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If your line of work is amenable to independent contracting you might consider setting up a company that you can work through rather than raw dogging 1099. I r
by jcims 1y ago
If your line of work is amenable to independent contracting you might consider setting up a company that you can work through rather than raw dogging 1099. I ran a security consulting company for about ten years and only on exceedingly rare (and obvious) circumstances would we have to submit background checks.
- autotune 1y agoI've tried the consultancy route, but I am just not good enough at marketing myself to develop repeat business. I have an Upwork profile and tried freelancing for a bit, but it's just not worth having to purchase "connects" to initiate a bid proposal and time and again not be selected for the work (yes, I add in a cover letter message on every proposal).
- jacknews 1y agoYes these platforms seem like rippoff. You pay for connects and most proposals aren't even read. Then if you do land work, you pay a % to the platform. Seems to me like it should be one or the other not both.