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7 Ways to Use Pinterest as a Freelancer Quick summary: 1. When using Pinterest as a freelancer, you may also wish to consider creating a pin that lets potential clients view your services page. 2. Pinterest offers plenty of networking opportunities, too, along with the option to find inspiration for your home office and the type of life you want to live. 3. In addition to creating content on your own website, you can use Pinterest to share the work you produce for your clients. 4. Generating traffic from Pinterest can take time, but your efforts will be worth it if you stick with creating high-quality content in the long run #biyro #inspiration #love #food #fashionblogger More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/7-ways-to-use-pinterest-as-a-freelancer/

5 Money Mistakes I've Made as Freelancer Quick summary: 1. Throughout my career, there were times when I took on projects that took much more time and work than I realized, which impacted my checking account balance. 2. Doing this makes freelance life more exciting and can help protect you if you lose a project or client or experience significant industry changes. 3. Instead of saving money regularly, I'd stress out about my next quarterly tax payment a couple of weeks before the payment was due. 4. Not saving for taxesDuring my early freelancing days, I didn't prioritize setting aside enough money for taxes #biyro #usa #friends #summer #family More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/5-money-mistakes-ive-made-as-freelancer/

Journalist Enquiry Service: The First Quarter - ResponseSource Quick summary: 1. The journalists sending the requests come from a variety of media types but consumer media, as it was in 2022, is the most popular. 2. The Retail & Fashion category has grown by 5% with journalists looking to cover the fashion trends for the year ahead and this category is also frequently selected for days like Valentines Day and Mother's Day.  3. Overall, it's been an intriguing first quarter on the Journalist Enquiry Service with more broadcast journalists using the service (and getting a good average number of replies too!) and less bloggers and PRs #biyro #hiphop #radio #artist #newyork More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/journalist-enquiry-service-the-first-quarter-responsesource/

The next war for talent is for experienced independent consultants: Are you ready Recent highlights: 1. Enterprises that are flexible enough to adapt and change their people practices incorporating independent talent will eventually be on top in the war for talent. 2. While hiring independent talent seems to present an excellent opportunity for the company's top-tier talent needs, they need to be not too hung up on finding a person with the right cultural fit. 3. Yet companies often struggle to integrate flexible talent successfully because human resources departments are not typically set up to build a workforce with a significant part being external talent #biyro #nyc #fashion #dance #film More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-next-war-for-talent-is-for-experienced-independent-consultants-are-you-ready/

Ballerina Onscreen: Madison Keesler Guest-Stars in “FBI: International” - Pointe Magazine Ballerina Madison Keesler Guest-Stars in "FBI: International Quick summary: 1. The principal guest artist, who struck out on her own last June to begin a freelance career in New York City, has always loved acting (she trained at American Conservatory Theater during her time in San Francisco) and has already made strides onscreen. 2. In the episode, Clarke becomes subject to a violent acid attack on the eve of her principal premiere in Vienna and finds herself in the center of an international criminal investigation led by the show's core FBI International Fly Team. 3. Madison Keesler as Nicolette Clark and Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo In FBI: International #biyro #pointe #dancelife #art #instagood More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/ballerina-onscreen-madison-keesler-guest-stars-in-fbi-international-pointe-magazine-ballerina-madison-keesler-guest-stars-in-fbi...

Meet The Inside Press Contributing Team Recent highlights: 1. Vicki is a local freelance writer/editor and a former adjunct Associate Professor of English (Pace University), Editorial Director for a Manhattan marketing agency, and in-house magazine and book editor for several companies. 2. Christine is a freelance writer, wife and mom of two who makes her home in Hawthorne, NY. She has worked in the marketing and public relations fields. 3. Pia is a long-time performer/director and artistic director of academic, community, and regional theatres, including The Theatre Connection at Westchester Community College and The Armonk Players #biyro #canada #nyc #miami #media More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/meet-the-inside-press-contributing-team/

Opinion: Secure future of gig workers Quick summary: 1. The government of India should establish clear regulations and policies for the gig economy to ensure the safety of gig workers and hold companies accountable. 2. According to research by Flourish Ventures, before the pandemic, most gig economy workers earned above Rs 25,000, while after the pandemic, nine out of ten workers were earning less than Rs 15,000. 3. It is estimated that the gig economy will further expand in India in the future and hence it should be supported by government rules and policies to protect the rights of workers and ensure fair treatment towards them #biyro #music #musicphotography #instagood #song More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/opinion-secure-future-of-gig-workers/

7 Fun Places to Work Away from Home Quick summary: 1. Don't forget about coffee shops inside of bookstores as great work locations, but avoid grocery store coffee stands as they probably don't have free wireless internet or tables to sit at while working. 2. Whether you prefer the big chains like Starbucks and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf or prefer the independent variety, you are bound to see other remote workers hammering away at the keyboard in coffee shops around the world. 3. They typically offer desks, fast internet, printing, coffee, and community for members #biyro #cafe #latte #breakfast #specialtycoffee More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/7-fun-places-to-work-away-from-home/

Decoding The Rise Of The White-Collar Gig Economy In India Recent highlights: 1. In India, Gigvistas, Gig India, and Flexiple, among others, offer short-term assignments or gigs in similar domains such as tech, marketing, and finance, while other platforms such as BuyHive are dedicated to independent sourcing and procurement professionals. 2. The only reason that high-end, white-collar professionals have never been viewed as gig economy workers in popular imagination is that there has never been a major tech-enabled platform to bring them gigs. 3. A new generation of platforms is now actively promoting gig work among senior white-collar professionals #biyro #love #performance #instagood #rock More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/decoding-the-rise-of-the-white-collar-gig-economy-in-india/

AI-Generated Content, Creative Freelance Work and Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Quick summary: 1. 4 Implications for Hospitality and Tourism MarketingNovel AI models bring new affordances to stakeholders involved in hospitality and tourism marketing, from the creative freelancers often commissioned by hospitality and tourism SMEs, to the hospitality and tourism businesses, to the end consumer. 2. AbstractPowerful new AI models such as OpenAI's DALL-E 2 or GPT-3 afford creative freelancers as well as hospitality and tourism SMEs new ways of generating and using creative content for marketing purposes. 3. AI-Generated Content, Creative Freelance Work and Hospitality and Tourism Marketing #biyro #hotel #travel #art #winetasting More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/ai-generated-content-creative-freelance-work-and-hospitality-and-tourism-marketing/

Best freelance tools for creatives: make 2023 your best year yet Recent highlights: 1. While Harvest offers a broad range of features, including invoicing software, project management, expenses, and online payments, time tracking is its strong suit. 2. ClickUp is a project management and collaboration platform that provides a user-friendly interface to manage your projects and tasks and track your time. 3. It supports a wide range of file formats and offers a wide range of layout and design features, including support for colour management, CMYK printing, and importing and editing vector graphics #biyro #nyc #friends #photooftheday #family More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/best-freelance-tools-for-creatives-make-2023-your-best-year-yet/

Freelance Social Media Manager: Job Description & Role Recent highlights: 1. A freelance social media manager is in charge of scheduling social media postings for their clients across all their accounts and collaborating with other team members to achieve a company's marketing goal. 2. Many clients will settle for a freelance social media manager with experience using multiple social media platforms. 3. A freelance social media manager develops strategy, publishes, and monitors a client's social media content. 4. To become a freelance social media manager, you must know how to use different social media platforms effectively to engage with customers #biyro #atlanta #model #photographer #instagram More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/freelance-social-media-manager-job-description-role/

How To Hire Freelance Developers (2022): Complete Guide Recent highlights: 1. You can access the skills and expertise you need for your project by hiring freelance developers without committing to a full-time employee by hiring freelance developers. 2. Working with freelance developers has potential challenges, including lack of direct supervision and accountability, potential communication problems, project management and coordination difficulties, risk of subpar work quality, intellectual property and legal issues, dependency on freelancers' availability and reliability, and limited opportunities for long-term collaboration and growth #biyro #style #nyc #photography #designer More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-hire-freelance-developers-2022-complete-guide/

Tapping into the gig economy for holiday experience gifts Quick summary: 1. Whether you want to give unique dining experiences, custom tours or a day of leisure, there's a fun and affordable holiday gift experience that your recipient is sure to love. 2. But the truly unique experiences on Viator are offered by freelance tour guides, who will tour you around in a classic convertible, provide sunset bike tours or help you discover little-known hiking trails. 3. Tastemade is a media company that is all about food for people interested in buying — or getting paid to provide — streaming cooking shows, classes and in-person and online experiences #biyro #travelconsultant #adventures #goodtimes #instagood More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/tapping-into-the-gig-economy-for-holiday-experience-gifts/

Taking care of our gig workers Quick summary: 1. The case of independent contractors like TNVS drivers, delivery riders, and drivers is quite different from those of online freelancers where they actually get into long-term contractual arrangements with the platforms and provide their own vehicles and tools to do their jobs. 2. In the case of TNVS delivery drivers and delivery riders, the set-up is referred to as an O2O model or an Online to Offline model where transactions are initiated online but actual fulfillment is done offline #biyro #losangeles #originalmusic #love #band More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/taking-care-of-our-gig-workers/

Staying motivated this winter: tricks from creatives to help your mental health Quick summary: 1. To mark World Mental Health Day today, we asked the Creative Boom community for their best advice on keeping mental health in check through winter. 2. Exercise has pretty much been the only activity that consistently helps me through mental and emotional slumps, says multidisciplinary artist and documentary photographer Taylor B. Alarcón. 3. And although theory, we all like the idea of snow-laden landscapes and rosy-cheeked carol singers, in practice, winter is not always the happiest time for many creative freelancers. 4. concurs. I always find exercise helps my mental health, he says #biyro #instagram #losangeles #summer #music More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/staying-motivated-this-winter-tricks-from-creatives-to-help-your-mental-health/

Why The Majority of Freelancers Fail at Upwork Project Proposals Recent highlights: 1. There are zillions of articles online about how to write an Upwork freelance project proposal that wins new jobs and clients - GUARANTEED! 2. It's better to write one totally genuine and personalized freelance project proposal than a dozen more or less identical proposals. 3. So, without further ado, let me share something useful for a change about Upwork project proposals between myth and reality that may help my fellow freelancers to win new jobs and returning clients. 4. Either you write a unique and fully personalized project proposal or don't write it all #biyro #music #interiordesign #style #newyork More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/why-the-majority-of-freelancers-fail-at-upwork-project-proposals/

How to find jobs that don't require a college degree Recent highlights: 1. But the average college graduate continues to earn more than someone without a college degree. 2. Although full-time employers in tech or marketing often require college credentials to get an interview, side hustle platforms are far more interested in experience. 3. Construction, landscaping and logistics are also high-earning jobs that require skills but not college. 4. Logistics companies, which arrange deliveries for the burgeoning online retail community, for instance, may demand a commercial driver's license but not college #biyro #football #miami #student #collegelife More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-find-jobs-that-dont-require-a-college-degree/

10 Best Cities to Be a Freelancer Recent highlights: 1. Residents here enjoy New Hampshire's low -- read 0% -- state income and sales tax rates, as well as a moderate cost of living, all while being a short drive from Boston. 2. The cost of living can get high in Alaska thanks to this remote location, but you won't pay any state income taxes or local sales taxes. 3. The second-largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks has everything you could want in a city, including an international airport, while also offering the charm of a smaller town. 4. Seattle, WAIf you like the big city but aren't a fan of paying income taxes, welcome to Seattle #biyro #travel #instatravel #usa #ny More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/10-best-cities-to-be-a-freelancer/

What It's Really Like To Be A Gig Worker Recent highlights: 1. In addition, if you're like most gig workers, you're likely strapped with work which is necessary but not your favorite—like managing your financials in addition to doing graphic design or writing proposals and negotiating deals in addition to doing core coaching work. 2. Perhaps their financial concerns are the reasons 24% plan to resign from independent work and take a full time job and 54% plan to obtain a full time job and keep up their gig work as a side venture. 3. And most gig workers (58%) rate independence as the main advantage of the model #biyro #band #music #song #rock More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/what-its-really-like-to-be-a-gig-worker/