2 years ago
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
2 years ago
Watch for these red flags in your freelance contracts
Indemnity, moral rights and others that may make or break your next gig
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
Understanding the publication is key to successful freelance pitches
“In Canadian journalism, there is so much that isn’t written.”
5 years ago
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,…
5 years ago
Freelancers, unions use social media to build online, offline community
From ‘binders’ to meetups, writers are reaching out to each other.
5 years ago
Panelists urge aspiring freelancers to push for decent pay
Don't fall into the trap of working for exposure instead of money, say experts.
6 years ago
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…
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