How to work with freelancers
Choose the right freelancer, respect their work, and grow the business
Choose the right freelancer, respect their work, and grow the business
Every independent business starts as a proprietorship. The single founder has to multi task from registering the firm to making the first sale. Money constraints do not allow soloprenuers to hire full time employees. Thanks to freelancers, it is easier to build a product or a service.
As per Upwork the key things to hire the right freelancer are mapping out the project, writing the job post, paying well, prospecting, defining the contract. Forbes suggests that one should hire entrepreneurial freelancers and set the business goals. It also shares the signs of wrong freelancers such as coming late to initial meetings and ignoring feedback.
Experts suggest a four step process of inspecting, shortlisting, interviewing and hiring the right freelancers.