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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

Small Business Labs

.  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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Coworking in India

Small Business Labs

India is the second largest player in freelancing after the US, according to Elance, an online service that connects freelancers to projects, with average earnings of about $15 per hour and rising. These startups need space and commercial offices are both hard to find and expensive in most of India's cities.

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The Rise of Corporate Independent Worker Talent Pools

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.   PwC describes their Talent Exchange as a platform that provides registered independent consultants and freelancers: “a single, integrated platform that facilitates the project lifecycle from searching for open roles, to joining a project, to submitting hours and expenses, to networking.”.

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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. Because of downtime, office work and expenses, as well as the uncompensated time you spend marketing, $50 an hour may translate into only $25,000 a year if you’re working full-time.

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Six Ways to Get More Juice from Your Freelancer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

By taking the time to write down exactly what you want to accomplish, you’re much more likely to get a good product and avoid expensive rework because of miscommunications. Do use sites like Elance. Writing a brief has a number of benefits.

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