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		<title>Freelance Project Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Merriam-Webster.com defines freelance as a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer, or a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization. Freelancers can work in many professions such as writers, web design, copy-editing, computer programing, consulting, and project management.  Actually, freelancing lends itself very well to project management because every project manager knows that a project has a beginning and an end, and one of the final closing activities is to release all resources from the project – including the project manager.  Unless the project manager works for an organization with on-going project related work, the project manager becomes unemployed at the end of a project. In most cases, freelance project managers are actually considered independent contractors.  A 1099 contractor is a tax-related term used in the United States to refer to the type of contract used to employ the workers services.  The “1099” refers to the Internal Revenue Service form that is used to report the freelancer income for tax purposes. Many project managers move from one organization to another as new projects are initiated, worked to completion, and closed.  Some project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancers: The Art of Setting Your Hourly Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Your success in winning new projects may be due in-part to the rate you charge for your services.  Set your rate too high and you won’t win the business.  Set your rate too low and you’ll be leaving money on the table.  Somewhere between the high and low extremes is the right answer, but how do you find the sweet spot? Here are 3 steps to determine your optimum billing rate. Needs and Assumptions First, you’ll need to document your current financial needs and make some assumptions about your availability and the number of hours you will be able to bill in a year.  Answer the following questions, but be realistic in the assessment of your needs and expenses. SALARY: state your desired salary in annual terms, for example, $75,000 per year.  Be sure to include any taxes you will be responsible to pay. VACATION: usually 2 weeks per year. TRAINING: usually 2 weeks per year. SICK:  most freelancers add 2 sick weeks per year even if they have no history of taking time off due to illness. HOLIDAYS and other time not available: we average 10 holidays per year in the United States.  10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want To Be a Freelance Project Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Maybe you’ve always wanted to work for yourself or you are just looking for a change of occupation.  Perhaps you were recently laid off and see freelance work as an opportunity to continue your career.  Regardless of your reasons, there are 3 points every project manager should consider before engaging as a freelancer. I recently heard someone on the radio talk about the 3 points.  I’m sorry that I can’t recall his name, but he stated that, “Every business needs 3 things, someone to find the work, someone to mind the work, and someone to grind the work.” These points were so important that I had to write them.  Let’s take a moment and discuss each of the points to see how they apply to a freelance project manager. Find the Work Every business needs someone to find the work.  Actually this role of finding the work is essentially a dual role with responsibilities in marketing and sales.  As the marketing manager, this person is responsible to identify and describe the services to be provided by the freelancer, that is, to create any marketing collateral including brochures, advertizing, whitepapers, and fliers that will be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Consultants Triangle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP A successful consulting firm needs people to: Find the work, Grind out the work, and Mind the work. About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 20 years experience planning and managing technology projects.   Contact Ray at wwwpmservicesnw.com &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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