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Freelancing in Latvia & Lithuania in 2026: Taxes, Registration, ...
Last updated: August 2026 The Baltics don't get talked about as much as Estonia in freelancer circles, but Latvia and Lithuania have quietly become two of the more workable places in the EU to run a solo freelance business. Both are eurozone, Schengen, English-friendly, and — as of 2026 — both have just gone through meaningful tax changes that f ...
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Global Freelance Law Tracker 2026 (updated hub page)
Reviewed by Jobbers editorial team · Last updated August, 2026 Verify before you rely on this. Freelance, gig-work, and independent-contractor law changes constantly, and it varies by state, province, and country in ways a general guide can't fully capture. The dates, thresholds, and figures below were checked against primary sources at the ...
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The EU AI Act and Freelancers: Compliance Guide for AI-Assisted Work
By the Jobbers.io editorial team, which tracks freelance-platform policy and compliance topics for our global community of independent professionals. This guide was checked against the official texts published by the European Commission and the EU's Official Journal. Last updated: August, 2026. Quick answer: Since August 2, 2026, freelancers ...
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California AB5 in 2026: Current Status for Freelancers
Last updated: August, 2026. Reviewed by the Jobbers.io editorial team against primary sources, including the California Department of Industrial Relations, the Franchise Tax Board, and official legislative records. If you've done any freelancing in or with California over the past few years, you've probably heard someone mention "AB5" the way ...
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Best Link-in-Bio & Booking Page Tools for Freelancers
Written by the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Last updated August, 2026 · Pricing checked against each provider's official pricing page If you're a freelancer, your bio link is probably doing more work than you give it credit for. It's the thing a potential client taps after seeing your comment on a LinkedIn post, or after a friend says "oh, you s ...
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Best Email Marketing Tools for Freelancers (free tiers compared)
By the Jobbers.io content team. Last verified: August, 2026. Quick answer: There's no single "best" free email tool — it depends on whether you care more about list size, sending volume, or built-in automation. Kit gives freelancers the largest free subscriber cap (10,000). Brevo stores an effectively unlimited contact list and caps you on d ...
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EU Platform Work Directive 2026: What It Means for Freelancers & ...
By the Jobbers.io Editorial Team · Published/updated August, 2026 · ~9 min read A note before you read this: this article explains Directive (EU) 2024/2831 in plain language for freelancers and platform operators. It's general information, not legal advice, and it isn't a substitute for reading the official directive text or talking to a q ...
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Best Portfolio Platforms for Creatives Compared
Most creatives don't lose clients because their work isn't good enough. They lose them because the work is sitting in a Dropbox folder, a dead Wix trial, or a Behance profile nobody's updated since 2023. We rebuilt this comparison from scratch in August 2026 after spending a few weeks creating test profiles, reading current pricing pages, and ...
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What Is Double-Dipping in Platform Fees? (Definition + Examples)
Last updated: August, 2026. Written by the Jobbers.io content team, which tracks fee structures across freelance marketplaces as part of our ongoing platform-comparison research. Here's a question worth asking before you post a project or accept one: how many times is the platform getting paid on the exact same transaction? On a surprising ...
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