Posts Tagged ‘Freelance Work’
Elance or oDesk?
Elance.com and oDesk.com both provide freelancers a great opportunity to showcase their skills and find work. The sites work as a marketplace for freelance work – allowing “buyers” to submit job openings and “providers” to bid (apply). Buyers can also find providers to fill their needs by searching their profiles to find the best match. Each site has no shortage of openings posted but, there are a few differences between each.
Bloggers Beware – The FTC is Watching You
Many home business owners maintain a blog as part of their overall business efforts, and for many affiliate marketers it is the lifeblood of their business. A number of successful bloggers are also now being sent dozens of products to review on their sights or are paid for their opinions.
New rules (not laws yet) that the Fair Trade Commission intend to implement on December 1st 2009 may change the face of the blogging business for good. According to the new rules a blogger must state clearly in their posts if they are being paid for their opinions or if they have received goods or services for free for review purposes. The penalty for non compliance with these rules could be a fine of up $11,000 per infraction.




