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The Rise of Independent Worker Teams: Fiverr's Studios and Upwork's Agency Experience

Small Business Labs

" The boutique agencies Upwork refers to are small service firms, most of which utilize freelancers as part of their project teams.    Both services illustrate two growing trends: The trend towards independent workers teaming up via online platforms and marketplaces. ." and new ways of doing business.

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Agreement vs. Contract: Why Business Owners Are Using Informal Agreements for Clients

Success

When James Sperling first started his marketing and branding agency Sheep Don’t Bark, he noticed a pattern: His clients didn’t like contracts. With the help of his team, he came up with a plan to offer agreements instead. When we said we’d put together a contract, it would scare some of them,” he recalls. They didn’t want to sign it.”

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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

Small Business Labs

.   But there are a growing number of industry vertical job and project marketplaces springing up. One of the more interesting examples is Jinglesmart , which serves the Jingle industry.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 24, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. 2010 may be no better. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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11 Tips On Writing The Best Recruiting Cold Emails & 20+ New Templates

Recruit CRM

Most recruitment agencies see an average response rate of 15-20% with cold emails. Unfortunately, many recruiters end up writing a perfect email body but struggle to write a catchy subject line. You have to give time and effort to write a good subject line, or else you'll end up unread, or worse, marked as spam. Keep it short.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/17

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/17 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 17, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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