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Freelancers, Here's Another Way To Grow Income And Reputation

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1.  In future Forbes pieces, I'll share other creative ways that freelancers have found helpful in building their businesses and supplementing their income. 

2. But, 38% of the 1900 freelancers from over 30 countries and 77 freelance platforms and communities we surveyed were less sanguine, feeling their work portfolio and income was insufficient.

3.  The Global Survey of Freelancing, a project of my Agile Talent Collaborative and the University of Toronto, found that 60% of freelancers across professional categories either had enough project work or more work than they could handle

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/freelancers-heres-another-way-to-grow-income-and-reputation/
French Media Company L'Officiel Sued by NYC For Not Paying Free Lancers - The Jewish Voice

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1. As a result, the lawsuit seeks double the unpaid wages for the freelancers, and that L'Officiel change their policies and practices in paying freelancers, submit monthly reports to DCWP about its payments to NYC freelancers, and pay civil penalties to the City.

2. When we advocated for the creation of the Freelance Isn't Free law, this is exactly the result we were hoping for freelancers across the city, stated Rafael Espinal, President of Freelancers Union

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/french-media-company-lofficiel-sued-by-nyc-for-not-paying-free-lancers-the-jewish-voice/
The Facts About Older Freelancers May Surprise You

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1.  While 52% of freelancers above 50 see their workload as sufficient or better vs 63% of freelancers overall, 61% of 50+ freelancers say they are satisfied with their financial results compared to 63% of freelancers overall.

2. We know that almost 60 million Americans are freelancing part- or full-time, that hundreds of millions are freelancing world-wide, that a third of freelancers have joined the freelance revolution since the onset of Covid-19, and that most freelancers in our survey and others say they earn as much or more income as they did working as a traditional employee

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-facts-about-older-freelancers-may-surprise-you/
How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors - swiftheadline

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1. Freelancers are primarily freelancers because they want greater autonomy and independence, and often are working for other organizations besides yours.

2. A dissatisfied and underpaid freelancer may badmouth your organization after the job is done, making it harder to recruit freelancers in the future.

3. The New York Times notes that vague job descriptions cause either unqualified candidates to apply or qualified candidates to stay away, and that applies to freelancers as well

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-manage-freelancers-and-independent-contractors-swiftheadline/
One More Time: Free Work Isn't Free

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1. Consistent with this finding, the data also show that early stage freelancers are more dissatisfied with pay equity than other freelancers.

2. Free work is, of course, at the opposite end of a freelancer first philosophy: A marketplace philosophy that prioritizes the success and prosperity of freelancers rather than a singular focus on client satisfaction and revenue growth.

3. When freelancers have had a good experience, have done well and are paid fairly, they are more likely to evangelize about the platform, and far more inclined to work with the client company again

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/one-more-time-free-work-isnt-free/
How to Find Reliable Freelancers

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1. If your business gets a bad reputation in the circles freelancers run in, it's going to be hard to get good freelancers to do work for you.

2. The better you treat your current freelancers, the more likely they are to recommend your company to other freelancers.

3. It can be an effortful endeavor, but one that will pay off time and time again when you have a roster of reliable freelancers to turn to

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-find-reliable-freelancers/
Freelancer Payments Methods: What You Should Know

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1. Use a reliable payment method: Use a reliable and secure payment method, such as a bank transfer or a payment platform like PayPal.

2. To pay freelancers via a freelancer platform, you will need to create an account on the platform and add your payment information.

3. From there, you will enter the freelancer's email address and the amount you want to pay, and then complete the payment using your preferred payment method

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/freelancer-payments-methods-what-you-should-know/