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BUSINESS START-UP: HOW TO DEAL WITH OFFERS TO WORK FOR FREE

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Read the interview with Arts Thread and Ben Tallon, illustrator, art-director and author of Champagne and Wax Crayons: Riding the Madness of the Creative Industries.

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THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN FREELANCER IN 2015

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FREELANCING HAS BECOME THE PREFERRED WAY TO WORK FOR MILLIONS. HERE’S WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO OUR GROWING NATION OF INDEPENDENT WORKERS. BY JARED LINDZON When job prospects dwindled in the wake of the 2008 recession, many took to freelancing as...

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Chicago Artists Coalition Hosts: Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell: Insights on Pricing Your Artwork

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Gallery owners from some of Chicago’s esteemed commercial galleries and successful local artists will share their insights and practical advice about artwork pricing. Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm Despite record-setting prices on the secondary market, most...

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Video Is Set to Dominate the Internet by 2018—so What the Hell Should Writers Do?

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By Katie Sherman Most people making predictions about the future of content expect video to thoroughly dominate the Internet in the coming years. In a 2014 report, for example, Cisco estimated that video will account for 79 percent of...

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7 Contract Stipulations All Freelancers Should Know About

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By Yael Grauer “A wiser approach than signing every contract that lands in your lap is to view a contract as a starting point for negotiation, if needed, or at least as a tool to develop guidelines and gain...

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HOT JOB: Paid Freelance Graphic Designer w/ Not-for-Profit

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Immediate and reasonable compensation for logo design work to be done for two not-for-profits in Chicago that since 1968 concentrate on helping the disadvantaged through educational and athletic opportunities. We would like the following completed: *Refine our logo design...

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HOT JOB: Freelance Video Animation and Illustration w/PTDA Foundation

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Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is looking for an animator/illustrator with knowledge of Poser, Adobe After Effects, Creative Suite, and similar in order to create, develop and produce a :30 sec-1:00 min animated short for distribution via Internet/web (YouTube,...

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HOT JOB – PAID Freelance Computer Tech Assistant

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The Producers Circle is In need of a creative, savvy computer tech person to help assist with MacBook Air & PC issues, along with organizing files and more. Web-site support, etc. Qualifications: Creative web-site building, PC & MacBookAir experience More info on...

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Tax Essentials for Artists Tuesday, March 31, 2015 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm Chicago Artists Coalition 217 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL In conjunction with the Chicago Artists Resource video series Survival Guide, this workshop will cover the often-complex income...

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DIY Careers: How to get paid for your art – by Josh Boldt, Contributing Editor at Vitae Thinking of going freelance? Join our Flexible Academics group to share transition tips strategies. Often the biggest unknown in launching a DIY career is...

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