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Council Post: A Freelancer's Perspective: How To Attract Top Talent

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1. Unfortunately, these issues have haunted freelancers for years and contribute to the idea of the starving freelancer — an independent worker who is continuously forced to chase after new work just to pay the bills. 

2. However, as a result of the global pandemic and resulting labor shortages, companies were forced to turn to the growing freelance workforce to help smaller, core teams keep up with demand, bringing freelancers further into the corporate world than ever before

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/council-post-a-freelancers-perspective-how-to-attract-top-talent/
Freelancers, Here's Another Way To Grow Income And Reputation

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1.  In future Forbes pieces, I'll share other creative ways that freelancers have found helpful in building their businesses and supplementing their income. 

2. But, 38% of the 1900 freelancers from over 30 countries and 77 freelance platforms and communities we surveyed were less sanguine, feeling their work portfolio and income was insufficient.

3.  The Global Survey of Freelancing, a project of my Agile Talent Collaborative and the University of Toronto, found that 60% of freelancers across professional categories either had enough project work or more work than they could handle

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/freelancers-heres-another-way-to-grow-income-and-reputation/
How to Provide Continuing Education for Your Freelancers

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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

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-provide-continuing-education-for-your-freelancers/
How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors - swiftheadline

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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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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-manage-freelancers-and-independent-contractors-swiftheadline/
How to Find Reliable Freelancers

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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

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/how-to-find-reliable-freelancers/
Get paid

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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

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/get-paid/
Unionizing Freelancers: What Recent Progress Means For The Self-Employed

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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

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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/unionizing-freelancers-what-recent-progress-means-for-the-self-employed/