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7 Reasons Why Freelancing Is the Future of the Work Industry Recent highlights: 1. Businesses can hire these freelancers on an ad-hoc basis, and the risk is lower than hiring a full-time employee. 2. For companies, the benefits are also plentiful; freelancers often cost less to hire than permanent employees. 3. Although you can learn a lot from a full-time job, freelancers often have to quickly pick up new skills that they might never otherwise have thought about. 4. Besides hiring freelancers to do the practical work required for scaling, businesses can also reach out to consultants with industry knowledge and experience in similar environments #biyro #photoshop #design #foodoverdose #thelightwithin More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/7-reasons-why-freelancing-is-the-future-of-the-work-industry/

Council Post: 14 Tips To Ensure Freelancers Understand An Agency's Goals Quick summary: 1. Below, members of Forbes Agency Council share their best tips for making sure freelancers understand the goals of the agency and the specifics of the projects they've been assigned. 2. Whether an agency is temporarily understaffed or wants to bring contractors in to work with its internal teams on a consistent basis, it's critical for agency leaders to ensure all parties understand timelines, deliverables and other expectations. 3. You need to bring freelancers and contractors a clearly articulated vision of the project and arm them with the assets and information they will need up front #biyro #bogota #artists #art #thelightwithin More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/council-post-14-tips-to-ensure-freelancers-understand-an-agencys-goals/

Get paid Quick summary: 1. It offers a variety of tools and resources to help freelancers succeed, including a messaging system, a built-in payment system, and a rating system that allows freelancers to build a reputation and attract more clients. 2. It also offers a variety of tools and features to help freelancers and clients collaborate effectively, including a messaging system, time tracking, and a built-in payment system. 3. It offers a wide range of opportunities in different industries and fields, making it a great option for freelancers with diverse skill sets #biyro #design #tokyo #eatthesun #gmoart More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/get-paid/

Freelancer Payments Methods: What You Should Know Quick summary: 1. Use a reliable payment method: Use a reliable and secure payment method, such as a bank transfer or a payment platform like PayPal. 2. To pay freelancers via a freelancer platform, you will need to create an account on the platform and add your payment information. 3. From there, you will enter the freelancer's email address and the amount you want to pay, and then complete the payment using your preferred payment method. 4. To pay a freelancer using PayPal, you will need to have a PayPal account and the freelancer will need to have a PayPal account as well #biyro #artbasel #thelightthatinspiresfromwithin #design #sunnus More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/freelancer-payments-methods-what-you-should-know/

American freelancers' healthcare hustle Recent highlights: 1. As only the third leader of Freelancers Union since its founding in 1995, Rafael is committed to engaging with freelancers across the country, listening to their concerns, amplifying their voices in important policy debates, and continuing to strengthen and expand a movement that serves a broad spectrum of independent workers and helps them thrive in a fast-changing economy. 2. … expanding the social safety net so that freelancers are paid on time,  so that freelancers have access to affordable health insurance, [so] that they have programs like Paid Leave, for example, available to them #biyro #illustrator #design #creative #tshirts More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/american-freelancers-healthcare-hustle/

Successful Working Relationship With Freelancers Recent highlights: 1. Just like regular employees receive feedback on their work, freelance workers too should receive that. 2. Freelancers, at times, are busier than regular employees, as they have to handle all the responsibilities that generally a team handles in an office setting. 3. While it is easy to onboard freelance workers, maintaining a good working relationship might be challenging if regular work ethics are not followed. 4. The content of the communication is different for permanent employees and freelancers #biyro #bogota #commission #thelightthatinspiresfromwithin #artbasel More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/successful-working-relationship-with-freelancers/

One More Time: Free Work Isn't Free Recent highlights: 1. Consistent with this finding, the data also show that early stage freelancers are more dissatisfied with pay equity than other freelancers. 2. Free work is, of course, at the opposite end of a freelancer first philosophy: A marketplace philosophy that prioritizes the success and prosperity of freelancers rather than a singular focus on client satisfaction and revenue growth. 3. When freelancers have had a good experience, have done well and are paid fairly, they are more likely to evangelize about the platform, and far more inclined to work with the client company again #biyro #foodoverdose #tshirts #illustrator #commission More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/one-more-time-free-work-isnt-free/

The Freelance Revolution Is Ahead Of Schedule Recent highlights: 1. First, at least among tech companies, flexible, blended teams of full-time and independent employees are already the norm: 73% of tech companies have integrated teams of freelancers and employees. 2. Second, tech leaders see independent talent as a key tool amidst economic uncertainty and remote work: 71% say that bringing on freelancers or independent workers gives their business greater agility during times of economic uncertainty. 3. Fifth, the shift to blended team has created new opportunities for freelancers and freelance platforms #biyro #services #smallbusiness #sunnus #bogota More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-freelance-revolution-is-ahead-of-schedule/

Rep. Duterte, three other lawmakers file bill protecting 'freelance' workers from abuse, exploitation Quick summary: 1. Written contracts made mandatory under the bill in hiring freelancers shall include 1) the itemization of all services to be provided; 2) details of compensation and other benefits, including rate, method and schedule of payment; 3) period of employment; 4) grounds for breach of contract on the part of both the hiring party and the freelancer; and 5) the Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the freelancer. 2. It is also unlawful to commit any form of retaliation arising from the acts of freelancers meant to protect their rights as workers #biyro #artbasel #eatthesun #sunnus #services More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/rep-duterte-three-other-lawmakers-file-bill-protecting-freelance-workers-from-abuse-exploitation/

The best websites for finding freelance tech gigs Quick summary: 1. A tech cooperative, all prospective freelancers are given a piece of the network, so your acceptance hinges on being interviewed and accepted by the freelancers already there. 2. If the client and worker agree on job details, Onward Search will handle the worker's pay and provide the option of benefits. 3. Employers on this site hire workers in a wide array of technology and creative positions — project management and account services, web design and development, content and copy writing, video, animation and production #biyro #eatthesun #thelightwithin #services #bogota More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-best-websites-for-finding-freelance-tech-gigs/

Four ways that freelancers can enhance their visibility Recent highlights: 1. Image courtesy of CanvaBoost freelancer visibility how to enhance freelancer visibility how freelancers can increase their visibility freelancers freelancing freelancing tips freelancer marketing how to market yourself as a freelancer 2. What's more is that social media platforms each provide unique marketing tools that allow freelancers to create and manage their own adverts on these sites. 3. If these reasons aren't enough, joining reputable freelancing platforms is another guaranteed way to up your credibility in the eyes of potential clients #biyro #threadless #newyork #eatthesun #bogota More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/four-ways-that-freelancers-can-enhance-their-visibility/

Seeking Platform Intelligence: How Smart Platforms Help Freelancers Succeed - Hustle Chronicle Quick summary: 1. In fact, it is like a good bet that as platforms compete effectively for top freelancers in the coming years, those that provide platforms with intelligence to aid freelancers' success will provide those platforms with a significant competitive advantage. 2. Toptal is well-known for its talent development support, helping freelancers succeed by providing early support for profiles, regular meetups, regularly scheduled webinars, and ongoing investments in internal and customer-directed blogs and scholarships for training freelancers in the latest technologies #biyro #chicago #illustrator #losangeles #wynwood More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/seeking-platform-intelligence-how-smart-platforms-help-freelancers-succeed-hustle-chronicle/

7 Tips For Getting The Most Of Your Enterprise SEO Freelancers Quick summary: 1. Set up an internal process for these check-ins that increase efficiency for both you and your freelance team, particularly if you're working with multiple freelancers across different parts of the project. 2. It's important for freelancers to stay connected to the project, but they may request you not add them to your Slack, not give them additional email addresses, or that you ping them directly if they are added into internal comms systems on the channel they use the most (generally their own email). 3. So what can you do to build a successful team of enterprise SEO freelancers #biyro #tshirts #thelightwithin #creative #newyork More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/7-tips-for-getting-the-most-of-your-enterprise-seo-freelancers/

Let's Bring Great Business Education To Every Freelancer: Here's How Recent highlights: 1. I'm a part-time Expert in Residence) might work with freelance platforms and communities to co-create a global utility for freelance business education, and perhaps work with universities to offer freelance business education at the undergraduate level. 2.   Let's meet that challenge by organizing to provide high quality, low cost, education to every freelancer on every platform on the planet, and reduce the gap in educational support between well-funded platforms and others. 3. As competition for good freelance talent continues to grow, platforms are increasingly investing in freelancer education #biyro #artists #portland #artbasel #commission More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/lets-bring-great-business-education-to-every-freelancer-heres-how/

How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors - swiftheadline Quick summary: 1. Freelancers are primarily freelancers because they want greater autonomy and independence, and often are working for other organizations besides yours. 2. A dissatisfied and underpaid freelancer may badmouth your organization after the job is done, making it harder to recruit freelancers in the future. 3. The New York Times notes that vague job descriptions cause either unqualified candidates to apply or qualified candidates to stay away, and that applies to freelancers as well.  4. Like a new employee, freelancers lack the cultural knowledge and specific details about how your organization works #biyro #gmoart #artistshop #foodoverdose #chicago More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-manage-freelancers-and-independent-contractors-swiftheadline/

The Facts About Older Freelancers May Surprise You Recent highlights: 1.  While 52% of freelancers above 50 see their workload as sufficient or better vs 63% of freelancers overall, 61% of 50+ freelancers say they are satisfied with their financial results compared to 63% of freelancers overall. 2. We know that almost 60 million Americans are freelancing part- or full-time, that hundreds of millions are freelancing world-wide, that a third of freelancers have joined the freelance revolution since the onset of Covid-19, and that most freelancers in our survey and others say they earn as much or more income as they did working as a traditional employee #biyro #losangeles #foodoverdose #thelightthatinspiresfromwithin #portland More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-facts-about-older-freelancers-may-surprise-you/

How to Provide Continuing Education for Your Freelancers Recent highlights: 1. Even if you aren't familiar with this first-hand, you could connect them with other freelancers to show them how to build an online portfolio and network online.5. 2. Eighty-five percent of the most successful freelancers we spoke to were part of online communities and meetups, they report. 3. Although freelancing is largely a lonely road, our research found that the most successful freelancers (17 of the top 20 earners) are those who take advantage of the strength in numbers, note Ben Laker, Lebene Soga, Yemisi Bolade-Ogunfodun, and Ashish Malik in HBR #biyro #designers #smallbusiness #thelightwithin #threadless More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-provide-continuing-education-for-your-freelancers/

The Freelance Revolution Has A Supply Problem, Not A Demand Problem Quick summary: 1.  To attract more full-time freelancers, more platforms will have to refashion themselves as virtual town centers where people meet with clients, pitch their next project, enjoy a virtual coffee with colleagues, learn or practice a new skill, whiteboard with a project team, or learn what's new in their industry or technology. 2.  There aren't enough full-time freelancers to fully meet the needs of enterprise clients who increasingly depend on full-time freelancers. 3. be expand its freelance month agenda to help part-time freelancers make the shift to full-time #biyro #services #smallbusiness #gmoart #designers More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-freelance-revolution-has-a-supply-problem-not-a-demand-problem/

French Media Company L'Officiel Sued by NYC For Not Paying Free Lancers - The Jewish Voice Recent highlights: 1. As a result, the lawsuit seeks double the unpaid wages for the freelancers, and that L'Officiel change their policies and practices in paying freelancers, submit monthly reports to DCWP about its payments to NYC freelancers, and pay civil penalties to the City. 2. When we advocated for the creation of the Freelance Isn't Free law, this is exactly the result we were hoping for freelancers across the city, stated Rafael Espinal, President of Freelancers Union #biyro #thelightwithin #losangeles #design #gmoart More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/french-media-company-lofficiel-sued-by-nyc-for-not-paying-free-lancers-the-jewish-voice/

The Public Sector Is Losing The War For Top Freelance Talent Quick summary: 1. The last item, The work I'm doing for this client is interesting and satisfying, drew a stronger rating among non-profit based freelancers; 63% agreed versus 65% to 58% for commercial freelancers. 2. The narrative is very consistent: Freelancers working in the government and non-profit space are more critical of their experience than freelancers primarily working with commercial organizations.  3. Asked Client team members are normally friendly and helpful when I have a question or need 58% of non-profit freelancers agreed but so did 72% - 65% for commercial freelancers #biyro #tokyo #foodoverdose #sunnus #wynwood More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/the-public-sector-is-losing-the-war-for-top-freelance-talent/