So you've honed your skills and you're ready to take the freelancing world by storm, but there seems to be a little snag in the plan: You aren't winning jobs. When I cut the cord on my "normal" 9-to-5 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the life of a freelancer. Unless you’re a nepo baby, if you want to be a freelancer, you gotta write proposals.

After COVID-19, everyone is turning to freelancing. And in 2023 alone, over 64 million people in the U.S. engaged in freelance work, with many relying on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr. These ...

Sam Bazzi turned to Upwork full time in 2016 after health problems meant he needed more flexibility. The SEO consultant, who's used the platform on and off since the late 2000s, now makes six figures.

Upwork tools finally evolved beyond basic job alerts and template generators that everyone used to rely on. Been working on Upwork for four years and tested dozens of tools that promised to ...

Marketing freelancers are reporting stalled rates, tighter budgets and a rise in ghosting and dead-end proposals, according to new research from Leeds-based agency Perfect Storm.