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St. Louis Today: New ‘co-working’ space hopes to ride freelance trend
Posted by admin in co-working, freelance on August 12th, 2010
St. Louis Today: New ‘co-working’ space hopes to ride freelance trend
Combine a glut of empty office space with a growing “freelance economy” and what do you get? Maybe you get a new way of thinking about what it means to go to the office. That’s the thinking behind St. Louis Coworking, a new home for freelancers, one-person shops and the self-employed…
Web Worker Daily: Opportunities in the Web Work Revolution
Web Worker Daily: Opportunities in the Web Work Revolution
The web work revolution is changing the way people are employed and how employees think about employers: An increasing number of people are working as freelancers, and employees are switching jobs far more rapidly than they have in the past. How, then, do we migrate the established “rules of work” to this new scenario?
Freelance Folder: How to Keep Working at Home from Destroying Your Life
Posted by admin in freelance, home office, tips on February 1st, 2010
Freelance Folder: How to Keep Working at Home from Destroying Your Life
Anyone who has taken on this “dream” quickly realizes that it’s not that simple. Client meetings and deadlines, the seemingly eternal pursuit of a steady income and the “other sides” of the business are a few of the elements of working at home that, if not managed correctly, can quickly eat away at your desired freedom and potentially destroy the rest of your life.
New York Times: How to Enlist a Global Work Force of Freelancers
New York Times: How to Enlist a Global Work Force of Freelancers
“The recession and recent wave of downsizing have forced many corporations to eliminate in-house services and use independent contractors instead.”
“Meanwhile, technological advances make remote work and virtual teams more feasible.”