(« SUCCESSFUL FREELANCING »)(PART2):(« GETTING AT THE HEART OF FREELANCING TODAY »)!(STARTUPS)

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(« SUCCESSFUL FREELANCING »)(PART2):(« GETTING AT THE HEART OF FREELANCING TODAY » THROUGH (« START UPS »)

-WE CAN’T HELP UNDERLINING THE FACT THAT MORE THAN ANY OTHER CAREER CHOICE,FREELANCING SUFFERS FROM BEING ILL- DEFINED: IN OTHER WORDS, MANY PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT SETS A « FREELANCER » APART FROM OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.AND « FREELANCERS » THEMSELVES OFTEN HAVE TROUBLE DESCRIBING WHAT IT IS THEY DO!

-(« VAGARY  PREJUDUCES OR STEREOTYPES  ABOUT FREELANCING » TODAY »):

LET’S TAKE THE CONSPICUOUS EXAMPLE OF A WOMAN, »A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS,HALF WAILS, »A LOT OF TIME,(« I THINK PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ON EARTH FREELANCERS DO.A FREELANCE WRITER WHO SPENDS HOURS DOING RESEARCH IN VARIOUS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES SAYS,:(« WHENEVER I TELL SOMEONE THAT IM CURRENTLY WORKING IN A LIBRARY,HE SAYS:(« OH DID YOU GET A JOB »)?IN THE SAME WAY,BY MOST DEFINITIONS,A FRELANCER IS SOMEONE WHO SELLS SERVICES SPECIFICALLY HIS OR HER OWN RATHER THAN A PRODUCT;MOREOVER,IT IS TYPICALLY A ONE- PERSON OPERATION,ALTHOUGH SOME FREELANCE BUSINESSES GROW ENOUGH SO THERE IS A NEED TO HIRE OTHERS,ESPECIALLY SUPPORT STAFF TO HELP THEM BETTER PROVIDE SERVICES.IN THE SAME TREND,A « FREELANCE » OPERATION IS OFTEN,BUT NOT ALWAYS,A HOME-BASED BUSINESS.THE MOST COMMON FORM OF LEGAL ORGANIZATION IS AN UN INCORPORATED SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP,BUT « FREELANCERS » ALSO FORM PARTNERSHIPS,AND SOME CHOOSE TO INCORPORATE.

-(« MUSICIANS ARTISTS WRITERS OFTEN « FREELANCE » BASICALLY »):

SOME PROFESSIONS TRADTIONALLY HAVE SUPPORTED MANY  « FREELANCERS »:PUBLISHING AND THEATER ARE  TWO OF THE BETTER EXAMPLES.IN CONSEQUENCE, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS OFTEN FREELANCE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO RUN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES.BUT MANY TEACHERS FREELANCE.SO DO (« LIBRARIANS », « FASHION DESIGNERS », « PHOTOGRAPHERS », « MODELS », « PUBLIC RELATIONS PEOPLE », « THERAPISTS », » COMPUTER SPECIALISTS », « FINANCIAL PLANNERS », « PROFESSIONAL SHOPPERS ») AND MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE MEDIA!CONSULTING IS NOTHING BUT A FANCY WORD FOR « FREELANCING »!

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