| With business costs increasing on a daily basis, | | | | wage. This added flexibility means that you can use |
| employing people is an expensive thing to do. One of | | | | them when you need them, and not pay them when |
| the best ways to save your business some money, | | | | you don't. |
| and increase your profits is to hire freelancers to | | | | Another benefit of a freelancer is that because you |
| undertake work for you. Whether you choose to | | | | don't employ them you aren't tied into a long term |
| sub-contract just some of your business activities | | | | contract. This means that should your company not |
| (design work, website coding etc) or entire projects | | | | need them any more - just don't hire them for the next |
| (like organising an event) you'll often be pleasantly | | | | project. As belts are tightened, your businesses ability |
| surprised at the level of quality you can achieve, whilst | | | | to grow and contract quickly will mean that you are |
| still saving money. | | | | less likely to be affected long term. |
| Expert freelancers are available in all industries and are | | | | The best bit is that if you work your pricing right, a |
| able to work for you in ways that will often save you | | | | freelancer will cost you less than you are billing your |
| money. The most obvious is of course that if they | | | | end client - either on an hourly or daily basis - meaning |
| aren't working for you on a project, they DON'T | | | | that often you will make more money than they will |
| COST YOU A PENNY! | | | | each hour they work - money for nothing! |
| You don't have to pay for their tea breaks, days off, | | | | So if you are thinking about a new hire, consider |
| holiday or sick pay. In fact many freelancers working | | | | whether their work load would be better, and more |
| on projects will be working on a number of projects at | | | | cost effectively served by hiring a freelancer, rather |
| a time, so won't be expecting or require a full time | | | | than a permanent member of staff. |