Articles & Advice
Finding the Right Resource
Finding the Right Marketing Consultant, Articles of Info
What to Look for When Outsourcing Your Marketing, About.com: Marketing
How to Successfully Manage a Virtual Workforce, Business Insider/OPEN Forum
Getting Started
A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career (Freelance Switch)
Top 10 Reasons To Quit Your Job (FreeCareerSearch.com)
After a Layoff, Become a Consultant? (Fortune)
IRS Definition of Independent Contractor (Self-Employed) vs Employee (IRS.gov)
Starting a Business, Federal tax info from IRS.gov
How Should You Structure Your Business?, AllBusiness.com (a D&B Company)
Flexibility, Freelance Key for Journalism Grads in Tough Job Market (MediaShift/PBS)
Starting a Business: Tips & Advice (AllBusiness.com)
10 Tips for Home-Based Businesses (AllBusiness.com)
Hourly Rate Calculator (walks you through related biz/personal costs, Freelance Switch)
Promoting Yourself
Personal Branding Becomes a Necessity in Digital Age (MediaShift/PBS)
Boosting Business With a Facebook Fan Page (Entrepreneur)
Don’t Overload Your Résumé (Fortune)
Social Media
Social Media News (Mashable)
How LinkedIn Will Fire Up Your Career (Fortune)
Twitter Tools to Save You Time (Duct Tape Marketing)
10 Small Biz Social Media Resources You May Have Missed (American Express)
PR Pros Use Twitter to Reinvigorate Brands, Engage in Conversation (MediaShift/PBS)
Social Media Marketing 101 (Video Clips) (MediaShift/PBS)
Top 10 Social Sites for Finding a Job (Mashable)
Advice for Small Business Owners
10 Ways to Lose a Client, DesignM.ag
5 Ways to Fire a Client, Freelance Switch