If you’re a recruiter or company looking to hire quality talent, it’s time to get personal and avoid some common mistakes. As the founder of

Have you ever had a bad client? Unfortunately late or non-payment, scope creep, shifting deadlines, and all around difficult clients are common in the freelance

Do you stay up at night wondering how you will find your next freelance client?  I hear variations of this question from freelancers all the

Watch the reply of the #Freelance Webinar.   Mark Fromson, Co-Founder of LocalSolo.com, walks us through modern best practices for agencies and how to become

Have you ever wondered who comes up with the creative logo designs or consistent brand identities that most companies use? Meet our featured Soloist Vince Burkhead.

This month’s Featured Soloist is a freelance designer and art director from Vancouver, Canada. Helen Eady spent 8 years working at agencies before deciding to

As a freelancer, you’re not just in the business of providing services or doing work. You’re in the business of selling yourself and making first

We’re starting a new series called Featured Soloist, highlighting a LocalSolo Freelancer every week or two. We’ll ask questions about their freelance work, get advice

With the rise of freelancing and the “gig economy” it’s becoming more lucrative for professionals to set out on their own and build a business

If you’re looking to hire a developer to supplement your in-house team, help you build the next Facebook, Snapchat, or just a cool website for

If you have a startup or small business that needs a website, you have a few options for how to get it built. One of

For a freelancer, being a contractor at an agency can feel like the golden goose. Many successful freelancers use agency sub-contracting in some way shape

Freelancing is getting a ton of attention these days. One recent study predicted that by 2020, over 50% of the American workforce will be doing freelance

The number of online talent aggregation platforms has been steadily increasing. Enterprising entrepreneurs have realized the shortcomings of LinkedIn and massive job boards and have

LocalSolo expands to 4 new countries and 25 new cities!   Our new supported cities are: Estonia (NEW): Tallin Finland (NEW): Helsinki Germany (NEW): Cologne

Consistently our most requested feature, we’re excited to introduce video support for our Freelance profiles.  Our freelancers can now add up to 16 Vimeo or Youtube

Announcing the launch of the LocalSolo job board, free for all Employer account holders during our beta period. Freelancers, you don’t have to wait anymore

Why Freelance? Considering taking the plunge and working for yourself?  Here’s 10 of the most important benefits of freelancing. 1. The freedom that freelancing affords

Exciting times, LocalSolo has expanded to 10 new cities!   Our new supported cities are: Birmingham, UK. Bristol, UK. Columbus, Ohio. Glasgow, UK. Indianapolis, Indiana.

We listened to everyone’s requests and made it so.  Your LocalSolo profile now has an image portfolio.  Wow, does it ever make the profiles come

We’ve received feedback from an overwhelming number of our Employer accounts that they would like to see recommendations written by previous clients and co-workers.  

Hello everyone, and welcome to our first blog post – “The Making of LocalSolo Freelance” The origins of LocalSolo start in the beautiful city of

Globalization and a plethora of online Freelance platforms have made it easier than ever before to hire someone remote and inexpensive to help your business.

Approaching a quality freelancer should be done with the upmost care. It’s not that different than approaching a beautiful woman or a handsome guy. After

So you’re a hotshot freelancer. You work for the best companies and you command top dollar. You’re turning away work and your career is dialed