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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/

Unionizing Freelancers: What Recent Progress Means For The Self-Employed Recent highlights: 1. Not all freelancers are eligible for union membership, but those that are find that they offer benefits freelancers can't get from their companies, since they're not full-time employees. 2. A number of steps have been taken—such as the 2017 Freelance Isn't Free Act—to provide damages for freelancers who were paid late or not at all, and to help freelancers who suffered retaliation or harassment. 3. They do not negotiate contracts with employers or represent freelancers with grievances, and as such, there are a number of legal benefits freelancers who join it are missing out on #biyro #tokyo #artistshop #miami #losangeles More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/unionizing-freelancers-what-recent-progress-means-for-the-self-employed/

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/

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/

papmall® enhances the effective use of human resources by building up a talented freelancer community Quick summary: 1. Instead of recruiting employees to generate short-term or seasonal projects that cost companies a monthly budget, hiring freelancers would be more cost-effective. 2. Hiring freelancers is a cost-effective, time-saving, and convenient way to bring the best quality services to fulfill the needs of excessiveness of employees for corporations. 3. Hiring freelancers with papmall® international marketplace allows companies to assign urgent deadlines and duties 4. papmall® is a freelance services marketplace for businesses where companies can access a larger area of talented freelancers #biyro #chicago #artistshop #creative #thelightthatinspiresfromwithin More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/papmall-enhances-the-effective-use-of-human-resources-by-building-up-a-talented-freelancer-community/

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/

5 Effective Websites That Are Perfect For Your Startup - Scoop Empire Quick summary: 1. Employers can either post a project providing details about what they want to be done on it, and the website will match the best freelancers for it; freelancers at this point will offer their proposals, and employers can make their selection. 2. When it comes to payment, employers can also choose if they want to stick to an hourly rate or offer a fixed price, and after they've picked all these parameters, the freelancers willing to accept the employer's offer can propose their services #biyro #bogota #commission #foodoverdose #art More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/5-effective-websites-that-are-perfect-for-your-startup-scoop-empire/

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/

In The Future, Freelance Workers Will Dominate Over Full-Time Employees Recent highlights: 1. Businesses are more willing to hire freelancers—in fact, almost half of U.S. businesses (that's 16 million small businesses!) today leverage freelancers to support their mission, growth and revenue. 2. More than ever, businesses are leveraging the talents of freelancers, but the tools needed to hire and pay freelancers include dozens of fragmented online and offline tools manually strung together. 3. Drenik: Has the Great Resignation influenced the way businesses think about hiring freelancers #biyro #miami #photoshop #artistshop #creative More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/in-the-future-freelance-workers-will-dominate-over-full-time-employees/

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 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 Quick summary: 1. Remember that most freelancers aren't completely freelancers, but have contacts and networks that help connect them to other jobs. 2. Freelancers are mostly freelancers because they want more autonomy and independence, and often work for organizations other than your own. 3. A dissatisfied and underpaid freelancer can denigrate your organization after the job is done, making it difficult to recruit freelancers in the future. 4. But despite these benefits, companies often complain about freelancers saying that the freelancer they hired did a sloppy job and it turned out to be a complete waste of time #biyro #chicago #thelightwithin #smallbusiness #newyork More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-manage-freelancers-and-independent-contractors/

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/

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/