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Everything Freelancers and Independent Contractors Need to Know About the New FTC Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Freelance Union

This rule will dramatically alter the landscape for millions of workers, including freelancers and independent contractors. Here's everything freelancers and members of the Freelancers Union need to know about the new FTC ruling on noncompetes. How does this impact freelancers?

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18 Best Tools For Freelancers to Grow a Successful Business

Freelance Magic

As a freelancer, we’re the boss and the employee, the admin and the HR department, the accounting team, and the marketing team. In this article, that’s what we’re diving into —- all the tools you might need as a freelancer to level up your business and your efficiency levels! Helps in managing projects in a clutter-free way.

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Why is Identity Verification Important in Freelancer and Contractor Hiring

Copywriter Collective

Ultimately, this comes down to the employees, both permanent and freelance. The number of freelance online workers is steadily increasing. The pandemic also played a hand in this new work set-up, with an increasing number of people working from home, possibly on a freelance basis and even on several projects at one time.

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Exploring the Best Remote Freelance Jobs: 10 Places to Find Work

Make a Living Writing

We will dive into some of the best remote freelance jobs along with tips to find them. In this article, we explore some of the best remote freelance jobs for writers and editors, along with tips on how to thrive in these roles. from the Editorial Freelancers Association) to enhance your credibility. Why work remote?

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Your Handy Guide to Choosing a Freelance Career

Freelance Magic

Today, I’m handing over the blog to Erika Rykun who has written a great guide to choosing a freelance career. Traditional forms of works are becoming less popular every year while the freelance economy is growing day by day. In the UK, there’s a 31% increase each year in the number of freelancers.

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The State of Freelance Isn’t Free

Freelance Union

Policy change is in the air for US freelancers! Freelance Isn’t Free Law is already in effect in New York City , Seattle , and Minneapolis and continues to move across the country with recent legislative wins in Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio. The law has resulted in significant victories for the city’s freelance workers.

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Nine Years In: Nine things I would tell myself if I was launching my freelance consultant career now

Freelance Union

  If I was starting out in the freelance world today, this is the advice I would give myself: 1. You might start questioning whether what you offer is of value, be tempted to take projects that aren’t a good fit, or accept low-ball offers. Self-doubt will creep in. It can be WHO you do it for.