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Consulting Blog
Freelance
August, 17 2010
When you ditched your office job, did you also ditch the 9-5 workday? Since then have you found yourself wondering what effect it’s had on your productivity? Among the many other advantages, the freedom to work whenever you want is one of the most obvious and immediate benefits of freelancing. But, what happens when demands around the house start taking the place of work . . .
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July, 2 2010
This Fourth of July, on behalf of everyone at MBO Partners, I'd like to wish you a Happy Independent's Day! We invite you to celebrate not just the liberation of our country, but the liberation of talent. More specifically, your own. Whether you've been self-employed for some time, or you are just beginning to start a consulting firm, you are the new workforce. We are entering a new era where every individual is in command of their own career. The "rugged individualism" that made America what it is today has come home to roost in the way we work. Your career is not something that is given to you by some employer . . .
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July, 2 2010
This week, I stumbled across the strange new world of freelance job marketplaces that is Fiverr. Fiverr -- The place for people to share the things they will do for $5. Of all the places newbies should look to begin their freelance careers, this is perhaps NOT one of them. [For reasons of sanity!] In fact, anyone who is distressed by the downward pressure on their consulting rate due to the increasingly global and liquid talent market should probably steer well clear of this website, or at least put any sharp objects out of site . . .
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