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Freelancing
What makes gig economy workers anxious?
Mar 8, 2018
New data from the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll suggest nontraditional employees have a lot of financial worries.
After 13 years of teaching, illustrator and graphic designer goes freelance
by
Emily Henderson
and Robert Garrova
Oct 24, 2017
"It's been fun and profitable. It's been moving forward," says Ron Hill of Cleveland.
The D.I.Y. career
by
Adriene Hill
Mar 25, 2014
Freelance workers piece together a living in the temp economy.
Financial commandments from the 'Freelancer's Bible'
Jan 4, 2013
Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union and author of "The Freelancer's Bible," shares tips and tricks for getting work, getting by and budgeting on an independent contractor's salary.
Headhunters adapt to gig-based economy
Jan 4, 2013
As the creative economy moves toward contract work, headhunters are evolving their approach to business, as well.
For some, freelance gigs trump full-time jobs
by
Audrey Quinn
Jan 4, 2012
Designers, videographers and other workers in the creative economy are embracing the flexibility of contract work, even though they have to sacrifice stability.
Rise of the gig economy
Dec 30, 2011
As much as a third of American workers ply their trade in freelance and contract positions. The idea of working 9 to 5 for 40 years is going the way of the pension and the gold watch.