software app developers are projected to be one of the fastest-growing jobs in the Sunshine State over the next decade, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Some of those apps themselves, such as Twitter and Instagram, have opened
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