Comments on: CN Reviews Mind the Gap Wednesday: Freelancing http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html About China blogosphere, travel, and entrepreneurship Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:26:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kai Pan http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-597 Kai Pan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:36:35 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-597 @Min: Yes, I know. I originally included such a statement in my comment but decided brevity is levity. @Min: Yes, I know. I originally included such a statement in my comment but decided brevity is levity.

]]> By: Min Guo http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-584 Min Guo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:16:12 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-584 Definition of Freelance from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freelance 1 ausually free lance : a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages : condottiere b: a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization 2: a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer @Kai: I don't think most of the "migrant workers" want to be freelancers at the first place. @David: agree that China has fewer freelancers in terms of % of total population. Reason: 1. payment system: how to protect both parties interests? Trust is the most important element in the process, either online or offline. 2. Quality insurance: how to ensure "what you get is what you pay for"? Definition of Freelance from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freelance

1 ausually free lance : a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages : condottiere b: a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization

2: a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer

@Kai: I don’t think most of the “migrant workers” want to be freelancers at the first place.

@David: agree that China has fewer freelancers in terms of % of total population. Reason: 1. payment system: how to protect both parties interests? Trust is the most important element in the process, either online or offline. 2. Quality insurance: how to ensure “what you get is what you pay for”?

]]> By: Kai http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-519 Kai Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:26:49 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/cnreviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday/cn_reviews_mind_the_gap_wednesday_freelancing_20080312.html#comment-519 What are you talking about? There are tons of freelancers in China. We call them "migrant workers." What are you talking about? There are tons of freelancers in China.

We call them “migrant workers.”

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