You may not be interested in the PRO Act, but it’s interested in you
Dr. Freelance by Jake Poinier
by Jake Poinier
3y ago
PRO Act. ABC test. Two acronyms that could negatively affect all U.S. freelancers, whether we’re writers, editors, designers, or any other type of independent contractor in a creative freelance enterprise. The tl;dr scoop is this: With barely a hearing or discussion, the U.S. House of Representatives will soon be voting on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a.k.a., PRO Act (a.k.a., H.R. 842). The act would codify into federal law California’s stricter ABC test (rather than the existing IRS test) for classifying workers as independent contractors vs. employees. Here’s what it says: “An ..read more
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A freelance pep talk and open-line Friday on 3-27
Dr. Freelance by Jake Poinier
by Jake Poinier
4y ago
I had a sneaking suspicion the Universe was telling me something when several freelance peers asked me last week why I haven’t blogged in a while. My answer looked approximately like this: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. In a world awash with armchair epidemiologists and instant experts on working from home, I’ll leave those topics untouched. What I do want to do is offer a quick pep talk for freelancers out there. What am I doing personally to manage my mindset? Staying positive, because it’s the only thing I can control. Sharing that positive attitude with clients, peers, friends, and family, because I believe ..read more
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Personality tests may be BS, but they’re still useful for client relationships
Dr. Freelance by Jake Poinier
by Jake Poinier
5y ago
For some weird reason, I’ve had several conversations about personality tests with clients and potential clients during the past few weeks. Reading that, I’ll bet that your brain immediately took one of two paths: Option #1 is that you immediately thought about your own personality test results, whether Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC profile, Enneagram, or whatever. Option #2 is that you think they’re mostly or completely unscientific BS, no more valid than astrology or reading goat entrails. Either way, we’re cool. My goal isn’t to defend or destroy personality assessment instrumen ..read more
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What three business problems are keeping you up at night?
Dr. Freelance by Jake Poinier
by Jake Poinier
5y ago
I belong to a forum of business owners that meets for a few hours once a month to share stories, solve problems, and keep each other accountable. During last week’s session, the forum leader asked: What three business problems are keeping you up at night? Your task today is to take 2 minutes to ask yourself that question. Grab a pen and paper, and scratch out your three answers. Go ahead, I’ll still be here. Now, I’m going to take a guess: The first two came relatively easily, but the third required a bit deeper thinking, right? That’s what happened to me, and to everyone else in the group. A ..read more
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