American Freelance.com http://www.americanfreelance.com Freelancing in the USA, Mexico and Canada Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Freelancing in the USA http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-in-the-usa/ http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-in-the-usa/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:07:22 +0000 admin http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-in-the-usa/ Freelancing in the USA is allows different professionals the advantage of flexibility in their work.

Freelancing in the USA is a very established practice which cuts across various professional disciplines.

A freelancer or freelance worker could be defined as someone who maintains a profession without being committed to one particular employer.

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]]> http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-in-the-usa/feed/ Freelancing Etymology http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-etymology/ http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-etymology/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:03:19 +0000 admin http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-etymology/ Freelancing in the USA can be traced back in history to the 18th century.

At this time the the term freelance was used to describe medieval warriors or free-lance, lance being one of the preferred weapons of combat in medieval times.

The term was formally introduced into the English dictionary in 1903.

In recent times it has referred to professional occupations and the concept that a freelancer is a professional who doesn’t stayed tied down to one job.

]]> http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/freelancing-etymology/feed/ Online Freelancers http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/online-freelancers/ http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/online-freelancers/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:58:10 +0000 admin http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/online-freelancers/ Online freelancing tend to have more professionals than other types of freelancing.

The Internet has caused the skyrocketing of Freelancing in the USA. Certain occupations include journalism and other kinds of writing.

Copywriters and other regular writers find regular employment from freelancing as well.

Other occupations include computer programming, graphic design as well as consulting in other areas as well.

]]> http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/online-freelancers/feed/ Payment System for Freelancers http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/payment-system-for-freelancers/ http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/payment-system-for-freelancers/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:54:25 +0000 admin http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/payment-system-for-freelancers/ Freelancers don’t work as regular employees.

Freelacers usually have different payment systems which tend to remunerate them based on their performance. These payment systems include charging by the hour, day or even of a per-project basis.

Certain other more skilled freelancers and most especially consultants tend to promote the value-based pricing method where the results determine the amount paid to the freelance consultant.

Payment systems include Paypal, Western Union, Bank transfer, Escrow.com, Google money, etc.

]]> http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/payment-system-for-freelancers/feed/ Benefits of Freelancing in the USA http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/benefits-of-freelancing-in-the-usa/ http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/benefits-of-freelancing-in-the-usa/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:49:04 +0000 admin http://www.americanfreelance.com/2008/01/27/benefits-of-freelancing-in-the-usa/ Freelancers tend to enjoy a lifestyle which promotes flexibility.

They can handle a number of different assignments and they have the freedom to choose who they work with.

Freelancers may also work with other freelancers in other to accomplish certain tasks.

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