It's not Christmas time, it's bookkeeping time.

#selfemployed

Fellow #SelfEmployed #MedicalEditors, #ScienceEditors, & #AcademicEditors, you need to read this entire Bluesky thread about #reference list #fakery created by #AI. #Researcher–#authors aren’t verifying or reading what they cite as source papers. https://bsky.app/profile/benpatrickwill.bsky.social/post/3mae76wbmcs2n

Dành cho freelancer! Ứng dụng FreelancerHealth giúp tính toán chi phí bảo hiểm y tế sau thuế một cách chính xác. 8 người dùng đầu tiên sẽ được dùng miễn phí trọn đời để test ứng dụng. Ứng dụng dùng Python, Supabase và Vercel.
#freelancer #baohiem #taxes #thuế #ACA #selfemployed

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1pezdr1/i_watched_my_selfemployed_friend_get_hit_with_a/

@miya I believe for a lot of people it really is that easy theres a lot of drop in floss software replacements. But relearning workflows probably means lost productivity and revenue. It sucks that capitalism puts people on a treadmill to survive even if theyre self employed. A rational economy would have ditched windows for linux years ago

#FLOSS #Windows #Linux #Capitalism #SelfEmployed

uhm fiverr is just too weird, not going there. #freelance #selfemployed #gigeconomy #upwork

Also! They have a made up currency called "connects" and everything you do costs X connects. Bid on a job? 9 connects. But you can get yourself at the top of the list by spending more connects. Boost your profile for a week? CONNECTS please. #freelance #selfemployed #gigeconomy #upwork

ok folks you can hire me now. happy to discuss mastodon friend rates. https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/martijn #freelance #selfemployed #gigeconomy
#upwork is a nasty platform with dark patterns all over. But it seems to work for people.
What folks ask for is kinda silly. For example, paraphrasing, "I have a bunch of shapefiles, an URL and $1000 , please make me a website like the one at URL"
There's no way to ask clarifying questions, just bid and hope for the best?

thinking of doing some piecemeal little projects via upwork or similar. Anything GIS / Python / React / data wrangling. Anyone have experience with that? Where should I look? #freelance #selfemployed #gigeconomy

Where can I connect with other #selfemployed #creatives
I’m a #photographer but try to not hold that against me :D
And #filmmaker although that title is a bit grandiose for what I do and I’ve been a #graphicdesigner and dabbled in #webdesign

Is there a way on mastodon to direct posts to followers with those interests so you’re not spamming everyone with irrelevant waffle?

How does kindness show up in your workplace?

“I experienced kindness from one of my clients; I explained that a tricky family situation meant that I wasn’t able to start my work for her until later in the day, she replied immediately to say 'Work can wait.'
She literally used these words. It was such a relief.”

This is a great reminder of Graham Allcott’s people first, work second message that we really love.

#Kindness #Work #SelfEmployed

Booth setup from The Michigan Tattoo Convention this past weekend!
Years of pouring my soul into something, seeing the results of my hard work, the continuous development & evolution of 💫 Arcane Cluster 💫

30 vending/live painting events in the bag for 2025!! 😵‍💫

#fulltimeartist #selfemployed #artist #vendor #booth #artwork #livepainter #merch #artbiz #MastoArt #artistsonmastodon #art #arcanecluster

(Sorry in advance for bombarding with hashtags, but..)

Yet again I plead to the #Fediverse to get #Fedihired as a paid or unpaid #DataAnalyst #intern. I'm not formally trained but (as uncomfortable as it is for me to boast) I truly feel that I have the cognitive *capability* of learning as I go. I want to see whether I actually *can* do so.

Unfortunately I'm guessing this is probably the worst possible time to try and break into the industry, however I am desperate and hoping for a miracle.

I've always been "self-taught" because I've never been an ideal student. It's how I learned to program #PHP, #SQL, and how I learned to work with #spreadsheets.

I might not be an expert with any of those topics but I usually managed to stumble my way through, and accomplish the goal I needed, serving my purpose for a previous employer for 8½ years, until their financial position necessitated my layoff.

I need real-life experience working with #Data and hopefully build a portfolio I can use for #gig work or a job or something.

So I'm reaching out to #selfemployed any #Data experts to ask if they might need help. Let me take a stab at some non-critical things.

If I suck, you're not out more than just a little bit of your time interacting with me; you were going to do it yourself anyway, right?

If I do it *well*, then you just got free labor, I get experience and potential portfolio fodder.

Plus you get the sense of pride from helping someone struggling to survive, and helping a #neurodivergent, #LGBTQ couple who both struggle with #MentalIllness and #poverty.

Obviously I will take *paid* work as well; remember, #MinimumWage in my state is still a measly seven dollars and twenty-five goddamned cents per hour, so you can go super cheap.

Think of it like you're rummaging through the bargain bin for temp workers and you decide to give some no-name brand a try: Me!!

Another lit #Finnish word I learned yesterday: "työrauha", or "work peace"[^1].

Basically the concept that your employer or manager can NOT, apparently, barge in in the middle of the workday and interrupt you with a "three days ago you did X and that's absolutely wrong, you should never have" or "you're a waste of taxpayer money". Like, this is one thing they supposedly actually can't do!

[1]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ty%C3%B6rauha

#academia #selfemployed #antiemployment #antiwork #phd

#SelfEmployed #editors, I just now came across an excellent blog post (from 2023) that you might find helpful when you must #work during a period of #chaos or #loss in your life. https://blog.editors.ca/editing-in-times-of-chaos-and-loss/

I’m trying to transition out of my salary role and into being #selfemployed (again) but I need to find clients and a network first.

No idea what the right hash tags are here, but if anyone is looking for programming or #DevOps or #sre help, especially in the #webapp or #SaaS space, let me know!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtismullins

If you have any suggestions on my LinkedIn profile, I’m all ears.

17+ years experience. Located in #Maine. Thanks!

#lookingforwork #freelance #consulting

Possibly the dullest question I've ever asked but.. #UK #Freelancers has anyone found an #opensource solution/approach for the upcoming #MakingTaxDigital stuff? Preferably on #Linux ? Absolutely rubbish if it forces me into some proprietary nonsense. #selfemployed

#LinkedIn, you big silly! Though my LinkedIn profile makes it clear that I’m a #SelfEmployed #MedicalEditor, you give me info on companies seeking a *medical doctor*. Your #algorithm doesn’t get it that “medical editor” *does not* necessarily mean “physician.” Please write a wiser algorithm!

#Editoral #freelancers, Lori De Milto has been a #SelfEmployed writer for years. She posts her “Freelancer #Marketing Tips” on LinkedIn each month. Her latest column is titled “Why You Should Ditch Freelance Job Sites and Find Your Own Clients.” https://themightymarketer.com/ditch-freelance-job-sites/

I hope you'll allow me to toot my own horn for a mo. I recently signed a contract to work part-time as the sci-comm specialist for a metrology (measurement science) lab here in AoNZ. I've had standalone projects with this lab for years, and I love working with them. I'm a trained metrologist myself!

This new contract is giving me the chance to think strategically / long-term and to be a bit more ambitious. And it's paying off. Yesterday, we had a big media day.

The lab director appeared on breakfast TV to talk about the importance of measurement. Her interview was great, and was interspersed with lovely B-roll of the lab filmed by the show's local producer.

Then she appeared on a very popular national radio show for a more in-depth conversation about international cooperation and measurement.

I made both of these interviews happen 😊 And the comment I've had from everyone at the lab is "we've never had opportunities like this before".

This lab is part of a larger organization that has basically ignored them in terms of comms support. That's why I kept getting parachuted in for stuff, but they weren't allowed to formally 'hire' me. Changes in the science system mean that the lab is moving out of that organization, so the director decided it was the perfect time to bring me in.

I'm very happy that they did!

I'll continue to work for myself for the majority of the time, but this contract feels like an anchor point that I didn't know I needed. I have so many ideas for things we, as a lab, can do. I'm determined to show the team that I'm a safe pair of hands. I'm feeling really good today.

#scicomm #selfemployed #metrology

National Little Black Dress Day.

#littleblackdress #lbd #blackdress #fashion #ootd #one #theone #onediet #dress #style #cwp #fashionblogger #fashionstyle #model #dresses #minidress #weightloss #curves #fashionista #black #weightlossjourney #loseweight #cambridgeweightplan #transformation #cwpsupport #hourglass #selfemployed #photography #fashionphotography #beforeandafter

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/national-little-black-dress-day/