Employers and Project Managers: Consider a 60/40 mix of Full-Time Employees and Freelancers
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When staffing a project where you have the option of hiring full-time employees and freelancers, consider a 60/40 mix of employees versus freelancers.
This allows the employer to keep the knowledge within the company once the project is complete; furthermore, during the project, you can hire freelance experts and reap the benefits of freelancers.
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I have worked with several Freelancers in the past. One trait that I have noticed that sets one Freelancer apart from another, is the freelancer’s willingness to create a prototype and the submission of samples of previous freelancing work.
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Why Hire a Freelancer
You may want to consider hiring a freelancer for the following reasons:
1. You are not able to hire full-time employee for the project.
2. You have short-term project that you need to staff.
3. You don’t have an expert freelancer as an employee.
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Press Release: Surefirehire.com Connects Entrepreneurs and Businesses with Freelancers
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Surefirehire.com Connects Entrepreneurs and Businesses with Freelancers
Houston, TX, March 15, 2009 – A new services website launched today with one goal in mind: helping small to medium sized businesses and entrepreneurs reduce IT and administrative spends by hiring freelancers to do short-term project-related works. Surefirehire.com is an online talent marketplace where businesses can post a job to hire an expert, and freelancers can bid on jobs. Bidding begins with a job posting and ends with a freelancer getting hired for the job. It’s that easy.
Surefirehire.com enables small businesses to get access to talent and expertise for fulfilling short term projects or jobs. It allows these businesses to hire experts without having to go through the process of hiring a full time or part-time employee. The businesses can save the administrative overhead that accompanies the process of posting job advertisements to recruit qualified candidates, and these businesses will not have to pay salaries and benefits to freelancers as in the case of full-time employees. The freelancers win because they can work on as many projects as their skill set and time would allow, and earn handsomely for it while working from anywhere they please. Surefirehire.com allows freelancers to look for job opportunities, bid on project listings, and connect with businesses to complete projects.
Job posting is free for a business looking to hire help. An entrepreneur or business posts a job opportunity or project with a budget. Freelancers can then bid on the job opportunity. At anytime, the entrepreneur can accept any bid to hire the freelancer or expert. The work is done by the freelancer as needed, and the entrepreneur pays for the service.
Surefirehire.com founder David Naumann saw a need to simplify the process of how entrepreneurs or businesses can access the expertise of freelancers. “We’ve hired people organically from the website and have seen a significant reduction in the administrative expenses by moving the freelancer hiring process completely online. Surefirehire enables small businesses and entrepreneurs to explore a vast talent pool and hire an expert to fulfill their projects or needs. Businesses are posting their open projects and getting responses from very talented freelancers.”
To learn how Surefirehire works, please visit: How Surefirehire Works. You can also read the page about Surefirehire: About Surefirehire.
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Corporate Summary
Surefirehire is a startup enabling talented freelancers to connect with businesses. Surefirehire aims to streamline the process of obtaining qualified talent to work on business projects without long term commitments on the part of the business.
Contact Information
For obtaining more information about Surefirehire, please visit the company URL at www.surefirehire.com.
Founder/CEO: David Naumann
Email: david.naumann@surefirehire.com
Considerations on How to Hire and Manage Freelancers, for businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals
Using the services of freelancers can be a cost-effective way to fulfill the need for talent. There is no commitment to hire them as long time employees. There is no need to pay any special allowances that are to be paid for full time employees. This makes hiring freelancers a very attractive proposition for businesses that have seasonal workloads.
A project manager needs to work with freelancers to get the task at hand done, by coordinating and overseeing the freelancers’ work.
The project manager needs to have the knowledge about how to effectively deal with freelancers. This only comes with experience, but here are the main points which you can use to get the maximum results from hiring freelancers for your jobs:
Time Tracking
Freelancers can charge their clients either hourly or by the project. If the freelancer is billing by the hour, the project manager can ask them to send in timesheets to track their time. The timesheets can be sent daily or weekly basis, before claiming the payment. The hourly data can be perused by the project manager, to see if the freelancer really needs all the hours that are getting billed. This is fair to both parties because the freelancer gets paid for the time being tracked in the timesheet, and the project manager can be sure that he is paying for the actual hours of work done by the freelancer.
Achievement of project goals
Some freelancers work on project basis. In such cases, time tracking may not be needed, but the payment is based on the actual results achieved. The project manager can also define that a particular task needs to be completed within a set amount of time.
Reliability
Good freelancers can be difficult to get. Good freelancers are reliable, and they stand behind their work, for any support which may be required at a later date. You can ask to verify their feedbacks or testimonials if any, to ascertain how reliable they may turn out to be, before hiring a freelancer.
Organizational skills
A project manager will need to be organized than the freelancers whom he or she is working with. The project manager can choose to use some project organization tools like the open-source Redmine.
Technical skills
The project manager who deals with technical freelancing projects will need to possess the corresponding technical skills, like knowledge of the jargon, terminology, etc. Basic knowledge about the technologies involved in the freelance work, will be needed. Rather than say “I want this to look like so-and-so”, it is more effective to say “I need a flash component developed with 2 animations in 15 second interval”.
Communication skills
The project manager dealing with freelancers will need the ability to make things clear to the freelancers – both technically and non-technically, through the use of effective communication. If you speak and understand only English, and the freelancer speaks and understands a different language better, then that may cause gaps in communication and understanding.
Negotiation skills
Negotiation is an essential business skill, and not the sole purview of the project manager dealing with freelancers. Negotiation skills will be needed for negotiating fair pay rates with the freelancers performing the tasks.
If you would like to have deep-dive on any of the sections above, please let us know.
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The surefirehire Team
Three Smart Things to do, When Looking for Work
Losing a job is often a difficult experience; however, the “in-between” time should be looked upon as a time to rejuvenate and educate; furthermore, Dan Miller, the author of “48 Days to the Work You Love” conveys that the time-off should be treated as an opportunity. Dan even goes on to say that most people who are let go from a job, often find a higher paying job.
Here are three smart things you can do, while looking for a job:
1. Upgrade your skillset
- Time and resources permitting, enroll in one course that will make the most difference in your job search. This could be as broad as taking a class on updating your interviewing skills or as specific as taking a class on one skill that will help you advance your career; for example, if you are a programmer, and you identified a weakness in JavaScript programming, you could potentially explore advancing your skill in that area.
2. Seek out friends and colleagues
- This is a powerful tip. Rekindle old networking with friends and prior colleagues. This step is easy, given the proliferation of networking sites, such as LinkedIn or Facebook. These sites are not just for exchanging chit-chat or playing games, they can be the difference in finding work in weeks or in months.
3. Earn Extra Income as a Freelancer
- Lastly, find ways to create income while you are out of work. This not only demonstrates to potential employers that you are good candidate for a position, but it also give you the ability to sustain your household while on the job search. I would suggest signing with a site like surefirehire. The best thing is, It is free. You never know, you may enjoy the freelancer way of life and never go back to a “normal” job.
This is a short list of things to do while looking for a job. I would encourage you to sit down, and create your own list. Then, everyday during the job search process, review your list, and make sure you are working towards your plan.
surefirehire Wants to Help Freelancers Earn Income
surefirehire is an online marketplace where users can either post opportunities or bid on opportunities. Employers who are looking for a freelance employee can post an opportunity or project. Freelancers can bid on the opportunity or project. It is up to the opportunity poster to accept the offer.
How surefirehire Works!
In simple terms, surefirehire works in this fashion:
- Post – Employer posts an opportunity or project.
- Bid – Service Providers bid on an opportunity.
- Award - Either during the auction time window or after the time has expired, the Employer accepts a bid and awards the Opportunity to a Service Provider.
- Work – Service Provider and Employer work together.
- Deliver – The Opportunity is completed by the Service Provider.
- Employer Pays Service Provider – Project ends with Employer’s payment to Service Provider
Need an Idea on How to Bootstrap an Online Business?
Do you have the entrepreneurial bug, but are not interested in directly providing services to employers? If so, consider starting a business that allows you to easily outsource to service provider on surefirehire.
Start off by locating a category on surefirehire. Find something that you are interested in or have a passion for. This example works with advertising banners.
- Create a site where you specialize in advertising banner design
- Create templates to help the customer with the selection process
- Once a customer has selected a design, create an opportunity on surefirehire. (most importantly, it is free to post)
- Allow the surefirehire service provider to do the work, and you liaise with the customer
The surefirehire platform is a great way to bootstrap a business. Find our your passion, and go for it.