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	<title>Lifehacker Australia &#187; freelancing</title>
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		<title>A Copyright And Creative Commons Primer For Freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/a-copyright-and-creative-commons-primer-for-freelancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re starting out on your own, or just wondering exactly how and where your independent work is covered by copyright, the Freelance Switch blog has a meaty, explanatory post on the ins and outs of copyright that&#8217;s well worth the (long) read.
Intrigued by the Creative Commons realm, but not sure how it would work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contract Workers Are Seeing Pay Decline</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/contract-workers-are-seeing-pay-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/contract-workers-are-seeing-pay-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One reason your salary might not have kept pace with general trends in recent years is the increasing shift to contracting. Flexibility is one of the great benefits of a contract/freelance lifestyle, but a recent survey suggests increased earnings won&#8217;t necessarily follow.
Picture from Wikimedia Commons
The study of 256 independently contracted workers by Monash University for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use A &#8220;Slash&#8221; To Find Work While Unemployed</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/use-a-slash-to-find-work-while-unemployed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/use-a-slash-to-find-work-while-unemployed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Career writer Marci Alboher added a &#8220;slash&#8221; title (as in &#8220;writer/speaker/writing coach&#8221;) to business cards and email signature, and saw new coaching work gradually roll in. She suggests other ways anyone looking for work can add their own &#8220;slash.&#8221;
For well-connected freelancers and consultants, that kind of viral business title approach might work. For those unemployed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invoiceplace Manages Your Invoicing And Finances</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/invoiceplace-manages-your-invoicing-and-finances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/invoiceplace-manages-your-invoicing-and-finances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 01:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[invoices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webapps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many self-employed people, invoice generation is a task that gets spread inefficiently between Word and Excel. Invoiceplace lets you shift the process online and get some automation happening.
Developed in Australia, Invoiceplace lets you create, track and send invoices and quotes. The webapp includes automated sending of invoices and can request payments through either PayPal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are The Best Reasons For Working From Home?</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/what-are-the-best-reasons-for-working-from-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/what-are-the-best-reasons-for-working-from-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ask the readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[office culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote working]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=334751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Working from home has heaps of benefits, from being productive in your pyjamas to letting you plot your working day around family and other commitments. But do bosses always take such a friendly view? 
John Linton, director of Exetel (whose 3G broadband bundle is pretty well-liked by Lifehacker readers, discusses the concept of working from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Nerdist Chris Hardwick Gets Things Done</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/how-nerdist-chris-hardwick-gets-things-done/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/how-nerdist-chris-hardwick-gets-things-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny guy Chris Hardwick reviews gadgets, writes for Wired, does stand-up, acts in TV and movies, writes comedy songs, blogs, Twitters, and makes it all work. Here&#8217;s how he does it.
Hardwick provides a pretty acerbic breakdown of his career and pursuits at his web home, Nerdist, which happens to be one of the most apt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FreelanceSwitch&#8217;s &#8220;Monster List&#8221; Of Freelance Job Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/freelanceswitchs-monster-list-of-freelance-job-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/freelanceswitchs-monster-list-of-freelance-job-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=333562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting out as a freelancer can be an exhilarating experience, but that part ends right about when you realise you don&#8217;t know where to turn next to find your gig. The FreelanceSwitch blog updates its Monster List of freelance job site to more than 150 sites of work offers and contract bidding, including a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find The Best Part-Time Work For Your Time</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/find-the-best-part-time-work-for-your-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/04/find-the-best-part-time-work-for-your-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=333441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We posted yesterday about 50 side businesses you can start in spare time, but it&#8217;s not always apparent which sideline works best for your time, or career. Marci Alboher offers some advice on that front.
Career writer Alboher writes at Manage Your Life that your part-time job, or freelance gig, or even casual pick-up work should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Enter A Meeting Without Knowing What You Want</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/dont_enter_a_meeting_without_knowing_what_you_want/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/dont_enter_a_meeting_without_knowing_what_you_want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/25/dont_enter_a_meeting_without_knowing_what_you_want.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
I recently attended a seminar run by the by the New Producers Alliance (a film industry organisation) in London, on making sure your fees as a freelancer don&#8217;t drop too much during the current economic meltdown. Having read the frankly astonishing accounts of movie industry negotiation in books like William Goldman&#8217;s Adventures In The Screen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase Productivity By Marking The End Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/increase_productivity_by_marking_the_end_of_the_day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/increase_productivity_by_marking_the_end_of_the_day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you work outside a nine-to-five office, it&#8217;s harder convince your mind that you are, in fact, done with work. One home-based web worker offers tips time-dividing tips both subtle and serious.   Simon Mackie, writing over at the productivity blog Web Worker Daily, laments his struggles ending his work day and getting back [...]]]></description>
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