This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers

This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers

This is a preview of a re search re port from Business Insider Intelligence , Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here . Business Insider Intelligence The gig economy is becoming a core element of the labor market, pushed to the fore by platforms like Uber and Airbnb. […]

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The new war for talent: Why you should consider offering benefits to freelancers

The new war for talent: Why you should consider offering benefits to freelancers

The growing war for talent , especially millennial talent, is prompting employers to get creative and offer a new wave of benefits like pet insurance, telemedicine and college loan repayments. Unfortunately, the fastest-growing part of the employment economy, freelance and contract workers, almost always find themselves left out of that conversation. The latest Freelancing In […]

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Editors Don’t Need Perfect Writers, Just Reliable Ones

Editors Don’t Need Perfect Writers, Just Reliable Ones

( Photo by Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash ) Before I was a freelancer, I was a managing editor, and one of my biggest problems was finding reliable, quality freelance writers. That sounds unbelievable: Just look at how many writers are contributing content here, and how many freelancers are working across the online world. Yet I […]

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10 Ways You Should Be Using Freelancers More Strategically

10 Ways You Should Be Using Freelancers More Strategically

Getty Readers often ask how I became interested in writing about the freelance revolution. Way back in 2013, I was a partner in a boutique consulting firm RBL Group, working on a human capital strategy for McKesson , the big pharma company. McKesson’s CHRO Jorge Figueredo asked me to help him and his team understand […]

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Finding the Best Paying Freelancer Jobs in 2020: Fiverr vs. Upwork vs. Symposium

Finding the Best Paying Freelancer Jobs in 2020: Fiverr vs. Upwork vs. Symposium

So, you’re ready to start offering your experience to the masses as a freelancer. You’ve realized that your skillset is valuable, and you know there are people out there who want and need what you have to offer. The only problem is that you’re not exactly sure where to start. Freelancing can be a tight […]

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Part II: Which is the better grammar checker? Grammarly or Hemingway?

Part II: Which is the better grammar checker? Grammarly or Hemingway?

In our first installment of this article, we discussed how most people desperately need a program to help them with grammar. Your clients are judging you on your ability to write a proposal, and your writing may be affecting your bottom line. In our last article, we took a close look at Grammarly.   In this […]

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