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These 7 freelance jobs pay more than $18 an hour - and you can do them remotely
Published Wed, Jul 8 2020 8:34 AM EDT If you need extra income, you might check out some freelance work. Unemployment levels are high, and the extra $600 in weekly federal jobless benefits is set to run out the end of July. But the good news is…
How To Create A Perfect Personal Freelance Brand
Freelancer's personal brand... This idea raises more questions than answers. And in fact, even if you are not doing anything but working with your customers in standard mode, your brand is already being formed and is developing. However, you can…
Consumer Handbook: Hiring Freelance Help? Watch Out For Imposters
Small businesses looking to hire a freelancer online: beware. Scammers are creating fake accounts on platforms like Upwork. They use photos and resumes of real professionals and entice businesses with low rates. They may even contact freelancers…
What Is the Future of Hollywood's Red Carpet?
Red carpet dressing is a Hollywood tradition. For decades stars have turned awards shows, premieres, and film festivals into mini-fashion shows, arriving in clothes from fashion's biggest names, then leveraging those outfits into headline-making…
'There's No Way I Can Lose': Inside China's Stock-Market Frenzy
Like millions of amateur investors across China, Min Hang has become infatuated with the country's surging stock market. “There's no way I can lose,” said the 36-year-old, who works at a technology startup and opened her first trading…
Lenovo's Latest Mobile Monitor Doubles as a Drawing Tablet
If you'd like a bit more screen real estate on your laptop, but want to remain mobile and keep your bag weight down, Lenovo has a new portable monitor it would like you to consider. It includes the added bonus of doubling as a touch-screen input…
Minnesota Orchestra's latest Mahler may be the best-sounding on record
March 7 was the last time the Minnesota Orchestra played live before an audience, and the silence since has been immensely frustrating for both players and their followers. Relief is at hand, though, with the latest CD in the Mahler symphony series…
We need VAT exemptions': Music industry reacts to Rishi Sunak's mini Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of major spending commitments to help the economy and prevent mass unemployment. However, there remains concern in the music industry at the lack of specific measures for the sector, as well as the…
Chancellor's mini-budget offers 'no hope or support' for self employed, unions warn
The chancellor's emergency ‘mini- budget ' has left millions of freelancers and self employed people with “no hope and no support”, union officials have warned. Rishi Sunak announced a raft of measures to support sectors that…
The Leaders Of Sleeping Giants Are Splitting Over A Dispute On Credit And Titles
Zachary Ares / BuzzFeed News; Shutterstock; MisinfoCon / YouTube Since 2016, copywriter Matt Rivitz and marketer Nandini Jammi have run Sleeping Giants, a social media campaign group that has pressured companies to stop financially supporting…
House buyers' joy as Sunak saves them £15k by freezing stamp duty
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has scrapped stamp duty on most homes on Wednesday The move is part of his mini-Budget designed to boost the growth and jobs The axe could save buyers thousands and boost the flagging housing market Home buyers' have reacted…
The government's £1.5bn arts lifeline is welcome - but what will we choose to save?
The government's recent announcement of an emergency injection of a £1.57bn investment in the cultural and creative sector, after months of uncertainty and crisis management, is very welcome. Those of us who have lobbied behind the scenes for…
'Excluded' workers left devastated by lack of support in Rishi Sunak statement
Workers excluded from the Government's coronavirus support have expressed anger at Rishi Sunak's failure to help them. Campaigners believe as many as three million freelance and self-employed workers have been unable to claim on the Government's…
Fix This iPhone Battery Bug by Ditching Apple Music
Cases of an odd battery-draining iOS bug are on the rise and the Apple Music app appears to be the culprit, with reports showing that the app can rapidly eat up to 95 percent of a device's battery for no reason. The issue affects a wide variety of…
Upwork's Potential Is Underappreciated, Says Analyst
Since bottoming out in early April, shares of online talent search company Upwork (UPWK) have been on a relentless forward charge. Over the past 3 months, the stock has added a hefty 90% of muscle. Come to think of it, Upwork's platform is one…
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