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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource. For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com.

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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

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.  The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance. They provide online platforms freelancers and other independent workers offer their skills and services for limited projects or on-going assignments to organizations large and small looking for workers.

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Are Traditional Jobs Going to Disappear?

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For people with the right talents and skills, the rewards of traditional employment are increasing. The current talent and compensation wars in Silicon Valley are an example of a trend we expect will spread to other industries. Simply put, the big compensation packages being offered in Silicon Valley make employment pretty attractive.

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The Rise of Corporate Independent Worker Talent Pools

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To provide broader and easier access to independent workers with specialized skills while increasing PwC's business agility and flexibility. PwC's Talent Exchange is not the only example of corporate online talent pools.

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How to Set Your Copywriting Fees and Earn What You’re Worth

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Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. For example, I charge hourly for client meetings and set a minimum of 4 hours. Seek clients who want your expertise, experience, and skill. Working for $5? Ask around.

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The Role of Side Gigs in an Uncertain Economy

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 But there are other reasons for side gigs including learning new skills, pursuing a passion, interest or hobby, testing a business idea or simply having something that gets them engaged in ways different from their primary activity. In both of these examples economic uncertainty is a key reason these people are turning to side gigs. 

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Your online Business Development System: The Blog Transmitter

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The Transmitter is also a great best way to get free major press coverage for your articles (for example here is some recent coverage of my work in the UK Guardian newspaper based on articles I had written on the topic of "Organisational Meetings" ). Decide your editorial "line" - for example are you a: 1. Sign-poster.