Conquer Freelance Taxes & Independent Contractor Tax Deductions
Self-employment tax? Estimated taxes? Freelance taxes and tax write offs can be a little tricky for first-time freelancers. We’ll clear it all up here.
How Do I Manage My Freelance Business Budget?
The rewards of freelancing are terrific, but the ups and downs in income can be scary. Experienced freelancers learn to manage the slow periods? It’s all in having a thoughtful freelance business budget, starting with these four key lines that usually get overlooked.
How Do I Become a Professional Freelancer?
To become a professional freelancer, you need to focus on four essential area. In this short piece we outline what the first page of your new freelance career plan needs to cover.
What Are The Advantages of Freelancing While In College?
Freelancing while in college has two unique advantages over internships and part-time jobs to help you start your career. If you have specific skills in technology, software development, writing, marketing, market research or accounting, then you are ready to take on short projects and begin building your your resume.
What Are The Growth Projections For the Freelance Economy?
You may have heard that an enormous percentage of the workforce is freelance. Those stats include people in traditional jobs who freelance on the side. They may freelance a lot and may only once in the last year. So those headlines can be misleading. We’ll show you more meaningful growth projections for freelancing.
Don’t Overlook These 4 Independent Contractor Tax Deductions
Think you’ve found all the independent contractor tax deductions for your freelance business? There is one area that gets overlooked a lot. The four expenses you can deduct that we show you here allow you to invest in your consulting business for growth.
The SEP-IRA explained — Retirement Planning For the SoloPrenueur
Freelancers and consultants do have access to tax-advantaged retirement accounts to replace their old workplace 401k plan. The SEP-IRA is one of the best ways to make sure you are building long-term financial security while enjoying the independence of freelance work. Check out this basic explainer.
How Better Initial Consultation Skills Get You Better Freelance Clients
The initial consultation with your freelance clients sets the tone of your relationship and sets the conditions for success. Long-term business growth depends providing a lot of value to your clients now. This outline of strong consultation practices will get your projects off on the right foot.
8 Best E-Learning Websites for Freelancers
More freelancers are advancing their careers with online courses. There are many great e-learning websites for freelancers who want to grow their skills on their own terms. We weigh their pros and cons of some of the most common online learning sites.
Stop doing that! 4 Bad Habits Keeping You From Getting Better Projects
Having a hard time landing those elusive higher quality jobs? Getting better projects requires stronger discipline and some honest self-evaluation.
Career Prep for Independent Work: A Q&A With MBA Prof Diane Mulcahy
Independent work that is built around freelancing or consulting has become more attractive to professionals. But how do you prepare for a freelance career? Babson College MBA prof Diane Mulcahy discusses her course Entrepreneurship and The Gig Economy and her book The Gig Economy.
When Do I Begin Freelancing Full-Time?
Can’t wait to begin freelancing full-time? Make sure you’ve thought through these essential points before you quit your 9-to-5 in dramatic fashion!
How This Small Business Content Marketing Specialist Climbs Her Own Career Ladder
A profile of Holly Vandewal of Could Nine Marketing, LLC. She is a small business content marketing specialist. In this interview she discusses the journey from corporate content marketing to building her own freelance business.
Self Promotion 101 for Shy Freelancers
Does the gig economy have room for introverts? Yes! But shy freelancers still face some big challenges. An introvert offers his thoughts.
Partnership Consulting: An Ideal Way to Build Your Consulting Practice
Partnering with other consultants is an effective approach to getting more client work and has multiple benefits. This is an approach I call partnership consulting. Partnership consulting is working another independent contractor or a consulting firm where you provide your expertise to their consulting clients.
Entrepreneurial You Author Dorie Clark On Thriving As A Consultant
In this interview with Dorie Clark, speaker, consultant and author of Entrepreneurial You, we learn about the path to premium pricing and positioning in the gig economy. Check out what she has to say about how your freelance business can achieve meaningful growth and revenues.
Gig Economy News
In this digest of gig economy news, we track topics including freelance industry news, regulation, products and services, freelance studies, freelance marketplaces. This is also a trend watch tracking early signs about what is coming in the gig economy.
How To Productize Services As a Freelancer: Tips From Industry Leaders
Productize Your Services . . . Trendy buzzword or easy-peasy revenue stream for your freelance business? Learn the benefits — and challenges — of turning your freelance services into products. Will it really lead to recurring revenue? Let’s give this opportunity a closer look.
Freelance Editor Specializes In Nonprofit Clients
In this edition of our freelancer profile series, we look at how marketing specialist Rebekah Fraser works with nonprofit clients.
The 3 Contacts You Need to Grow Your Freelance Copywriting Business
Want more referrals and high-quality inbound leads for your freelance copywriting business? Make sure you’re connecting with these three types of people.
