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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/

How to Find Reliable Freelancers Recent highlights: 1. If your business gets a bad reputation in the circles freelancers run in, it's going to be hard to get good freelancers to do work for you. 2. The better you treat your current freelancers, the more likely they are to recommend your company to other freelancers. 3. It can be an effortful endeavor, but one that will pay off time and time again when you have a roster of reliable freelancers to turn to. 4. But finding good freelancers isn't the same thing as simply finding any freelancer #biyro #miami #losangeles #wynwood #portland More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-find-reliable-freelancers/

5 Reasons Freelancers Might Not Want to Join Your Team Recent highlights: 1. Solar Staff works with over 1,750 clients and more than 750,000 freelancers and offers talent onboarding, task management, security checks, payments made to 190+ countries and territories, copyright rights transactions and tax payments for freelancers from different jurisdictions. 2. Independent contractors are highly educated, motivated and optimistic about their career prospects, so the companies that address freelancers' concerns will be able to attract top talent and close the talent gap sooner #biyro #miami #bogota #tokyo #foodoverdose More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/5-reasons-freelancers-might-not-want-to-join-your-team/

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/

How to Make Money as a Freelancer Recent highlights: 1. One study commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union found that freelancers have a median rate of $20 per hour, which is higher than the median of $18. 2. Rather than making a long-term commitment to one employer, freelancers work on various projects for different clients that pay them for their services. 3. Clients will then pay the invoice according to the freelancer's payment terms, which detail when payments are due and what methods are accepted. 4. All freelancers are independent contractors, which means they offer their skills to clients on a contract basis #biyro #tshirts #artists #art #sunnus More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-make-money-as-a-freelancer/

Pandemic and Precarity in the Cultural Sector - Institute of Welsh Affairs Quick summary: 1. In order to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the cultural freelance workforce in Wales, and explore their recovery from the pandemic, Cultural Freelancers Wales partnered with Cardiff University's Creative Economy Unit to undertake a survey in 2021. 2. The Welsh Government, with its Cultural Recovery Fund for Freelancers, rose to the challenge of the pandemic retrenchment in the cultural sector (its net positive rating of +36% among freelancers in our survey was the only positive one among the main providers of pandemic support #biyro #thelightthatinspiresfromwithin #services #portland #gmoart More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/pandemic-and-precarity-in-the-cultural-sector-institute-of-welsh-affairs/

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/

Let's Bring Great Business Education To Every Freelancer: Here's How Quick summary: 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 #wynwood #tokyo #portland #design More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/lets-bring-great-business-education-to-every-freelancer-heres-how/

How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors Recent highlights: 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 #services #art #foodoverdose #tokyo More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-manage-freelancers-and-independent-contractors/

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/

Majority of independents are satisfied with freelancing career Recent highlights: 1. The data lines up with earlier results; freelancers value the flexibility and independence that freelancing provides, enjoy the quality of life it offers, and appreciate the chance to build satisfying client relationships. 2. The 'Global Survey on Freelancing' from Professor Jon Younger and Gerald Cupchik of the University of Toronto surveyed nearly 1,900 freelancers, and found that the majority are extremely satisfied, when it comes to their key career indicators. 3. The majority of freelancers are satisfied with their independent careers, according to a new academic study #biyro #services #foodoverdose #designers #portland More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/majority-of-independents-are-satisfied-with-freelancing-career/

New York City Sues French Fashion Media Company L'Officiel USA for Failing to pay NYC Freelancers Quick summary: 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 #artistshop #wynwood #services #threadless More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/new-york-city-sues-french-fashion-media-company-lofficiel-usa-for-failing-to-pay-nyc-freelancers/