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Pinney notes that when starting out, he was caught in the middle, afraid that clients would consider his rate too high and his peers would scold him for it being too low. “It’s a real minefield,” he says. While it’s understandable to worry that a client will react badly if you quote a higher figure, Pinney says he’s never actually had a combative experience—instead he’s found that “people appreciate the candor.” Willard Foxton concurs. He is the creative director of London-based podcast company Novel; he pays day rates to a variety of professionals for writing, researching, editing and consulting work.…
Less than two years after it went mainstream, ChatGPT is the bot to beat. It’s got 100 million weekly users, it’s easy to work with and, to be honest, it’s kind of fun sometimes. And now the technology is even more accessible: You can now pester ChatGPT with all of your pressing questions without the added step of creating an account. MORE: Brain implants with AI are helping two nonverbal people speak again On April 1, OpenAI, ChatGPT’s parent company, opened access to their signature AI chat tool. There’s no need to register for a login and password, and it’s…
Costco periodically offers one ounce gold bars. They sell out immediately, scarfed up by millennials. Looking for other sources? I have one. Gold Bars in the Shopping CartThe Wall Street Journal comments on Gold Bars in the Costco Shopping Cart. Costco, which started offering gold bars last year online and in a few stores, has been selling out within hours. Consumers rated gold as a better investment than stocks and mutual funds in 2023 for the first time in a decade, according to a Gallup poll. The price has been hitting record highs. Gold buyers, especially those on the younger…
The identity of the commander of Israel’s Unit 8200 is a closely guarded secret. He occupies one of the most sensitive roles in the military, leading one of the world’s most powerful surveillance agencies, comparable to the US National Security Agency.Yet after spending more than two decades operating in the shadows, the Guardian can reveal how the controversial spy chief – whose name is Yossi Sariel – has left his identity exposed online.The embarrassing security lapse is linked to a book he published on Amazon, which left a digital trail to a private Google account created in his name, along…
anchor The historic Block House on New York’s Governors Island is the site of the Institute for Public Architecture’s Independent Project Residency. Image: Institute for Public Architecture For this week’s curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are highlighting four briefs seeking applicants for an independent project residency on New York City’s Governors Island, Chicagoland high school student-led projects that aim to create accessible cities, small-scale designs that have the potential to make substantial impacts, and exceptional industrial designs.For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.…
Chelsea Ouimet has more than a million followers between her two Instagram accounts, “Chelsea the Affiliate” and “Hustle with Chelsea.” The self-described stay-at-home mom of three smiles broadly and shows off her beautiful home in video posts touting ways to make money — quickly — through a business model called affiliate marketing.“All you need is a phone, a laptop, wi-fi and one to three hours a day,” she says in one of dozens of videos posted on her pages. In one post, she says the average annual salary of an affiliate marketer, with no experience, is $177,566. “I made that…
Social media is integral to our daily lives. With 4.8 billion social media users worldwide – accounting for 59.9% of the global population – social platforms have become necessary hubs for gathering information, connecting with our friends and loved ones, and growing our businesses. And social media users have grown to trust and rely on their preferred social networks for everything from real-time news and updates to lifestyle hacks, product research, and more. For marketers, the world of social media represents an expansive area of opportunity – and every user is a potential customer. With the right tools, resources, and…
“Forget Writers’ Block – The Pen is Now in the Machine’s Hand” Imagine that’s the centerfold headline you see when logging in to your favorite news website. If you’re in the blogging business, this headline sends shivers down your spine and causes you to rethink your life choices. OK, maybe that’s a little overdramatic. However, we live in a pretty interesting time. A time when a machine’s ability to ‘think, learn, and create’ is accelerating very fast. With this in mind, is blogging as we know it dead in this AI era? Or is it just a matter of changing…
Enlarge / A person made of many parts, similar to the attorney who handles both severe criminal law and copyright takedowns for an Arizona law firm.Getty Images If you run a personal or hobby website, getting a copyright notice from a law firm about an image on your site can trigger some fast-acting panic. As someone who has paid to settle a news service-licensing issue before, I can empathize with anybody who wants to make this kind of thing go away. Which is why a new kind of angle-on-an-angle scheme can seem both obvious to spot and likely effective. Ernie…
What do Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have in common? Aside from their wealth, which is billions of dollars, they established powerful business empires that make billions in revenue every year. And it all started with the conception of an idea, which they followed through. First, you must come up with an ingenious idea, win the hearts of the masses, and then make millions in revenue. Find out some of the profitable business ideas in Ghana that can you go for.Photo: canva.com (modified by author)Source: UGCTABLE OF CONTENTSWhat happens when you are not absorbed into the job market like most…
