Project Management Passion Play
Now here’s a thing: me talking about project management! Never thought that would happen, given my total lack of desire to manage anything (especially people and projects). Still, this old dog might have a new trick or two for you.
As freelancers, many of us work with small companies – you know, the ones run by a single person who outsources some writing, dev work or graphical creativity because he or she doesn’t have those particular skills. This is all fine and good, but it frequently means that our “boss” is someone who may not have all the skills they need for their job – after all, they never had to pass an interview, unlike us.
If you intend to hire freelancers – or if you’re involved in a project as an independent contractor and want to help your employer out – here’s some food for thought:
Associated Content Stops Paying
An email from AC just arrived in my inbox. As a sometime contributor (mostly in the past) to the site, I have been receiving regular, small payments for per-view publication of articles.
Unfortunately, AC have now changed their rules: non-US publishers who are not a part of the Featured Contributors scheme will no longer get any kind of per-view payments.
Keeping Track
oDesk's Time Tracking
Over the weekend, I once again came into contact with one aspect of office life – be it online or bricks-and-mortar – that has always been contentious. It causes distrust and arguments. It causes bad feeling. It causes suspicion and paranoia. What is it?
Time tracking.
