Melissa Petro is a freelance writer and mom of two based in New York. In over 10 years as a freelancer, Petro says she's learned how to ask for and get paid her worth. Work for money and not clout, ...

Freelancers contribute up to $1.2 trillion to the US economy, and more Americans view freelancing as a full-time career path that can earn them high-paying salaries. In fact, freelance writers, in ...

I thought I'd always remember my first, except I didn't. Not the specific date — there've been so many since then — only the circumstances: a guy in a three-piece suit at the Division Street off-ramp ...