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Any platform that offers you business by aggregating you with hundreds of other freelancers who offer the same service you provide is just a baloney factory and you’re the baloney. What that platform is going to do is relentlessly, and quite literally thoughtlessly (as by and large it will be run by algorithms), squeeze out […]

There are three common elements in every successful freelancer I know: fear, focus and freedom. Every freelancer and entrepreneur who has gone from thinking about a change to following through and making it happen will tell you that these three common themes emerge over and over again on your journey. Fear has big eyes My […]

In the service industry in Canada and the US, it is customary to give a tip of anywhere from 10 to 25% of your cost as a sign of appreciation to your server. If you feel that the service was attentive, courteous, and the demeanour of your service provider respectful and friendly, you should leave […]

What is Gigonomics? Gigonomics is a relatively new term used to describe a new way of working today where careers are broken up into a series of short-term, independent contracts. i.e. gigs that can be as brief as a few hours, up to several months. According to an article by Tina Brown in the Daily […]