by Sarah Rickerd | Apr 20, 2018 | Upwork.com
You’re a skilled freelancer. You’re at the top of your game, and you know you could do a great job for any prospective client. But they don’t know who you are. They don’t know the caliber of your work and, in fact, yours is just one of many proposals they’ve received...
by Sarah Rickerd | Apr 17, 2018 | Upwork.com
Freelancing is a hot topic these days—and for good reason. Upwork’s 2017 Freelancing in America report found that the freelance workforce has grown at a rate 3X faster than the overall U.S. workforce since 2014. At that rate, the report predicts that freelancers will...
by Sarah Rickerd | Apr 13, 2018 | Upwork.com
Thanks to technology, we can share ideas freely with those in every corner of the globe. We can collaborate on projects in real-time, even at great distances. We can partner with professionals who have the skill sets we seek—no matter where they are in the world. With...
by Sarah Rickerd | Apr 10, 2018 | Upwork.com
Many businesses are incorporating big data into business operations and corporate decision-making. For example: There’s Israel Bank, which is able to maintain a competitive advantage over other institutions through daily risk management activities made possible...
by Sarah Rickerd | Apr 3, 2018 | Upwork.com
The future is freelance. That’s according to the “Freelancing in America: 2017” study, commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union. The fourth annual study of the U.S. independent workforce found that freelance work is alive, thriving, and growing among skilled...
by Sarah Rickerd | Mar 27, 2018 | Upwork.com
It was 2015, and the Upwork creative team was in trouble. Upwork—the new company that was born out of the merger between Elance and oDesk—was facing a tremendous rebranding effort. The creative team was expected to lead the charge with just five employees. The team...
