IQ vs Passion: Who's the winner?

All the news you need, Sent right to your inbox. This week: creating a trading app, finding the ultimate winner between IQ and passion, and some of our favorite projects this week. Freelancer Entrepreneurship Case Study: Veteran Forex Trader Anticipates Growth in Assets Jonathan Smith, a tech-company salesman, has been an active Forex trader for the past ten years. He envisions himself becoming a full-time trader in the future. After hearing about commercially available trading robots, Jonathan thought of building his own. However, he lacked the skills to create such a program so he hired local web-app developers to build him his Forex trader web-app... Read Jonathan's Story Featured Article IQ vs Passion: Who's the winner? Read Story — Other Community Posts Popular This Week — The Art Of Pitching Read Now I Screwed Up. Now What? 5 Ways To Control The Damage After Your Huge Mistake Read Now Tips For Avoiding Tax Problems With Your Business Read Now

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Our biggest announcement in 18 years...

Introducing the new Escrow.com Platform API Escrow.com, the world's largest online escrow provider and a 100% owned subsidiary of Freelancer Limited, today announced that the Escrow.com Platform API is now available in public beta! Learn More About Escrow API → Escrow.com Press Release Escrow.com's ​biggest ​announcement ​in ​18 years–public ​beta ​of ​Escrow ​API ​opens SAN ​FRANCISCO: ​24 ​October 2017- Escrow.com, ​the ​world's ​largest ​online ​escrow ​provider, today ​announced ​that ​the ​Escrow.com ​Platform ​API ​is ​now ​available ​in ​public ​beta. Escrow.com ​is ​the ​world's ​most ​secure ​payments ​method ​from ​a ​counterparty ​risk ​perspective safeguarding both ​buyer ​and ​seller, ​all ​funds ​transacted ​using ​escrow ​are ​kept ​in ​trust. This ​means ​that ​there ​are ​no ​chargebacks, ​ever With ​the ​release ​of ​the ​API ​as ​of ​today ​websites, ​marketplaces, ​classifieds ​sites, ​shopping ​carts, and ​mobile ​apps ​can ​enjoy ​the ​same ​protection ​of ​Escrow.combuilt ​directly ​in. Using ​escrow, ​buyers ​get ​to ​inspect ​the ​goods ​or ​services ​before ​accepting ​them, ​protecting ​the buyer. ​Likewise, ​sellers ​are ​protected ​from ​counterparty ​risk ​by ​no ​chargebacks, ​ever. With ​no ​minimum ​fee ​and ​priced ​as ​low ​as ​0.89%, ​the ​Escrow.com ​Platform ​API ​is ​cheaper ​than credit ​cards ​and ​many ​other ​online ​payment ​methods. Incorporated ​in ​1999 ​by ​Fidelity ​National ​Financial, ​over ​US$3 ​billion ​in ​transactions ​have ​been protected. ​Escrow.comis ​used ​globally ​to ​safely ​buy ​and ​sell ​products ​and ​services ​from ​$100 to ​$10 ​million ​or ​more, ​whether ​it ​be ​cars, ​boats, ​airplanes, ​aircraft ​engines, ​fine ​art, ​jewelry, gemstones, ​antiques, ​computer ​equipment, ​software, ​musical ​instruments, ​construction ​and heavy ​equipment ​and ​more. ​Likewise ​it ​is ​used ​to ​protect ​service ​providers, ​legal ​service contracts, ​exchange ​of ​intellectual ​property ​and ​other ​business ​assets. Escrow.com ​is ​the ​dominant ​payment ​method ​for ​the ​buying ​& ​selling ​of ​domain ​names, ​with transactions ​including ​ uber.com, ​snapchat.com, ​spacex.com, ​twitter.com, ​instagram.com, freelancer.com, ​gmail.com, ​slack.com, ​wechat.com, ​chrome.com ​and ​wordpress.com. Built ​by ​developers, ​for ​developers, ​any ​business ​can ​integrate ​the ​safety ​and ​security ​of ​escrow payments ​to ​their ​platform ​as ​simple ​as ​common ​payment ​methods ​such ​as ​Stripe ​or ​Paypal. Matt ​Barrie, ​Chief ​Executive ​of ​Escrow.com, ​said ​"Escrow.com ​has ​spent ​the ​last ​18 ​years ​as the ​world's ​#1 ​safe ​and ​secure ​option ​for ​people ​looking ​to ​buy ​or ​sell ​anything ​online. ​Now ​that same ​power ​is ​available ​in ​an ​easy ​to ​use ​API ​that ​can ​be ​simply ​integrated ​into ​any ​business, app ​or ​service. ​We're ​excited ​to ​see ​what ​you ​come ​up ​with!" Escrow.com ​is ​the ​winner ​of ​the ​2017 ​BBB ​Torch ​Award ​for ​Ethics ​for ​Silicon ​Valley, ​San Francisco ​and ​the ​Bay ​Area, ​an ​award ​presented ​to ​a ​business ​that ​goes ​above ​and ​beyond ​in their ​business ​dealings ​with ​customers, ​other ​businesses ​and ​the ​community. For ​more ​information ​about ​the ​Escrow.com ​Platform ​API ​including ​reference ​documentation, please ​go ​to https://www.escrow.com/api.

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All the news you need, sent right to your inbox.

All the news you need, Sent right to your inbox. This week: finding the alternative to your budget woes, businesses you can start for under 10K, and our favorite projects. Freelancer Entrepreneurship Case Study: Finding The Alternative To Your Budget Woes Paris Mavridis loves trying out new things. Most recently, he enrolled in some windsurfing courses that proved to be challenging yet satisfying. The 36-year-old Barcelona, Spain-based customer service trainer wanted to delve deeper into the sport but met a roadblock along the way — money. Read Paris's Story Featured Article 17 Businesses To Start For Under $10,000: Have you considered any of these? Read Story — Other Community Posts Popular This Week — These 5 Social Skills Will Completely Change Your Business Interactions Read Now 11 Things Every Job Seeker Should Be Doing on LinkedIn Read Now 8 Ways To Write A Cold Email That Gets A Response From Even The Busiest People Read Now

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When is it okay to quit?

All the news you need, Sent right to your inbox. This week: recognizing when it's okay to quit, our favorite projects this week, and 8 side hustles that can make you money right now! When is it okay to quit? It's been ingrained in us: to succeed in this world you need to persevere, never give up, and refuse to adopt the label of being a 'quitter'. But what about those times when quitting is the only option, when giving up is not the equivalent of failure but instead a move toward greater success? Yes, there sure is a time for everything - even quitting. So we wrote this guide for all the employers out there who currently feel a little bit stuck and hopeless. Read Guide Freelancer News: The Hourly Payment System We've changed the way hourly payments work. The system is now fairer and more efficient for both Employers and Freelancers. Have a read of the changes, and feel free to let us know what you think. Read About The Changes Featured Article 8 Side Hustles That Can Make You Money Right Now: There are ways to continuously improve your earnings. Read Story — Other Community Posts Popular This Week — You Really Need To Avoid These 12 Startup Mistakes Read Now How To Use Hand Gestures To Appear More Confident When You Speak Read Now 19 Bad Habits You Need To Kill In 2017 To Be More Successful Read Now

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