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Guest post from Gergő Benedek, freelance content writer and founder of Black Unicorn, a consultancy service that solves complex communication challenges.

We first met with Kamila in 2020 when she attended the Freelance Business Month. Back then, she was only starting her freelance career. 2 years forward, she is a founder of an aspiring startup, Lakmoos. Read her story below.

By taking advantage of the opportunity to schedule their own time, freelancers have - naturally - become champions of efficiency. Most of us are early adopters of all new applications and digital solutions, constantly optimising our operations. 

Working with a freelancer? Sending a brief may not be enough.

The Irish freelance market has some valuable lessons to offer freelancers globally, particularly in the marketing, digital, and creative disciplines. 

In this article, we will highlight how to check you are being compliant when working with freelancers and that you don’t run into any legal hot water and can give you and your business the breath of fresh air you deserve. 

So, how do you call freelancers and freelance work at the end?

Hiring a freelancer is easier and faster than a fixed staff member, but there are certain rules and standards to follow to make them feel welcomed as part of your team.

As I am running the Freelance Business Community where our main goal is to connect the freelance ecosystem, I wanted to look at how platforms position themselves. Do they position themselves as a place for freelancers to find a job or a place for companies to find talents? I've reviewed more than 100 freelance platforms' websites, read their marketing slogans and made a list. I even came up with my own slogan based on the most popular words. Read on. 

We live in a time when finding help for realising your business idea has never been easier! You just need a solid plan, a great strategy, the passion and dedication to be consistent, the resiliency to bounce back from setbacks and the creativity to stay ahead of the curve and find solutions to issues. And if you need extra pairs of hands to make the dream work, hiring independent workers is often the best option. Here is where you can find them.

You may be a freelancer yourself, who wants to offload some of your time-consuming or admin tasks to others, so you can focus on doing what you are best at. Or you might be running a small business with a few employees, and you think it is time to scale up.

False self-employment (or fake independency) can cause many legal issues for freelancers and their clients. Here's how to avoid it!

Keep up with the advancements in the world of HR with advice from some of the top thought leaders in the industry.

Learn the number one mistake hiring managers make when considering whether they should hire freelance workers

Turn your IT and development skills into a neverending stream of amazing clients with our 10 tips for tech freelancers.

Books are an essential helper if you want to become a successful independent professional: here are the best you can start with.

Never considered a freelance career in blockchain and web3? This is for you!

Find flexible solutions, cut costs and administration and bring extra value to your business with the help of contingent workers

Ensure maximum freelancer engagement in your blended team with advice and help from Charipickers

Unleash the potential of your business by updating your recruitment strategy and using contractors - with help from Ian de Swart

Get the best IT positions with these online work platforms for tech freelancers

A step by step guide to creating a freelance website

Creating an inclusive workforce is the strategy of forward-thinking organizations

Tired of clients ignoring your invoices? Here's what to do.

There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds. Are you prepared?

Technology is there to help freelancers to run their freelance work efficiently and effectively. We asked freelancers from our community about which tools they use and sharing. We collected responses, summarised and delighted to share the list below with you.

During the #freelancebusinessmonth we also had a session with Zakia Ringgold where we discussed the technology that can assist freelancers. We have added some details below for your information. Save this page in your bookmarks, as you may need it later.

If there's anything we have learned during the corona crisis, it is that working online is not as impossible as it might have seemed before! Working online gave us lots of freedom, but at the same time accelerated the number of tasks we needed to do, sometimes at a very high speed and in a short time frame. We asked Astrid Van den Maagdenberg, who is a virtual assistant herself, to tell us what a virtual assistant does and how virtual assistants can help independent professionals and freelancers to free up extra time for business.

Freelance Business Community has hosted a masterclass about the freelance contract essentials with Ian de Swart, co-founder of Charipickers. Below are some short but helpful guides for freelancers when dealing with agreements.

Platforms that can help create opportunities for you and add additional projects to your portfolio.