Freelancers Need To Get Paid

Our sister blog MediaJobsDaily has called our attention an article in the Wall Street Journal called “Freelancers’ Guide to Getting Paid – on Time.”

“To get paid, freelance workers may have to become collections agents,” writes Diana Middleton.

With 77 percent of freelancers being stiffed at least once, according to the Freelancers Union, you’ve got to look out for yourself.

  • Get over the embarrassment.
  • Deal directly with payroll.
  • Withhold work, if you can. (The WSJ adds that you can say you’re still continuing work, but won’t deliver until you get paid.)
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