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Staying Alive: The Reality of Freelancing with Nora Loreto

As freelance journalism increasingly becomes the norm in the broadcasting industry, Canadian Freelance Union President Nora Loreto discusses strategies for entrepreneurs to succeed in a challenging media environment. Continue Reading Staying Alive: The Reality of Freelancing with Nora Loreto

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Why 2021 is the year I start charging late fees

In a country with limited legal protections, freelancers in Canada consider obstacles and possibilities of setting new norms Continue Reading Why 2021 is the year I start charging late fees
Watch for these red flags in your freelance contracts

Indemnity, moral rights and others that may make or break your next gig Continue Reading Watch for these red flags in your freelance contracts
What it’s like to earn a living freelance writing in Canada

When it comes to freelance writing, how you get paid can be as important as how much you get paid. Continue Reading What it’s like to earn a living freelance writing in Canada
Understanding the publication is key to successful freelance pitches

“In Canadian journalism, there is so much that isn’t written.” Continue Reading Understanding the publication is key to successful freelance pitches
HuffPost Canada keeps unpaid bloggers after U.S. counterpart moves to paid opinion sections

HuffPost Canada’s blogging platform is staying open, even though HuffPost US has ended its self publishing contributors platform. “As each country edition of HuffPost operates autonomously, our blogging platform in Canada remains the same,” wrote Andree Lau, HuffPost Canada’s editor-in-chief, and Lisa Yeung, managing editor, blogs and lifestyle, in a memo sent to HuffPost Canada…
Freelancers, unions use social media to build online, offline community

From ‘binders’ to meetups, writers are reaching out to each other. Continue Reading Freelancers, unions use social media to build online, offline community
Panelists urge aspiring freelancers to push for decent pay

Don’t fall into the trap of working for exposure instead of money, say experts. Continue Reading Panelists urge aspiring freelancers to push for decent pay
Canadian freelancers turn to the US market to secure higher-paying gigs

By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor When Canadian-based freelancer Katherine O’Brien started working as a web content and blog writer, she hadn’t made a conscious decision to publish with US companies to make a decent living. Yet for over a year and a half, O’Brien has written mostly for companies south of the Canadian…
Freelancers helped invent digital communications tools to build online networks

By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor Before the Internet and World Wide Web became fully commercialized in the mid-1990s, freelance writers and photographers began using computer networks as organizing tools as early as 1992. Even before rights-grabbing contractsbecame the strong concern they are today for freelancers in Europe and North America, and before freelancers launched social…

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