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		<title>What part of self-employed did you miss?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some days when I could just thrash someone &#8211; actually, that&#8217;s probably most days. One of the things that constantly baffles me is what part of self employment people miss. I always understood that being self-employed meant you were undertaking some form of risk. However, too many freelancers want to have their cake (e.g., be self-employed) and eat it too (e.g., not taking risks). This blows my mind!  Now I have certainly discussed this before in the post &#8220;Freelance marketplace trap&#8221; and I have railed against &#8220;protections&#8221; for freelancers in &#8220;Why I think Freelancers Union is bad&#8221; and &#8220;Disturbing trend for freelancers&#8220;.  I have been a vocal voice against establishing minimum wages for freelancers because I believe that it &#8220;cheapens&#8221; the marketplace and does not allow for flexibility in earnings. I set my own rates, I would prefer to keep it that way &#8212; the day that a &#8220;minimum&#8221; wage goes into place for freelancing of any type, we&#8217;re all in serious trouble. Now onto escrow This one really irks me more than anything in the world. There is  a &#8220;movement&#8221; on oDesk currently where mostly non-US based freelancers are asking for oDesk to institute an escrow feature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancers not welcome!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tripped over a fascinating website today doing my usual perusal of online work options. I actually found a site that encourages companies to hire people to work from home but with a couple of fascinating twists included. First of all, they are not interested in freelancers, they are actually searching for people who are interested in being employees.  The site is very clear &#8211; they do not contract out any short term assignments, they are ONLY there to provide long-term full-time opportunities. But then it gets squishy from there.  Here&#8217;s why: First, I started going through the sign up process because I felt that it would be worth pursuing &#8211; after all, every freelancer WOULD enjoy being able to have the comfort of a full time job right? Not so fast&#8230;.this isn&#8217;t really a job at all, you are STILL a contractor! Let&#8217;s start with the violations First off, this company is clearly NOT a US based company for more than one reason.  Here are a few of them. Their TOS uses &#8230;. Whilst &#8212; now this is a 14th century spelling of the word while that is only used by primarily British speakers. US people seldom (if ever) use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spam is alive and well on the Internet</title>
		<link>http://freelancingandmore.com/2012/03/17/spam-is-alive-and-well-on-the-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently did some tweaking of my blog(s) to try to encourage people to submit comments. I am still not 100 percent sure that I have them set correctly but I can tell you one thing &#8211; spam is alive and well on the Internet. Thank heavens that WordPress has the feature of allowing you to &#8220;flag&#8221; certain urls and web emails and they go directly to spam. It is pretty good, I&#8217;ve had 782 page loads in seven days and almost 300 pieces of spam &#8211; that&#8217;s only on this blog.   I wanted to share some of the bizarre names that I found too because they are fascinating in of themselves. Do people REALLY think I am going to approve these comments? Are they gaining some hidden benefit here that I can&#8217;t fathom? What really slays me is the ones that come in alphabetical order. You can watch them fill up!  First four to six of them show up and all their names start with &#8220;A&#8221; then the &#8220;B&#8221;s start coming in. Finally some bizarre thing like &#8220;Pink Ribbon Merchandise&#8221;  comes in. I would like to know what they are using to &#8220;identify&#8221; and target blogs. Well, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preaching to the choir</title>
		<link>http://freelancingandmore.com/2012/03/09/preaching-to-the-choir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had some time to review some of my posts both here and on my other blog No Scam Work at Home. In the process, I decided to take a look at some of the statistics of these blogs and I have to admit to being not only stunned but seriously disappointed! The first post on this blog was made in November of 2008 and it it now March of 2012. Over that time I have exactly 23 subscribers! Holy smokes! I have 20 subscribers on the other blog. Where did I go wrong? I try to write relevant content that is of decent quality, I do not spam keywords in my blog and I have a fair to midland ranking in Google. I&#8217;ve promoted the blog through a Facebook fan page, Twitter and a few other sites. I&#8217;ve done all of this in moderation. I&#8217;m not sure what in the devil to do at this point, but I am seriously considering giving up one of the two sites. I try to post regularly (this particular blog has over 500 posts and over 300 comments) but if no one is reading it, then there is little value in writing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financing community organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Websites that accept donations for major charities Learn about legitimate options for making donations online. Understanding how causes spend money Every time you donate a dollar to a special cause somewhere in the back of your mind you wonder where that money is going. Here are some hints for finding out where your money is going. What role does a board of directors play in a nonprofit? Many nonprofit organizations board of directors do not understand their roles. The board of directors are crucial to the success of any community organization or non-profit entity. How to write meeting minutes Minutes are required for non profit agencies. You have to record votes accurately and attendance at meetings. This how to will show you one method of properly recording minutes. Tips for nonprofit accounting Nonprofit accounting varies from organization to organization. The size of an organization will determine the accounting procedures that are followed but these tips are great for local organizations. Non Profit Cash Flow Statements that Rock If you are responsible for keeping financial records for a non profit organization, it is important that you have a simple method of providing an up to date snapshot of where the organization [...]]]></description>
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