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Growing Direct Selling Industry Employs Over 20 Million Americans

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The motivations for working in direct selling are similar to the motivations for working in the online on-demand economy (ODE) with the obvious exception of product discounts.    According to the DSA the top motivations include: Being able to purchase products one likes at a discounted price (62%).

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HBR on How to Negotiate as a Freelancer

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We agree with this list and in our experience, the key to freelancing success is finding and cultivating the right clients.

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Does It Pay to Be a Writer? Yes, But Not Well For Most

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The Authors Guild cites the growing dominance of Amazon, lower royalties and advances for all but best selling books and extremely low royalties paid on the increasing number of deeply discounted books and ebooks for the decline.      However, if an author can get in the top 10% of earners things are pretty good. 

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Survey: 29% of American Workers Have Side Jobs

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the rise of side gigs, which has clearly happened, will continue to be discounted in policy circles. The reasons this is a big deal are: it means the BLS will again substantially under count the number of people working in the gig economy. the debates about the future of work will continue to be based in part on bad information.

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Consumers Willing to Trade Personal Data - But Be Careful

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.  Their survey said 71% would share their location information for giveaways/discounts or improved service. The data fits our research showing that consumers are willing to trade personal data for something they perceive as having value, such as discounts or freebies.

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Multi-Level Marketing and the Need for Highly Flexible Jobs and Supplemental Income

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Another 15 million are also involved and may do some selling, but aren't active sellers (the DSA says they're discount customers, which likely isn't accurate for many of them).  According to their trade association, the Direct Sellers Industry Association (DSA), 5.3   All are independent workers. 

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Direct Selling Industry Employs More People Than the Online Gig Economy Platforms

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million may do some selling, they are mostly involved to get the product discounts that come with signing up as a seller.  Of those, 5.3 million are what the DSA calls "business builders" These are people actively managing and selling products to a customer base (think Avon, Mary Kay, etc.). While the other 15.2

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