Articles by Freelance Switch from September 2015

It's an undisputed fact that women are underrepresented in the tech industry. According to Girls Who Code, in the US:In middle school, 74% of girls express interest in Science, Technology, E...

If you think depending on routines will turn you into a boring, predictable, uncreative automaton, think again. Routines are the secret weapon of creative professionals and have been for centuries. Po...

I know lots of freelance developers: heck, I am one! And if there's one thing they have in common it's that they didn't realise how much time and energy they'd have to devote to themselves as a busine...

Artwork by James Wolf StrehleGames of all sorts are a part of everyday entertainment for many of us. The artists involved in the creation of video games, card games, mobile games and more are an essen...

Ah, branding. It used to be so easy. All you had to do was press a burning hot iron on the backside of your cow and, voila, brand! (Yup, those are the real origins of the word “brand”.)And as...

36 percent of Americans aren't saving for retirement—that's according to a recent poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International for Bankrate's monthly Financial Security Index...

As freelancers, of course, we love our work, but we also love to get paid for it.Getting paid on time can be a problem, however. In a survey conducted in the U.S. by Freelancers Union, 77% of members ...

One of the tricky things about navigating a freelancer’s career is that you can’t really be promoted or offered a raise out of the blue. The next level of your career isn’t as obvious or as pre-...

As a freelancer, you probably don’t get excited when you think about bookkeeping (unless you happen to be a freelance bookkeeper). You probably just want to keep simple, clear records, and think abo...

Every professional, from a new college grad to a CEO, can benefit from having mentors. No matter what field you're in, good mentors can help you learn new skills, meet new people and approach challeng...

If you're working as a web professional for an employer, chances are you occasionally daydream about going it alone. Maybe you do some freelance work in your spare time and would love to extend that t...