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The Freelance Lifestyle: Find Freedom, Flexibility and Financial Success in 2025
Preston Lee• Updated 
The freelance lifestyle is attracting more people than ever before, and for good reason. The freedom to work from anywhere, set your own schedule, and choose your own clients is…
Freelancing is on the rise in the U.S. More than 60 million Americans did freelance work in 2023—that’s about 39% of the workforce, according to Upwork’s Freelance Forward report. For many,…
Asking for money that’s owed to you can be downright uncomfortable. Whether you’re a freelancer waiting on payment from a client or you loaned money to a friend who seems…
Here’s a classic freelancer story I hear all too often: You create an amazing proposal for a potential client. They love it and respond with “Looks great! Let’s do it!”…
If you’ve been exploring ways to boost your income beyond your day job, you’ve probably come across the terms “freelancing” and “moonlighting.” While these concepts might seem similar at first…
Healthcare costs can be one of the biggest pain points of running your own freelance business. When you’re self-employed, you don’t have the luxury of an HR department handling your…
With the rapid digital transformation sweeping through our lives, user experience (UX) has become a critical differentiator for businesses around the world. Companies are desperate for talented UX designers who…
The myth about technical writing is that it’s all instruction manuals and assembling furniture. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you might get to write NASA reports or government documents. But the…