by Lisa W Roe | Jan 30, 2021 | advice, Austin, career, ethics, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Resources
We’re freelancers because we like having more freedom – or maybe we just wanted to opt out of the corporate world. But the best part of freelance life may be that we can choose who we want to work with. Yet sometimes that choice comes with nagging questions: Am I OK...
by Meredith Hunt | Jul 29, 2020 | ethics, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
If struggling to pay your quarterly taxes or playing catch up with bookkeeping are regular occurrences, you are not alone. For many freelancers, particularly those who identify as creative people, finance is simply not in their wheelhouse. Catherine Jewell, owner of...
by LuAnn Glowacz | Jul 15, 2016 | ethics, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
“You’re a business ghost writer? Isn’t that…shady?” If I had a dime for every time I heard that response at networking events I’d certainly not need to freelance any more. But I’m used to it. You see, I spent most of my career in public relations, a field with its own...
by Ginny Murphy | Apr 11, 2012 | ethics, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
As content aggregation, curation, and crowd sourcing become the norm, the limits of fair use and copyright have become more gray. Shepard Fairey’s “HOPE” poster and the SOPA controversy have brought the issue of intellectual property rights back to...
