It’s been a while since my last post, but I can explain. Last week, I went to ACM South East, an academic conference for people in the field of computing. That got me thinking about the great opportunity freelancers have by attending conferences in their field. While ACM SE was a general purpose conference, there are tons of different conferences more oriented to each field of computing, and beyond that each professional field. Conferences overall can help your freelancing career by providing specific opportunities for you not really available anywhere else.

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Freelance Web Dev blog Wake Up Later has a nice list of 10 things you should say “No” to as a freelancer. Worth checking out- I’ve definitely gotten burned by saying yes to some of this stuff.

(link to post)Visit 10 Absolute “Nos” For Freelancers

CNN has a story posted today about how more and more people are starting to freelance and how businesses are using freelancers.

Down said that as employment numbers shrink, so will the use of independent contractors — especially in such a broad and deep recession — but that freelancers are likely to be the first to find work when the recovery begins.

(link to post)Visit CNN: More Business Using Freelancers