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July 16, 2015

What it Takes to Be a Successful Freelancer

Several good articles this week about what it takes to be a successful freelancer.

HBR's 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going Freelance nicely synthesizes the key questions a person should ask themselves prior to becoming a freelancer. 

The article chart below lists the 7 questions. See the article for more details.

7 Freelance questions

Want to Freelance? Eight Skills You Need to Succeed from the Christian Science Monitor covers some of the key skill sets a freelancer needs. The 8 skills listed in the article are:

    1. Communications
    2. Time Management
    3. Negotiation
    4. Organization
    5. Scheduling
    6. Self-Motivation
    7. Boundary Setting
    8. Self-Awareness

8 Freelancers on What They Love (and Hate) About Their Jobs from Business News Daily covers the pros and cons of being a freelancer. 

The information and advice is all three articles is consistent with our research on independent workers.

Posted by on July 16, 2015 at 01:00 AM in 1099 Economy, Freelance, Independent workers, personal businesses |

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