by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Even before the world was thrown into chaos by the pandemic, freelancing wasn’t the most reliable way to make a living. Even ordinarily reliable clients experience fluctuations in the work they can offer. Then when COVID-19 hit, many businesses had to tighten up their...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Going freelance is no doubt an anxiety-inducing decision: You have to adjust to a new lifestyle that doesn’t include structure or guaranteed income and might, at first, feel lonely (no more tea-spilling cubemates!). But there are ways to make the move more manageable...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash, a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce. The...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2020 | Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
THE GIG ECONOMY IS booming as more companies create space for independent workers to take on contract employment on a freelance, short-term basis. Gig workers, as they are called, are a growing self-employed workforce. Whether a direct impact of the ongoing...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Diversity, Finance, Gig Workers
Gig Wage, a payments platform founded by a Black former college basketball player in 2014, recently announced a partnership with online banking giant Green Dot that could take the Dallas-based startup to the next level in its mission to ensure underbanked gig workers...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips
There’s nothing worse than relying on emails, phone calls, and hope when it comes to delivering work and getting paid as a freelancer. Not only does this spike anxiety (a key pitfall for freelancers), it also creates potential legal and client service issues....
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