Freelance Nation: Work When You Want, Where You Want. How to Start a Freelance Business. (Paperback or Softback)

Thrive As A Freelancer.

Your Guide To Self-Directing Your Career.

Gone are the days when college graduates sought lifetime careers with blue chip corporations. By 2020, almost half of the American workforce will be doing some type of freelance work. Technology has overhauled the job market into a self-serve entity, and in doing so, has given birth to the Freelance Nation Its members – independent contractors, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and contingent workers – build businesses, communicate with customers and sell goods. They do so from home, shared workspaces, or even the beach.

This book is for you if:
• You’ve always wanted to escape the corporate life but don’t know how.
• You’re already a freelancer, but want to take your business to the next level.

Having been a solo freelancer and also a manager of over 400 freelancers, J. Melissa Cooper opens up her world to share with you the secrets of working for yourself.

J. MELISSA COOPER, SPHR, PHR, is a freelancer and Internet entrepreneur. Melissa started her first freelance business with $700 and within five years had it generating over $3mm per year. In addition to various freelance endeavors, Melissa is a founding partner of HirePerfect, a unique search firm that has pioneered the first pay-per-resume™ program in the industry. She has an M.S. in Human Resource Management from New York University and a B.A. from Brandeis University.