by Sam Brown | Apr 20, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Freelancers now make up over 35% of the U.S workforce and the stats show no sign of stopping. According to recent stats, 51.6% of businesses in the United States are run out of the home. Usually starting life in someone’s basement, bedroom or any available corner...
by Victoria Greene | Feb 9, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Regardless of your age and current rung on the career ladder, you may have noticed that the culture of work is slowly changing. In just a few decades, our career spans have altered dramatically from that of our parents and grandparents. The “job for life” adage seems...
by Victoria Greene | Dec 1, 2017 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
According to Wikipedia, a freelancer is ‘someone who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to any employer long-term’. Sounds simple enough right? But, as any freelancer will tell you, there is a whole lot more to the job than that. The 2012 Freelance...
by Will Johnson | Nov 20, 2017 | Austin, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Austin freelancers, we’re now down to less than four short weeks to get health coverage for 2018! You have until December 15th to enroll. Here’s a quick and easy guide to help you get covered. Why should I get covered? Health insurance is much more than an additional...
by Emily Leach | Nov 15, 2017 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Regardless of your age, you can still feel the unspoken expectation to go to college and get a job. Not any job, the job that will take you through the next 30+ years of your career. How is this residual belief still a part of our culture? I, personally, find it...
by Kristen Hicks | Sep 8, 2017 | Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion
You’ve gotten compliments on your writing your whole life. You know it’s something you’re good at, and you’ve decided it’s time to try to make a living at it. Yet if your goal is to become a freelance writer, being good at writing is just one part of the job. You also...
