Have you ever wanted to be a gig worker/freelancer? If so, this video is just for you! I will be giving some high level information, tips, and advice from my 10+ years in this space.
Entrepreneurship has always been the lifeblood of the business world, but things are changing with the growth of the freelancer economy. Instead of having to go create your own company to be your own boss, people can become contracted employees or gig workers to piece together a career that is perfect for them. What does this mean for companies and freelancers? We turned to Doug DeVos, president of Amway, a company that has decades of experience with freelancers and entrepreneurship. There are lots of things to learn from this interesting intersection of the modern workplace, but here are four top takeaways. […]
Each week I’m going to provide a round up of what I consider to be important and interesting articles on
A lot of articles and studies discuss our move towards a more freelance/gig economy as opposed to traditional full time work. I am not going to touch on my thoughts about that in this video, however, I do want to talk about how a move towards a freelance/gig work space would impact the world of payments. […]
People tend to think that a shorter work week would be great, but are there negatives to a 24 hour
When asked for an operational definition of a Gig worker or a Freelancer compared to entrepreneurs who start consultancies, I really do not have an answer. The fact is, there are many different ideas and opinions about what Gig workers are or what they do. To prove my point, just look at how many different names and titles there are for these types of workers. You have freelancers, gig workers, entrepreneurs, consultants, contract workers, independent workers, and so on. […]
The research I’ve been doing lately has me starting to wonder…why do we stay at our jobs? Honestly, I think that the main reason that most people stay is because of money. If I told you today that you could leave the organization you were with and make the same amount of money doing your own thing, would you hesitate at all? Of course there are plenty of other reasons why people stay at their job, including having a sense of purpose, the feeling of community, and for the educational opportunities. But you don’t really have to rely on an organization for those things. They can all be found elsewhere. […]
Whether you call them contingent workers, freelancers, 1099 workers, or anything else, it appears that organizations around the world are thinking of ways to tap into this new workforce. While the size of this group is still not known (reports vary quite a bit), all of the business leaders I have been speaking with are thinking of ways to spend more money and resources investing in this area. […]
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how freelance work has evolved and where it actually came from. Check out the graphic below to see how things have changed over the past 200 years. This will give you an idea of where freelancing started, where it is today, and where it’s going. […]