{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea5a8856461acb17818ac5b/5ea5a8b32b547ebf3f055e7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#114 – Freelance Career Expert Series – State of Freelancing with Robert McGuire","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea5a8856461acb17818ac5b/1590259981981-6674fb256d6bd83cdd229ec8a1188901.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For&nbsp;<strong>Episode 114&nbsp;</strong>of The CareerMetis Podcast, we will be hearing from a returning guest Robert McGuire.</p><p>This interview is part of&nbsp;the “<strong>Freelance Career Expert Series</strong>“.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3><strong>GUEST INTRODUCTION – ROBERT MCGUIRE</strong></h3><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertwmcguire/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Robert McGuire</strong></a>&nbsp;is a business owner from New Haven, Connecticut. He operates the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://mcguireeditorial.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">McGuire Editorial Content Marketing Agency</a>&nbsp;in which he helps B2B and SaaS companies create and implement effective content marketing strategies.</p><p>He also takes on the role of editor for the Online Gig Economy Forum&nbsp;<a href=\"http://nation1099.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nation 1099</a>, which helps solopreneurs find answers&nbsp;to questions about their businesses.</p><p>Coming from a background in journalism, as well as marketing work for non-profit organizations which helped him see the evolution into the content marketing era. It was this type of work that eventually opened up a path to create his current content marketing agency and become involved in the&nbsp;<strong>“Gig Economy”&nbsp;</strong></p><h3><strong>EPISODE SUMMARY</strong></h3><p><strong>1. </strong>Robert and his team at Nation1099 have recently been gathering and analyzing any and all data they can find relating to the freelance workforce.</p><p><strong>2. </strong>The landscape of freelancing has changed quite a bit since the old euphemism of being between jobs. With more people choosing to freelance and remain freelancing as a career option, there have been some interesting facts coming to the surface about the people who do so.</p><p><strong>3.&nbsp;</strong>After addressing the growth of the freelancing sector, and his thoughts on where the trend is going, Robert explains why employers are missing out on a huge percentage of talented workers. He also shares that freelancers aren’t happy with gig-matching services.</p><p><strong>4.&nbsp;</strong>Robert also shares his suggestions on how a freelancer can be more successful.</p><p><strong>5. </strong>Robert also discusses why freelancers tend to plateau in their earnings, and provides some examples of what gets over that obstacle.</p><h3><strong>QUOTES</strong></h3><ul><li><em>“The full time freelance workforce in the US is growing 3x faster than the workforce over all”</em></li><li><em>“Out of all freelancers, the share of them who actively chose it is on the increase”</em></li><li><em>“Self employed, as a group, is bigger than any other employer in the US”</em></li><li><em>“Putting up job ads and job descriptions is like blowing a whistle that this population cannot hear”</em></li></ul><h3><strong>RESOURCES</strong></h3><p>To learn more about Robert McGuire&nbsp;you can visit his&nbsp;<a href=\"http://mcguireeditorial.com/thoughts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blog</a>&nbsp;. You can also connect with him on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertwmcguire/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/robertwmcguire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>.</p><p>To learn more about the Gig Economy, Freelancers should check out the amazing resources at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://nation1099.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nation1099</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro Music provided courtesy of <strong>Accelerated Ideas</strong> (www.accelerated-ideas.com). Soundtrack – <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unsZLmLEhA8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Siren Kickback</strong></a></p><p>Ending Music provided courtesy of <strong>Accelerated Ideas</strong> (www.accelerated-ideas.com). Soundtrack – <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiENW06m7nY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>No Need to Rush</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Nissar Ahamed"}