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Tips for Winning Projects on Freelance Job Boards
It can be frustrating to spend half of the day bidding on projects on freelance job boards and then not get any work from them. In fact, it can be so frustrating that many freelancers give up on freelance job boards and move on to other ways of [...]
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One of the greatest flaws that many freelancers run into is that they feel like they don't really run a professional business. Because of this, they often fail to take advantage of some of the resources (such as project management software) available to small business professionals that help businesses to run more smoothly and more [...]
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Group Health Insurance for Freelancers & Self-EmployedÂ
Did you know that you can possibly get group health insurance as an individual freelancer who is self-employed? Probably not because even though it's a common health insurance option in many different states, it's not something which is considered common knowledge for the average freelancer. Many freelancers don't even [...]
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Being a self-employed freelancer is a wonderful thing in many ways. It allows you a flexible schedule, you can generally do jobs that you like and you get to have almost complete control over your work environment. But these benefits come with a cost; you lose out on certain things by not being the employee [...]
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If you work from home either full-time or part-time, you might find that you have trouble keeping yourself on task. For some people, this is an all-around problem but for most of us, there are just one or two things that really get us off track. Identifying that these things are problems for us and [...]
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The number of freelancers has gone up considerably just in the last decade as a direct result of the new possibilities available in terms of remote communication. With rapid internet, IM group chat capabilities, eFax options, and the popularity of jobs which can be done virtually (such as blog writing or graphic design consulting), the [...]
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IS YOUR FREELANCE WORK A BUSINESS OR A HOBBY?
It's come time again to do your taxes and you've discovered a pleasant surprise which turns out to be something of a mixed blessing. Although the bulk of your income comes from your "regular" job, when you sat down to look at what you earned this past [...]
Taxes and Deductions for the Self-Employed
Tax time is one of the worst times of the year for freelancers. There is a strange fluctuation of work at this time, depending on the nature of the freelance work that you do; many freelancers experience either a surge in work or a drought at this time. The former [...]
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Ugh, it's that dreaded time of year again. April 15th is closing in, taxes must be done, and you (along with most other freelancers in the country) are trying to figure out just where to start. You know that you had income coming in, although you're not quite sure if you know how much or [...]
Billing Orchard's Invoicing for FreelancersAll Freelance's Blog for Freelancers and the Self Employed is a resource for freelancers and the self employed. We discuss topics about finding freelance jobs, communicating with your customers, self promotion, marketing your freelance business, how to find individual health insurance plans, home business ideas, and much more.
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