4. Invest Some Time Now If…
• you want to make or
save money
• you want or need
flexibility
• you have a skill you can
sell on-line or be willing
to buy a skill on-line
16. Some Human Intelligence Tasks
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41. HOW DO YOU WANT TO WORK?
Amazon Mechanical
Turk
Elance
ZipTask
Freelancer
TaskRabbit
Fiverr
99Designs
Prsōna
Hybrid Staffing
Firms
Does the Company Actively Manage
The Outsourcing Arrangements?
NO
NO AND YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Who Pays Commission?
EMPLOYER (2%)
EMPLOYER
(8.75%)
EMPLOYER (10%)
EMPLOYER/
WORKER
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
PER
TASK/PROJECT
PER PROJECT
WIN BID
MUTUAL PRICE
ITS ALL IN THE
NAME!
WIN BID
VARIES
VARIES
How Do You Get Paid as a Freelancer? PER TRANSACTION
EMPLOYER/
EMPLOYER (15%) WORKER (20%)
WORKER
Milestone Driven Payments?
NO
YES
YES
YES
MAYBE
NO
NO
YES
YES
Do I Have To Negotiate or Bid?
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Commission
20% PAID BY
EMPLOYER
8.75% FACTORED
INTO YOUR RATE
10% PAID BY
EMPLOYER
8% PAID BY
EMPLOYER
PLUS FEE
VARIES EMPLOYER
20% PAID BY
WORKER
VARIES EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
Is It A Tower of Babel?
YES
CAN BE
LESS LIKELY
CAN BE
ALL UP TO YOU
CAN BE
CAN BE
LESS LIKELY
NO
Am I a 1099 or W-2?
1099
1099
1099
1099
1099
1099
1099
1099-->W-2
1099-->W-2
Do You Have To Get Out of Your
Pajamas?
NO
NO
SOMETIMES
NO
YOU MIGHT
LOOK FUNNY
NO
NO
YES
YES
Can I Make Reasonable Money?
UNLIKELY
MAYBE
YES
MAYBE
YES
UNLIKELY
MAYBE
YES
YES