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September 13, 2011 06:00 pm GMT

International Freelancers Day "  Its About Time!


Have you ever noticed that every group, activity and product on the face of the earth seems to have its own “day”?

There’s National Boss Day, National Teachers Day, National Bowling Day, National Puppy Day. Even National Pancake Day!

Yet freelancers, independent professionals and contingent workers, who in the U.S. alone compose at least one-third of the workforce (the ratio is even higher in other countries), don’t have their own day!

Well, that seemed totally unfair. So my partners and I decided to put an end to that by organizing the first-ever International Freelancers Day last year. And we’re doing it again this year, on September 23rd!

A Day to Celebrate Our Independence!

International Freelancers Day (IFD) is a global initiative to celebrate independent workers, their entrepreneurial spirit and the tremendous impact they have on economic growth. The celebration will center on a free online conference of the same name.

This fully online event is the biggest-ever free (yes, it really is free!) Web conference exclusively for solo professionals. It features 4+ hours of educational video presentations delivered by 17 high-caliber speakers in the areas of freelancing, self-employment, solopreneurship, marketing, social media and personal development.

Last year’s first-ever IFD conference was a huge success. More than 15,000 freelancers from around the world registered for the event and more than 55,000 videos were served in 36 hours! We’re expecting an even bigger turnout this year, and we’re very excited about our speaker lineup! (FreelanceSwitch’s very own Editor, Sean Hodge is among the presenters!)

Network With Presenters and Other Freelancers

Attendees of the event will also benefit from online networking opportunities with freelancers from around the globe. In fact, the real-time interaction during last year’s conference was one of the highest-rated aspects of the event! Both attendees and speakers chatted back and forth on the ideas from the presentations.

From that interaction, a community of like-minded solo professionals quickly evolved. Friendships, partnerships and connections were made over the weeks and months that followed. And almost a year later, attendees are still raving about the event!

There’s NO Travel!

Better yet, there’s no travel! You simply attend from the comfort of your home or office. And the price is right because it’s FREE! ;)

In fact, this is our annual gift to the global freelance community. And we’re proud to be able to make it happen.

To save your seat all you need to do is register, which takes all of 4 seconds. To register, or to learn more, visit InternationalFreelancersDay.com. And while you’re on that page, make sure to check out the 90-sec. video trailer for the event!

What do you think about freelancers having their own “day”? Will you join us in this celebration? I’d love to hear from you in the comments area below.



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