Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: welcome! -- Getting started -- Seven start-up steps -- Your office setup -- Your freelance portfolio -- Getting work -- Getting clients -- Closing the deal -- Clients 360° -- Troubleshooting -- Growing your business -- Marketing you -- Marketing yourself online -- Moving your freelancing to the next level -- The nimble freelancer: subcontracting and building teams -- Community : where personal and professional meet -- Managing your business -- Managing you -- Managing your office -- Taking care of taxes -- Your business and your community -- Working, playing, and staying on top of your game -- Your safety nets -- Conclusion: the future is now-- and it's us -- Appendix: Selected resources -- Sources -- Index -- About Freelancers Union -- About Sara Horowitz.