Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Let me say up front our research indicates moonlighting- working 2 or more jobs - has become much more common in the U.S. A recent study by the Freelancers Union and Elance paints a very different picture. The Freelancers Union/Elance report says multiple job holders fall into two broad segments: Moonlighters (14.3
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 30, 2012
The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance. A wide variety of talent can be hired at oDesk or Elance, everything from computer programmers to virtual assistants to writers. But there are a growing number of industry vertical job and project marketplaces springing up.
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Tips From T. Marie
MARCH 26, 2015
It really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Although many people sought out the services at Fancy Hands , any logical person had to surmise that the virtual assistants doing those tasks couldn’t be making minimum wage at the rates the service was charging. Some of them say there’s no need to tip. I’m like why?
Tips From T. Marie
JULY 18, 2011
Places like Craigslist , Guru.com and Elance. Sites like Guru and Elance are bidding wars, plain and simple. Think Your Website Isn’t that Important? I’ve written here before about the differences between an employee and independent contractor and how important it is to not blur the lines. Think Again.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 16, 2012
GigaOm's Women make up the majority of online freelancers, study says covers research from Zinnov showing that women comprise 55% of the workers on online talent sites like Elance and oDesk. This is consistent with our research on U.S. independent workers. We found that women comprise 53% of this group.
Make or Break Moments
JULY 19, 2010
I am at a point where there are some things I just can’t do anymore and a friend of mine once told me “delegate everything but your genius.&# So – I was off to find a virtual assistant. It was simple to set up the account and post the job and before long I had 40 people apply for the job. Shriram joined my team.
Andrea Kalli
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Apply these four tips and you will be able to monetize your marketing blog effectively; ignore them and you will end up struggling to sell to people that simply are not interested in buying. If you can’t offer a great product to your marketer audience, make sure you get in touch with a company that can.
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