The freelancer's bible
Subtitle: everything you need to know to have the career of your dreams on your terms
By: Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director, Freelancers Union ; with Toni Sciarra Poynter
Contributors: Poynter, Toni Sciarra
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780761164883
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Self-employed
Description: Amazingly, one-third of the American workforce is freelance--that's 42 million people. Written by the authority on freelance working, Horowitz, MacArthur "Genius" Fellow and founder of the national Freelancers Union, creates a guide to help those new to freelancing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-480) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction: welcome!; title: Getting started; title: Seven start-up steps; title: Your office setup; title: Your freelance portfolio; title: Getting work; title: Getting clients; title: Closing the deal; title: Clients 360°; title: Troubleshooting; title: Growing your business; title: Marketing you; title: Marketing yourself online; title: Moving your freelancing to the next level; title: The nimble freelancer: subcontracting and building teams; title: Community : where personal and professional meet; title: Managing your business; title: Managing you; title: Managing your office; title: Taking care of taxes; title: Your business and your community; title: Working, playing, and staying on top of your game; title: Your safety nets; title: Conclusion: the future is now; title: and it's us; title: Appendix: Selected resources; title: Sources; title: Index; title: About Freelancers Union; title: About Sara Horowitz.