What’s the difference between freelancing and being self-employed? None, as far as I can see, except that if you are something art-farty-sounding like a designer, you will call yourself a freelancer – self-employment is for plumbers. Rollocks, say I. But if you have come from the world of corporate hierarchy, you will find the changes in lifestyle and work philosophy drastic, and even if you have been self-employed (or freelancing) for years, you can always do it better. In either case, here are some freelancing feeds you may find interesting, useful, or even amusing.
Elance Blog RSS Feed
Profile Upgrades, Levels Enhancements, and More
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The Six Pillars of Effective Email Marketing
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Good Email Marketing = Fantastic lead generation source. Bad Email Marketing = SPAM. How do you walk the fine line of email marketing to maximize your return-on-investment? Mitch Tarr, CEO and founder of ZinMarketing, explains how to get email marketing to work just as hard and smart as you do. All companies want to develop stronger long term relationships with … [Link]
Digital Globalization – Live Your Passion
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Ever ponder the idea of ditching the 9-5 and start doing something you're truly passionate about? Steffen Hedebrandt, COO of VintageandRare.com, shares how Elance has turned his passion into a business with an office that is truly global. Dear reader, I would like to take you on a tour through my office and present to you some of the most … [Link]
FreelanceSwitch
You Know You’re a Freelancer When . . .
Here’s a celebration of all the ways we are uniquely freelancers… set apart from our cubicle counterparts, yet aware that we are perhaps still not so different. Or are we? Enjoy! You Know You’re a Freelancer When… You’re starting to grumble about your 5-step commute from the bed to your computer. The snooze button is soooo much closer… The car … [Link]
Support Your Supporters
Who is the person in your life that helps you be the best freelancer in your world? Is it a loving spouse that goes to work every day, providing your family with the extra income you need to make sure the mortgage is paid, food is on the table, and your kids are not dirty urchins picking the pockets of the … [Link]
Ask FreelanceSwitch #16: Workload Management, Freelance Video Jobs
In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, Travis King and Thursday Bram look at the drain of working two jobs and how to grab the eye of a video agency. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an … [Link]
Freelance Jobs
Software which connects to DB and back to DOC – Database Programming Freelance Job
Software or add-in or a module that has connection/access to database(access file or anything you prefer). So when you add a data in the software or in the module/add-in, it fills spreadsheet(access) with respective data. This database file should be connected back to the template file (which is a word document) and fill the needed fields with the information that … [Link]
LIGHT OF ILLUSIONS – SciFi Illustration Freelance Job
This illustration was created after a dream. It's the first of a series of nine illustrations within a fantasy art concept. They are all original creations from the mind of W.R.Hypolite. This first illustration is called Insecure Purpose. This is a mixed medium of Color Pencil, Pastel & Ink. [Link]
Image Search Assistance – Print Ad Design Freelance Job
We need assistance scanning the royalty-free stock photography websites for imagery which will work within an advertising template our client uses. There are specific image restrictions and tonality concerns that will need to be followed by the selected vendor. This obviously isn't highly skilled work, but it does take a talented designer who can see potential in stock photography and … [Link]
The Wealthy Freelancer
11 Proven Ways to Turn Your Business Around
Image by Terry Bain via Flickr A few years ago, my sister’s house had a big problem with its foundation. A crack was forming right down the middle of their living room, which caused their tile floor to crack with it. At first, their insurance company offered to replace their tile floor. But my sister insisted that the problem was … [Link]
The Flatla VALUE Test: Is Your Offer Ready for the Limelight?
If you’re a freelancer working online (and I hope you ARE leveraging the web to grow your business), it’s almost too easy to slap up a new offer without thoroughly considering how it brings value to the vendor-client relationship. If you’re in marketing or copywriting, you might even face situations where the client wants your help promoting an offer that … [Link]
What my dentist taught me about freelancing
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Here’s an income-boosting strategy my dentist taught me. When I visit his office for my twice-yearly appointment, his dental assistant typically spends about a half-hour scraping and cleaning my teeth. Lots of fun! Then my dentist comes in and does the checkup, which takes about 10 minutes. After one of these appointments, while signing … [Link]
Freelance Advisor
Freelance focus: The Pomodoro technique
When I first heard about Pomodoro, I have to he honest: I was skeptical. My first reaction? “C’mon, I am able to manage my time, I don’t need any technique”. I was wrong. While it is true that I am perfectly able to manage my time, it is also true that there can better ways to do it. A while … [Link]
What are you willing to do for $5?
Whilst probably not the best place to find freelance work this cute new website, Fiverr.com allows you to offer the world something wonderful, as long as the price is $5. The service works Like Twitter with short, quick posts, offering random acts of kindness — and odd jobs. 
The site features some real gems: “I will plan your cross country … [Link]
Book of the week: Screw Work Let’s Play
John Williams believes that work doesn’t have be a chore. After itching for something more than the corporate 9 to 5, John went independent and discovered the joys of being paid for things he would happily do for free. John’s interests and work eventually led him to coach other aspiring players. How to do what you love and get paid … [Link]
Wake Up Later: Freelance + Passive Income
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1 Andy Curtis // Jan 31, 2009 at %I:%M %p
I’d have said “freelancing” involved working out of your own home or office as writers or designers do, but “self-employed” meant working on other people’s premises, which is why plumbers and electricians are self-employed.
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