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Technical glitch? Master this offline backup plan
Don't rely solely on the cloud. Learn the offline backup strategies every digital freelancer needs, both new and old school, to protect your contacts, invoices, and work from AWS outages, viruses, or power cuts
Just this morning,…
No AI Bots in my meetings, please!
AI bots are entering many of our daily tasks at work and in commerce. But what happens when AI bots replace human participants in online meetings and events? Yay or nay?
What’s the point of joining a meeting or community if you send…
Your mic is live: Pitch reactive news reels and get hired
Sadly, print's dead. News outlets want video, audio, and experts who can deliver fast and feed our attention spans. Here's how freelancers can cash in on the shift
News outlets are binning their print-first approach. For example,…
Freelancers: Are you pitching to the wrong markets?
Your daily scroll and purchasing habits are creating the most in-demand freelance job opportunities. Tide’s global data reveals which freelance skills are surging—and why the UK’s most wanted talent differs drastically from other markets.…
Clients are getting more demanding. Is it time you gave “teamlancing” a try?
As more companies choose project-based workers over permanent hires, the freelancer-client power dynamic is about to change
The future of work will be freelance-driven, project-based, and collaborative, according to contractor…
Did Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s AI mandate open Pandora’s box?
When Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong went “rogue” and gave engineers at the crypto trading platform an ultimatum to use AI to write code or lose their jobs, he may have set a precedent for other CEOs. But in the process, he may have just let…
Freelancers are probably earning 30% less than they think: here’s how to know what to charge…
Most freelancers have little idea what they actually earn per hour once hidden costs and unpaid time are factored in. Here's how to calculate your real rate – and why your "best" clients might be costing you more than just time.
If, as…
How the next 90 minutes could change your business
Here's what most freelancers get backwards: they spend all day building other people's dreams while their own business barely gets scraps of leftover time.
But what if you flipped that around? Just 90 minutes a day focused on YOUR…
The summer of CEOs behaving badly
HR expert shares 7 behaviours to avoid when socialising with clients and co-workers
After a summer of headline-grabbing concert faux pas, including the now-infamous Coldplay incident' where Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught…
This is how awkward and in incompetent you could be coming off to people and not even know it
Vanessa Van Edwards, a body language expert and self-proclaimed "recovering awkward person," shares social skills and body language techniques that can be learned and studied just like any other subject. A key part of this is understanding…