Have you ever heard of Freelancers Union? It’s the United States’ largest and fast-growing organization representing the country’s millions of independent workers. Based in New York City, Freelancers Union was founded in 1995 by lawyer Sara Horowitz and today has…
(The paperback edition of Work at Home is being offered for free for a limited time only. You do have to pay for shipping. You can order your free copy of Work at Home right here.) “Making money is not…
I hate my job. This is a phrase stated by so many people. Increasing numbers of people, actually. Most would probably like to find another job. But it’s so difficult to leave the security of one thing and start another.…
(UPDATED MARCH 10, 2019) You may be one of the growing number of people who wants to walk out of your stifling office job and into the freedom of being self employed working online. Or you may already be living…
Almost no one has heard the word scopist. Spell checks don’t recognize it, autofills think you want to type science, scoop or socialist, and if you mention the word scopist to someone, they’ll probably say "what's a scopist?" (This post…
Learning how to become a scopist can be easy. It also can be difficult. And it can be in between. How quickly you’ll be able to learn depends on your innate abilities, the effort you put into learning, and the…
(UPDATED MARCH 19, 2019) Freelancers have many advantages in work and in life. Unfortunately, one of these advantages is not taxes. As a matter of fact, taxes are probably the only disadvantage of working for yourself. The tax situation for…