Your new favorite word: telecommute

I’ll be thrilled when JobShuk.com is the only website you’ll ever need to visit to find work abroad while living in Israel. Until then, learn the word "telecommute". Even if you’ve never heard it before, you probably already understand what it means. "Tele" as in telephone, telegraph, and tell-a-woman (woka woka). "Tele", meaning from afar, …

What are the best practices for a traditional writer to use for Web content?

I’m no expert in the writing field, but I know that they are many English-speakers in Israel who pride themselves on their writing abilities. I also know that in this Internet world of "content is King," website owners are paying good money for fresh articles on their blogs and websites. Here’s a thorough, educational and …

What makes a great freelancer?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, freelance comes from: "medieval mercenary warrior," 1820, from free + lance; apparently a coinage of Sir Walter Scott’s. Fig. sense is from 1864; the verb is first attested 1903. Free: O.E. freo "free, exempt from, not in bondage," also "noble, joyful," from P.Gmc Lance: c.1290, from O.Fr. lance, from …