With clear positioning, smart client strategies and the ability to monetize existing skills quickly, a career disruption can ...

If you can begin to bring in clients—or spread the word that you’re going out on your own—before taking the plunge, you’ll offset some of the stress. “I got a gig about two weeks after leaving my job, ...

When you are a freelancer, you have no automatic job title. It’s up to you to create one. And the question implied in our social systems is a haunting one: Without a job title, do you even exist? The ...

A successful freelancer coach, says workers need a side hustle and agrees with Reid Hoffman's prediction that traditional ...

With the monumental rise of the gig economy in recent years, many professionals are now seeing consulting and freelancing as viable career paths. Transitioning from the rigidity of traditional ...

A study by Upwork found that 64 million people, or 38% of the U.S. workforce, freelanced in 2023. This represents an increase of 4 million people who performed the same kind of work the previous year.

Freelancers must offer clarity in their positioning to command higher rates and differentiate themselves beyond just price.

This article was originally published on .cult by Apinya Dechalert. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and ...

I was lucky to land a job immediately after college as an IT support intern, which later transitioned into full-time employment. For three years, I followed the path most expected of me. Eventually, I ...