How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors

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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

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How to manage freelancers and independent contractors

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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

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Let's Bring Great Business Education To Every Freelancer: Here's How

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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

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The best websites for finding freelance tech gigs

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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

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Basking in Mexican fans' adoration, 49ers have a blast and break through

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1. Alicia Vera, Freelance Photographer / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less6of8MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 21: San Francisco 49ers fans cheer during the San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals football game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico on November 21, 2022.

2. Alicia Vera, Freelance Photographer / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less2of8MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 21: Football fans cheer during the San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals football game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico on November 21, 2022

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