Comments on: 6 Strategies Freelancers Can Learn From Corporate Cost-cutting

By: Words on a page » A few links for the end of the week

Words on a page » A few links for the end of the week — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:06:03 +0000

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By: Saturday night mix « Authsider

Saturday night mix « Authsider — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:39:10 +0000

[...] 6 Strategies Freelancers Can Learn From Corporate Cost-cutting. Yes, when everybody is tightening the belt, also freelancers have to [...]

By: thisismyurl

thisismyurl — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:11:59 +0000

When I saw the RSS feed for this I was hoping for something better. With corporate downsizing there are huge opportunities for freelancers to make a killing in the marketplace right now, whole web teams are being canned in exchange for a single expert, where’s the story on that?

By: Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:20:39 +0000

Great article. But we think that now is the time for freelancers to start organizing themselves and competing directly with bricks-and-mortar businesses. Collaborative freelance teams are the most agile and cost-effective form of organization there is. The technology is now available to manage collaborative online businesses on a pay-as-you-go-basis. So fixed costs are neglible. A highly destructive and competitive organizational model!

Alternatively freelance teams can collaborate with bricks-and-mortar companies, providing a contingent and on demand workforce for organizations that are being forced to downsize, but who still need access to resources on a project by project basis.

I’m the CEO of http://ki-work.com. We’re building an infrastructure that enables freelancers to build teams and bid for projects. Also, for bricks-and-mortar companies to manage blended teams of employees and freelancers. This is to enable what we call the “agile extended enterprise”.

Freelanceres can now organize themselves to collaborate, compete, control. This is an organizational revolution and we are thrilled to be part of it.

By: Morning Edition - Feb 13, 2009 « Sazbean

Morning Edition - Feb 13, 2009 « Sazbean — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:01:48 +0000

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By: Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:11:58 +0000

Gee, thanks (- “smoketoomuch” as in “smoke too much” ? – Oh, yes, I never thought of that before!).

I also suggest:
- Not throwing your computer out of the window
- Not swallowing your mouse
- Turning on your computer before trying to use it
- Not putting your hands in a vat of molten lead
- Not beating up your clients with a baseball bat
- Not trying to earn a living as a Web worker if you have to read these types of articles to survive…

Nothing personal. I know you mean well, but I fell like I’m five when I read these types of posts…