Working in the Gig Economy

How to Thrive and Succeed When You Choose to Work for Yourself

Thomas Oppong

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9780749483555
• eBook ISBN:
  9780749483562
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Careers

FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2019 - Start-Up Inspiration Category

There are new flexible and independent working opportunities available in the gig economy for those brave enough to seize them. It is estimated that the number people involved with the gig economy will double in the next four years. New generation workers are realising that they can break the chains of corporate work and go at it alone. With flexible working hours, fluid work arrangements and technology that they can leverage to their advantage, people are creating purposeful careers that fit in with their lives, not the other way around. Working in the Gig Economy is the ultimate guide to successfully navigating the new flexible world of work. This is a book that will allow you to really examine the possibilities of freelance and flexible working. Is it really for you? Do you have what it takes to stay motivated, get clients to hire you and achieve that long-yearned for work-life balance?

Thomas Oppong is an expert in entrepreneurship and the gig economy. With this book, he takes readers through the main pitfalls of working for themselves, including how to stay productive, how to manage your professional network, build a personal brand and crucially how to keep the work coming and get paid on time. Working in the Gig Economy is the essential guide to having a successful and fulfilling career in the gig economy.

Index

99designs 130

50/20/30 rule 94–96

adaptability 34

advertising 112–113

advice 58–60, 63

Adwords 112–113

agencies 109–110

Altrogge, Stephen 82

Amazon Flex 5–6, 129

AngelList 131

Art of Non-Conformity, The 42

assessment of career 39–41

audience building 62–63

automation 28

of finances 96–98

of searches 106

bank accounts 92–93

Benun, Ilise 159–162

Bharath, Sid 156–159

bills 97

blended workforces 20

blogging 53, 59, 114–115

boundaries 73, 118–119

Bowler, Tim 29

branding 47–55

advice giving 58–60, 63

blogging 53, 59, 62, 114–115

goal setting 47–50

networking 63–65

online media 52–54, 62

personal passion projects 65–66

positioning 57–58

profile descriptions 132–133

reputation 54–55

testimonials 111–112

thought leadership 114–115

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Supreme Court ruling 2018
• Introduction
• 01 The emergence and evolution of the gig economy
• 02 Jobs of the future and the portfolio career
• 03 How to build your independent brand and strengthen your reputation as a gig worker
• 04 Finding work in the gig economy
• 05 Saying no to freelance work
• 06 Getting real work done and staying productive
• 07 Managing your finances
• 08 Building a pipeline of work
• 09 Managing your clients
• 10 Leveraging online platforms for gig work
• 11 Overcoming the fears of freelancing
• 12 Success stories of independent contractors
• 13 The future of the gig economy
• Index
• Backcover