#freelancelife — Public Fediverse posts

Work Without Walls: Gigonomy Is Redefining Careers, Livelihoods, Flexibility and Independence in Today’s Digital Economy

Traditionally, work was mostly linked with stability, having a stable job, predetermined working hours, a fixed income and, most importantly, access to employment benefits and security of job. But now, things are slowly changing in the wake of the expansion of the gig economy

Read full- https://economicsperspective.com/Editorial/work-without-walls-gigonomy-is-redefining-careers-livelihoods-flexibility-and-independence-in-today-s-digital-economy

#GigEconomy #Gigonomy #BreakingNews #FreelanceLife #FlexibleWork

Work Without Walls: Gigonomy Is Redefining Careers, Livelihoods, Flexibility and Independence in Today’s Digital Economy

Traditionally, work was mostly linked with stability, having a stable job, predetermined working hours, a fixed income and, most importantly, access to employment benefits and security of job. But now, things are slowly changing in the wake of the expansion of the gig economy

Read full- https://economicsperspective.com/Editorial/work-without-walls-gigonomy-is-redefining-careers-livelihoods-flexibility-and-independence-in-today-s-digital-economy

#GigEconomy #Gigonomy #BreakingNews #FreelanceLife #FlexibleWork

I’m about to start a week I’m really not looking forward to.

I’ve tried to get the money from the people who literally owe me money. They said they couldn't. I’ve done everything else I can reasonably do.

And I’m still short. Quite a bit short.

So, one last try.

This is my donation link: [https://ko-fi.com/thepurpleoctopus/goal?g=14]

This explains what is happening to translators thanks to AI:
[https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Machine-Ate-My-Job-and-Apparently-Im-Suppose-A6V725QY58]

It’s not for a holiday. It’s not for some shiny new toy. It’s to help me keep standing while I fight to keep my fully human, AI-free translation and teaching business alive.

I’m still here. Still translating. Still teaching. Still stubbornly insisting that humans are not obsolete just because someone put a language model in a server rack.

But right now, I honestly don’t know what comes after this. I'm literally with my back to the wall now.

If you can help, thank you.
If you can’t, please don’t feel guilty.

I’m just putting one more flare into the dark. 🟣

#SupportHumanWork #AIFree #HumanTranslation #Translation #Teaching #FreelanceLife #SmallBusiness #KeepGoing #MutualAid #QueerBusiness #Berlin

I’m about to start a week I’m really not looking forward to.

I’ve tried to get the money from the people who literally owe me money. They said they couldn't. I’ve done everything else I can reasonably do.

And I’m still short. Quite a bit short.

So, one last try.

This is my donation link: [https://ko-fi.com/thepurpleoctopus/goal?g=14]

This explains what is happening to translators thanks to AI:
[https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Machine-Ate-My-Job-and-Apparently-Im-Suppose-A6V725QY58]

It’s not for a holiday. It’s not for some shiny new toy. It’s to help me keep standing while I fight to keep my fully human, AI-free translation and teaching business alive.

I’m still here. Still translating. Still teaching. Still stubbornly insisting that humans are not obsolete just because someone put a language model in a server rack.

But right now, I honestly don’t know what comes after this. I'm literally with my back to the wall now.

If you can help, thank you.
If you can’t, please don’t feel guilty.

I’m just putting one more flare into the dark. 🟣

#SupportHumanWork #AIFree #HumanTranslation #Translation #Teaching #FreelanceLife #SmallBusiness #KeepGoing #MutualAid #QueerBusiness #Berlin

I’m about to start a week I’m really not looking forward to.

I’ve tried to get the money from the people who literally owe me money. They said they couldn't. I’ve done everything else I can reasonably do.

And I’m still short. Quite a bit short.

So, one last try.

This is my donation link: [https://ko-fi.com/thepurpleoctopus/goal?g=14]

This explains what is happening to translators thanks to AI:
[https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Machine-Ate-My-Job-and-Apparently-Im-Suppose-A6V725QY58]

It’s not for a holiday. It’s not for some shiny new toy. It’s to help me keep standing while I fight to keep my fully human, AI-free translation and teaching business alive.

I’m still here. Still translating. Still teaching. Still stubbornly insisting that humans are not obsolete just because someone put a language model in a server rack.

But right now, I honestly don’t know what comes after this. I'm literally with my back to the wall now.

If you can help, thank you.
If you can’t, please don’t feel guilty.

I’m just putting one more flare into the dark. 🟣

#SupportHumanWork #AIFree #HumanTranslation #Translation #Teaching #FreelanceLife #SmallBusiness #KeepGoing #MutualAid #QueerBusiness #Berlin

ICYMI: Explaining creator economy: Creator economy: the market in which independent creators earn from audiences they build, via ad revenue shares, brand deals and fan payments. How it works. https://ppc.land/creator-economy/ #CreatorEconomy #ContentCreation #DigitalContent #InfluencerMarketing #FreelanceLife

ICYMI: Explaining creator economy: Creator economy: the market in which independent creators earn from audiences they build, via ad revenue shares, brand deals and fan payments. How it works. https://ppc.land/creator-economy/ #CreatorEconomy #ContentCreation #DigitalContent #InfluencerMarketing #FreelanceLife

Meet Robin Clapp at #JWC26!
A Joomla professional for over 20 years, Robin has helped businesses build secure, accessible and search-friendly websites while running her own successful agency.
Join her session, "Turning your Joomla Skills into a Successful Business", for practical advice on transforming technical expertise into a thriving business.
📅 16-18 October 2026
📍 Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

https://conference.joomla.org/tickets

#Joomla #OpenSource #WebDesign #BusinessGrowth #FreelanceLife #JWC26

Meet Robin Clapp at #JWC26!
A Joomla professional for over 20 years, Robin has helped businesses build secure, accessible and search-friendly websites while running her own successful agency.
Join her session, "Turning your Joomla Skills into a Successful Business", for practical advice on transforming technical expertise into a thriving business.
📅 16-18 October 2026
📍 Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

https://conference.joomla.org/tickets

#Joomla #OpenSource #WebDesign #BusinessGrowth #FreelanceLife #JWC26

Meet Robin Clapp at #JWC26!
A Joomla professional for over 20 years, Robin has helped businesses build secure, accessible and search-friendly websites while running her own successful agency.
Join her session, "Turning your Joomla Skills into a Successful Business", for practical advice on transforming technical expertise into a thriving business.
📅 16-18 October 2026
📍 Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

https://conference.joomla.org/tickets

#Joomla #OpenSource #WebDesign #BusinessGrowth #FreelanceLife #JWC26

Good morning, darlings. ☀️

I will admit that I am kind of tired and, frankly, rather motionless a lot of the time these days. My circadian rhythm has apparently gone for a gap year, my brain is running on Windows 95 and hasn't been defragmented for a decade, and my productivity has gone on an extended sabbatical.

I lack translation contracts. I lack teaching work. I have approximately seventeen thousand things I should be doing, and yet somehow I mostly sit there thinking, “Yes. Absolutely. That is a thing I should do.”

And then I don’t. 😌

Oh well. There is no magical little fairy coming to sort my life out for me, apparently. Very inconsiderate of her, really.

Anyway, enough existential bureaucracy for one morning.

I hope you all have a genuinely lovely day. Be kind to yourselves, drink some water, get some sunlight if you can, and remember: sometimes surviving the day counts as productivity too. 💜

#GoodMorning #FreelanceLife #TeacherLife #LifeIsMessy #BeKindToYourself #HaveAGoodDay

Good morning, darlings. ☀️

I will admit that I am kind of tired and, frankly, rather motionless a lot of the time these days. My circadian rhythm has apparently gone for a gap year, my brain is running on Windows 95 and hasn't been defragmented for a decade, and my productivity has gone on an extended sabbatical.

I lack translation contracts. I lack teaching work. I have approximately seventeen thousand things I should be doing, and yet somehow I mostly sit there thinking, “Yes. Absolutely. That is a thing I should do.”

And then I don’t. 😌

Oh well. There is no magical little fairy coming to sort my life out for me, apparently. Very inconsiderate of her, really.

Anyway, enough existential bureaucracy for one morning.

I hope you all have a genuinely lovely day. Be kind to yourselves, drink some water, get some sunlight if you can, and remember: sometimes surviving the day counts as productivity too. 💜

#GoodMorning #FreelanceLife #TeacherLife #LifeIsMessy #BeKindToYourself #HaveAGoodDay

Good morning, darlings. ☀️

I will admit that I am kind of tired and, frankly, rather motionless a lot of the time these days. My circadian rhythm has apparently gone for a gap year, my brain is running on Windows 95 and hasn't been defragmented for a decade, and my productivity has gone on an extended sabbatical.

I lack translation contracts. I lack teaching work. I have approximately seventeen thousand things I should be doing, and yet somehow I mostly sit there thinking, “Yes. Absolutely. That is a thing I should do.”

And then I don’t. 😌

Oh well. There is no magical little fairy coming to sort my life out for me, apparently. Very inconsiderate of her, really.

Anyway, enough existential bureaucracy for one morning.

I hope you all have a genuinely lovely day. Be kind to yourselves, drink some water, get some sunlight if you can, and remember: sometimes surviving the day counts as productivity too. 💜

#GoodMorning #FreelanceLife #TeacherLife #LifeIsMessy #BeKindToYourself #HaveAGoodDay

A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/8/3.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244872

#HackerNews #indieDeveloper #softwareDevelopment #techJourney #freelanceLife

A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/8/3.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244872

#HackerNews #indieDeveloper #softwareDevelopment #techJourney #freelanceLife

A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/8/3.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244872

#HackerNews #indieDeveloper #softwareDevelopment #techJourney #freelanceLife

A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/8/3.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244872

#HackerNews #indieDeveloper #softwareDevelopment #techJourney #freelanceLife

ICYMI: The daily grid for anyone who bills by the thousand: Sixteen terms, four groups of four. Friday's grid runs hard, and one group turns on a second meaning that has nothing to do with advertising. https://ppc.land/bills-by-the-thousand/ #Billing #FreelanceLife #PPC #BusinessStrategy #Advertising

ICYMI: The daily grid for anyone who bills by the thousand: Sixteen terms, four groups of four. Friday's grid runs hard, and one group turns on a second meaning that has nothing to do with advertising. https://ppc.land/bills-by-the-thousand/ #Billing #FreelanceLife #PPC #BusinessStrategy #Advertising

ICYMI: The daily grid for anyone who bills by the thousand: Sixteen terms, four groups of four. Friday's grid runs hard, and one group turns on a second meaning that has nothing to do with advertising. https://ppc.land/bills-by-the-thousand/ #Billing #FreelanceLife #PPC #BusinessStrategy #Advertising

Good morning ☕️

Doing translations at a conference.

Client: “Let’s meet at 0700 in the lobby so you can get everything ready early.”

Also client, arriving at 0810:
“Isn’t it nice to get a little more sleep? 😊 You’ll still have everything ready on time, right?”

Me: smiles professionally while my soul quietly leaves my body

Good morning to everyone except clocks, apparently. 💕

#TranslatorLife #FreelanceLife #GoodMorning #SendCoffee

Good morning ☕️

Doing translations at a conference.

Client: “Let’s meet at 0700 in the lobby so you can get everything ready early.”

Also client, arriving at 0810:
“Isn’t it nice to get a little more sleep? 😊 You’ll still have everything ready on time, right?”

Me: smiles professionally while my soul quietly leaves my body

Good morning to everyone except clocks, apparently. 💕

#TranslatorLife #FreelanceLife #GoodMorning #SendCoffee

I keep emailing people and getting an "I'm on annual leave"

Must be nice lol

#FreelanceLife #IndieLife

I keep emailing people and getting an "I'm on annual leave"

Must be nice lol

#FreelanceLife #IndieLife

I keep emailing people and getting an "I'm on annual leave"

Must be nice lol

#FreelanceLife #IndieLife

I keep emailing people and getting an "I'm on annual leave"

Must be nice lol

#FreelanceLife #IndieLife

I'm seeing a growing disconnect between folks who order "agentic" systems and folks who are trying to deliver something that works at least most of the time. Not to mention the constant need to disambiguate what is "an agent" (semi)autonomous software component vs. LLM/AI agent.

"But is it agentic?" is becoming the new "Make the black darker" kind of thing...

#FreelanceLife #DevLife #AI

I'm seeing a growing disconnect between folks who order "agentic" systems and folks who are trying to deliver something that works at least most of the time. Not to mention the constant need to disambiguate what is "an agent" (semi)autonomous software component vs. LLM/AI agent.

"But is it agentic?" is becoming the new "Make the black darker" kind of thing...

#FreelanceLife #DevLife #AI

I'm seeing a growing disconnect between folks who order "agentic" systems and folks who are trying to deliver something that works at least most of the time. Not to mention the constant need to disambiguate what is "an agent" (semi)autonomous software component vs. LLM/AI agent.

"But is it agentic?" is becoming the new "Make the black darker" kind of thing...

#FreelanceLife #DevLife #AI

I'm seeing a growing disconnect between folks who order "agentic" systems and folks who are trying to deliver something that works at least most of the time. Not to mention the constant need to disambiguate what is "an agent" (semi)autonomous software component vs. LLM/AI agent.

"But is it agentic?" is becoming the new "Make the black darker" kind of thing...

#FreelanceLife #DevLife #AI

The new client I started writing for recently has just announced they have been bought by another company.

I don’t think my writing was the clincher 😬

I’ve asked if it’ll mean they don’t need my services going forward.

#FreelanceLife

The new client I started writing for recently has just announced they have been bought by another company.

I don’t think my writing was the clincher 😬

I’ve asked if it’ll mean they don’t need my services going forward.

#FreelanceLife

The new client I started writing for recently has just announced they have been bought by another company.

I don’t think my writing was the clincher 😬

I’ve asked if it’ll mean they don’t need my services going forward.

#FreelanceLife

The new client I started writing for recently has just announced they have been bought by another company.

I don’t think my writing was the clincher 😬

I’ve asked if it’ll mean they don’t need my services going forward.

#FreelanceLife

It's past 10 pm and my husband is still working (freelance), so I asked him when he's planning to call it a day.
Husband: "When I'm happy with the result."
Me, to my baby belly: "I'm sorry child, you'll have to grow up without a father!'

#sliceOfLife #freelanceLife

It's past 10 pm and my husband is still working (freelance), so I asked him when he's planning to call it a day.
Husband: "When I'm happy with the result."
Me, to my baby belly: "I'm sorry child, you'll have to grow up without a father!'

#sliceOfLife #freelanceLife

Avoid the quick sand conditions that can sink your freelance business. Learn how on https://tinyurl.com/49wnryjt #FreelanceLife #BusinessSurvival

End the inconsistent income of freelance work. Uncover strategies to achieve steady earnings and business growth. Find the key to your success here: https://tinyurl.com/wa43jsyt #FreelanceLife #BusinessStrategy

End the inconsistent income of freelance work. Uncover strategies to achieve steady earnings and business growth. Find the key to your success here: https://tinyurl.com/wa43jsyt #FreelanceLife #BusinessStrategy

End the inconsistent income of freelance work. Uncover strategies to achieve steady earnings and business growth. Find the key to your success here: https://tinyurl.com/wa43jsyt #FreelanceLife #BusinessStrategy

Monthly invoices sent. 🥳

Stella Artois beer poured 🍻

#FreelanceLife

Monthly invoices sent. 🥳

Stella Artois beer poured 🍻

#FreelanceLife

Monthly invoices sent. 🥳

Stella Artois beer poured 🍻

#FreelanceLife

Monthly invoices sent. 🥳

Stella Artois beer poured 🍻

#FreelanceLife

https://bit.ly/3PTeAvG launches today with a fresh new look and a stronger home for podcast talent. Browse producers, connect with creatives, and discover new opportunities in one place. #Podwires #Podcasting #PodcastCommunity #FreelanceLife #Creators

Freelances : pourquoi donner votre vrai numéro à chaque nouveau client ?

Les fraudeurs ciblent les numéros pour intercepter vos SMS bancaires. Un numéro business séparé = votre ligne perso reste invisible.

C'est ça qu'on construit. wiggwigg.ca

#ViePrivée #CyberSécurité #FreelanceLife #Fediverse #TechCanada

Freelances : pourquoi donner votre vrai numéro à chaque nouveau client ?

Les fraudeurs ciblent les numéros pour intercepter vos SMS bancaires. Un numéro business séparé = votre ligne perso reste invisible.

C'est ça qu'on construit. wiggwigg.ca

#ViePrivée #CyberSécurité #FreelanceLife #Fediverse #TechCanada

Discover how to become a digital nomad and earn online while traveling the world. Learn how to build remote income streams, choose affordable destinations, manage finances globally, and create a sustainable lifestyle of freedom, growth, and adventure.

#DigitalNomad #DigitalNomadLifestyle #RemoteWork #WorkFromAnywhere #LocationIndependent #TravelAndWork #OnlineIncome #EarnOnline #FreelanceLife #PassiveIncome #LaptopLifestyle #TravelFreedom #RemoteJobs #NomadLife…

https://i2notes.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/digital-nomad-lifestyle-how-to-earn-online-and-travel-the-world/

👨‍💻 Perché i freelance tecnici restano fermi mentre gli altri avanzano? Scopriamolo insieme per superare gli ostacoli! #FreelanceLife #TechChallenges

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/perche-i-freelance-tecnici-restano-fermi-e-gli-altri-no

👨‍💻 Perché i freelance tecnici restano fermi mentre gli altri avanzano? Scopriamolo insieme per superare gli ostacoli! #FreelanceLife #TechChallenges

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/perche-i-freelance-tecnici-restano-fermi-e-gli-altri-no

👨‍💻 Perché i freelance tecnici restano fermi mentre gli altri avanzano? Scopriamolo insieme per superare gli ostacoli! #FreelanceLife #TechChallenges

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/perche-i-freelance-tecnici-restano-fermi-e-gli-altri-no

Designing by day, dreaming of Disney nights & concert lights
#GraphicDesigner #FreelanceLife #CreativeCommunity #DesignLife #OrlandoCreative #DisneyAdult #ConcertLover #WorkFromHome #WomenInDesign #Florida

New writing client confirmed.

20% increase in monthly income for the duration of the work.

#FreelanceLife #Writing

New writing client confirmed.

20% increase in monthly income for the duration of the work.

#FreelanceLife #Writing

New writing client confirmed.

20% increase in monthly income for the duration of the work.

#FreelanceLife #Writing

Suju Vijayan has done it all quietly and well: journalist, documentary director, senior story producer on The Bachelor, contributor to HBO’s Gaming Wall St. She joins Producers Lounge this Thursday to talk truth, pressure, and survival in film and TV.
#ProducersLounge #SujuVijayan #Documentary #Journalism #FilmSchool #IndieFilm #FreelanceLife

Suju Vijayan has done it all quietly and well: journalist, documentary director, senior story producer on The Bachelor, contributor to HBO’s Gaming Wall St. She joins Producers Lounge this Thursday to talk truth, pressure, and survival in film and TV.
#ProducersLounge #SujuVijayan #Documentary #Journalism #FilmSchool #IndieFilm #FreelanceLife

Round 2! More "standard business advice" that doesn't work for autistic & AuDHD brains:

Which of these has made YOU want to give up on self-employment?
Vote below 👇

And share in the comments what business advice personally irks you the most.

Seeing a theme here? Most solopreneur advice assumes neurotypical brains with stable energy, unlimited executive function, and social confidence.

That's why I'm creating a course with strategies that actually work for US.

Coming soon. Sign up to get all the info as soon as it's ready. Your future self will thank you:
🟢 https://www.autismchrysalis.com/audhd-self-employment-without-burnout/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #FreelanceLife #SolopreneurLife #BurnoutPrevention

Round 2! More "standard business advice" that doesn't work for autistic & AuDHD brains:

Which of these has made YOU want to give up on self-employment?
Vote below 👇

And share in the comments what business advice personally irks you the most.

Seeing a theme here? Most solopreneur advice assumes neurotypical brains with stable energy, unlimited executive function, and social confidence.

That's why I'm creating a course with strategies that actually work for US.

Coming soon. Sign up to get all the info as soon as it's ready. Your future self will thank you:
🟢 https://www.autismchrysalis.com/audhd-self-employment-without-burnout/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #FreelanceLife #SolopreneurLife #BurnoutPrevention

Round 2! More "standard business advice" that doesn't work for autistic & AuDHD brains:

Which of these has made YOU want to give up on self-employment?
Vote below 👇

And share in the comments what business advice personally irks you the most.

Seeing a theme here? Most solopreneur advice assumes neurotypical brains with stable energy, unlimited executive function, and social confidence.

That's why I'm creating a course with strategies that actually work for US.

Coming soon. Sign up to get all the info as soon as it's ready. Your future self will thank you:
🟢 https://www.autismchrysalis.com/audhd-self-employment-without-burnout/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #FreelanceLife #SolopreneurLife #BurnoutPrevention