freelancers
Self-employed hired guns
Freelancers are self-employed workers who offer services to clients without long-term commitment to any single employer.
They work independently, often from home, taking on projects in fields like writing, design, programming, or consulting: The company hired freelancers to redesign their website.
The term implies flexibility and autonomy but also lack of traditional job benefits.
Freelancer hiring website
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
- TaskRabbitFreelance errand platform
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- gig workersNon-permanent hired labor
digital nomads · on-demand · marketplace · crowdsourcing · microtasks · casual labor · short-term contracts · hustling
One who starts businesses
- sole proprietorSingle owner of business
- independent contractorSelf-employed person hired temporarily
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- solopreneurSelf-employed business owner
own boss · self-starter · business owner · tax obligations · quarterly taxes · 1099 · invoicing · personal branding
Independent decision-making capacity
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- agilityQuickness and ease
- work-life balanceManaging career and home
self-direction · independence · customization · scalability · leeway · latitude · unconventionality · informality
Work away from office
- home officeResidential work area
- teleworkingEmployment performed remotely
- digital nomadRoaming online professional
- video conferencingReal-time audiovisual communication online
asynchronous · Zoom · Slack · time zones · coworking space · coffee shop · cloud-based · remote collaboration
Third parties doing delegated work
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- expertsHighly skilled practitioners
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
independents · service providers · collaborators · outsourcing · vendors · technicians · agencies · partnerships
Contracted work products owed
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- scopeExtent or range
- timelineOrdered display of events
brief · proposal · budget · specifications · requirements · objectives · phases · invoice
Upwork
Freelancer hiring website
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
- TaskRabbitFreelance errand platform
- side hustleSecondary income venture
gig workers · digital nomads · on-demand · marketplace · crowdsourcing · microtasks · casual labor · short-term contracts · hustling · gigging
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- sole proprietorSingle owner of business
- independent contractorSelf-employed person hired temporarily
- consultantProfessional advice provider
solopreneur · own boss · self-starter · business owner · tax obligations · quarterly taxes · 1099 · invoicing · personal branding · portfolio
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- agilityQuickness and ease
work-life balance · self-direction · independence · customization · scalability · leeway · latitude · unconventionality · informality · spontaneity
telecommute
Work away from office
- home officeResidential work area
- teleworkingEmployment performed remotely
- digital nomadRoaming online professional
video conferencing · asynchronous · Zoom · Slack · time zones · coworking space · coffee shop · cloud-based · remote collaboration · online meetings
subcontractors
Third parties doing delegated work
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- expertsHighly skilled practitioners
professionals · independents · service providers · collaborators · outsourcing · vendors · technicians · agencies · partnerships · firms
deliverables
Contracted work products owed
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- scopeExtent or range
timeline · brief · proposal · budget · specifications · requirements · objectives · phases · invoice · retainer
- photographersAnnie Leibovitz, documentary photographers, Gordon Parks, portrait photographer, event photographers
- self-employedsolopreneur, independent contractors, sole proprietor, contractors, sole trader
- agency workclient meetings, client relations, client work, briefs, pitches
- contract workcontract labor, contract work, contractors, subcontractors, temps
- outsourcingoutsourcing, outsource, offshore, offshoring, nearshoring
- Taskersgig workers, contractors, temps, helpers, doers
freelancerssubordinates
Those ranked below
nine-to-fivers · office workers · team members · factory workers
- freelance incomeEarnings from self-directed work
- freelance workSelf-directed paid projects
- freelance writingSelf-employed content creation
- freelance writerSelf-employed author for hire
- freelance journalistSelf-employed media contributor
- freelance journalismSelf-directed news work for hire