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3/8/16 Freelancing Tool Kit: Pricing & Setting Rates

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Get insight on pricing your work and setting your rates as a freelancer. How much is too much and what’s not enough? What is your work or your services worth, and what are others willing to pay? Join us...

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3/8/16 Freelancing Tool Kit: Pricing & Setting Rates

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8 AT 12:00PM TO 1:00PM Get insight on pricing your work and setting your rates as a freelancer. How much is too much and what’s not enough? What is your work or your services worth, and what...

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12 Essential Tips for Freelance Writers

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“…freelancing is about cultivating an off-the-charts level of personal organization, spending time creating a portfolio site and determining rates…” by Gretchen Kalwinski Senior Writer & Creative Strategist I’m a full-time freelance writer and often get approached by people hoping...

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2/10/16 Freelancing Tool Kit Series: Income Taxes for Freelancers

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Understanding what to do with your money once you start freelancing is crucial. Come hear Janet Ecklebarger lay it all out: what you can write off and what you can’t, how to track and save, and (most importantly) how...

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3/8/16 Freelancing Toolkit Series: Pricing and Setting Rates

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Dec. 1st: Freelance Tool Kit Series Presents: Young Alumni Panel Register HERE.

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Freelancing Tool Kit Series Part 2: Young Alumni Panel, Dec. 1st, 2015 Register HERE.

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14-Year SNL Director of Photography, Alex Buono, on His Beginnings, Working for Free, and Advice for Film Students

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Make sure the conditions are not abusive, that there’s a safe learning environment, that you get as much as you give, and that you can use it in your portfolio. By Adam Ottke for Fstoppers When someone asks if...

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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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Freelancing: Pricing and Setting Rates

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We launched the spring Freelancing Tool Kit Series on Wednesday night with a packed crowd! If you missed it, we had a great panel of three professionals who discussed how they went about setting rates and/or pricing their work....

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