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To Sub-Contract or Not to Sub-Contract? The Freelancer’s Question

So you have enough work that you can afford to hire someone else. Wow, look at you stimulating the economy!
But seriously, in world of freelancing, whether you write, design, program or perform some other vital service, it’s common to get swamped with work, and sometimes rather than pass on a project and risk alienating a [...]

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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, December 11, 2009

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Is it Ever Okay to Work for Free?

Is it ever okay to work for free? If lawyers, doctors, and nurses do it, might there be something to this gratis phenomenon?

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Posted by: Akilah Richards, November 23, 2009

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5 Sites for Freelancers to Find Work

People have built small businesses and sole-proprietorships around everything from baking cookies to hunting ghosts. But one class of small business owner, the freelancer, does things a little differently. While some small businesses are location sensitive, many freelancers are like guns for hire, roaming the world (usually via the internet, of course) and providing [...]

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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, September 13, 2009

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5 Ways Freelancers and Sole-Proprietors Spot Fake Job Ads

If you are a small business owner or sole-proprietor who finds work via online job sites boards like Craigslist, chances are you have run into a scam or two in the normal course of bidding on jobs. Experience is generally the best teacher when it comes to avoiding online job scams, but below we [...]

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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, September 10, 2009

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Back to Work Moms

Happy Mother's Day, a little belated but no less affectionate (mom). Since we're here to support the mother's with a home based business, the "part-time" Mom, the working Mom (though what Mom isn't working??), I wanted to share as you go back to work, how much you mean to us every day. [...]

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Posted by: Paul O'Brien, May 11, 2009

As Your Blogging Business Grows, Outright Can Help

The following guest post comes from David Weliver, who publishes MoneyUnder30.com, a personal finance blog for “the young and ambitious."
We asked David for his thoughts on what it's like to have a blogging business.  Given how many people are earning a living or just augmenting their income through blogging, we thought it would be helpful [...]

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Posted by: Kevin Reeth, February 24, 2009

Dealing with Independent Contractors and 1099s

Let's take a look at a very common practice in the world of small business - the use of independent contractors.
Many times, we small business owners need a little help to get our work done. So, we engage the services of an expert to help us. For instance, we used a couple of [...]

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Posted by: Kevin Reeth, October 16, 2008

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