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Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:13:23 +0000

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Is This A Booming Time For Freelancers... Or Not | The Freelance Rant — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:29:38 +0000

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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:23:07 +0000

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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:31:48 +0000

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By: Jesse Skinner

Jesse Skinner — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:39:18 +0000

That’s good advice. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought and I think freelancers will do okay in a bad economy. I wrote a blog post about it today:

http://www.thefutureoftheweb.com/blog/5-ways-freelancers-can-succeed-in-bad-economy

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Karim Vaes » Freelancing during the lesser times — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:14:15 +0000

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By: Joe Wallace

Joe Wallace — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:50:58 +0000

Hi Laura—great advice, especially on the bargain hunting front. Woot.com, Dealio.com, Cheaptoday.com, all great places to find bargains. I personally watch prices like a hawk on electronics, software and office supplies to spend as little as possible for maximum return.

Also, I like to gang up my business expenses to get the most write-off potential. I will try to cluster expensive purchases and do them at the end of the year so I can get that legit business write off and pay less taxes. Another thing freelancers should do is combine business and pleasure. The next trip you take could be a legit write-off if you can do some work while you are there…the amount you get to write off depends on how much work you can do, but this is a good way to save save save if you can swing it. I was in NYC this week as a panelist for a media conference, so I got to hit Manhattan by night and enjoy myself. I took an extra day for me, so it’s only costing me a portion of what a pure three day vacation would have cost…

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A Productive Pen » Blog Archive » Friday Writing Linky-Love — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:49:50 +0000

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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:10:51 +0000

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By: Natasha Baker

Natasha Baker — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:03:39 +0000

I’m substitute teaching. In Jacksonville, the sub system is completely online, so I can sign up for teaching assignments that are posted at least a month in advance. Being able to make my schedule a month i advance helps to take some of the monetary pressures off. Also, I’m a contributing editor and writer for Bright Hub. Bright Hub pays per article, and they pay by PayPal at the beginning of every month.