Blog Action Day: How Freelancers Are Saving the World

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While we talk a lot about how to better our working conditions and pay at FSw, there is a much bigger world out there than what we see every day. Poverty is an issue that 99.9% of the good people who read FSw don’t have to worry about. But we should be thinking about it, and we can make a difference with our unique skills. And there’s no better time to talk about how we can help those less fortunate than us than with our unique freelancing skills than on Blog Action Day.

There’s always the option of donating money to those less fortunate, but as freelancers we offer a lot of skills that are sometimes more valuable than money. We have very specialized talents that can be much more beneficial than a few dollars.

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