November 2020
Freelance Opportunities: How to Attract Temporary Freelance Talent to Your Business
2020 has been a difficult year for employers and employees alike. For many looking for work this year, the range of exciting opportunities is limited as companies freeze hiring to manage stretched budgets. However, with a little bit of forward planning, you may be able to offer manageable temporary freelance opportunities.
Freelance contacts allow you to take on talent to complete particular short term goals within your organisation, without committing to a new hire when you may not have the budget to do so in the long term (however there is the option to extend freelance contracts should the opportunity present itself). Short term freelance contracts are also a great opportunity for any workers that have been furloughed this year, allowing them to top up their income and develop their skills elsewhere until they’re able to return to work.
With all this in mind, what’s the best way to attract freelance talent to your business? Well, luckily with the right bespoke CRM at the heart of your business, you’ll have plenty of ways to entice freelance talent…
Access Anytime, Anywhere
This year has been all about remote working out of necessity, but it is something to consider going forward. Offering remote work will save costs and open up more opportunities for you. So you want to be sure your team can access the tools they need from anywhere.
A bespoke CRM solution will offer your freelance team access to the right tools for the job, all they need is internet access. Even with many people accessing your system, you’ll have the peace of mind offered by your bespoke CRM tool’s sophisticated security options. With access around the clock, your freelance team will be able to work the most productive hours for them.
Third Party Integration
Keeping everything in one place saves your freelance team time, and saves you money. It’ll also save them money – no need for them to buy different tools for the job when your bespoke CRM tool has everything they need.
Third party integration with Salesforce, G-Mail, chat channels will help keep up communication between you and your team, and your customers, keeping everyone in the loop and streamlining your sales pipeline. Integrated one-click calls will allow your team to make and receive customer calls, keep records of calls and designate leads to the right person.
Real-Time and Simple Reports
One of the biggest concerns on any freelancer’s mind is how they’re going to show you what they’re bringing to the table each month. Basically, how they’re going to convince you that they’re worth paying. The most common way of doing this is to make monthly report documents, which means deep diving in to analytics and pulling out the most relevant results, then presenting that data in an easy to understand format.
Built in, real-time reporting offered by a bespoke CRM solution will save your freelance team an immense amount of time. They’ll be able to build reports at the click of a button, easily extracting the most relevant data. As reports are generated in real-time, they can be checked more regularly, befitting not only you but also giving your team deeper insights in to where to focus their efforts.
Want to treat your freelance team to a bespoke CRM solution? Get in touch to request a demo or take a look through our website to find out more.