Hire Freelancers to do work for you. Hire right, hire well.

Name: Hire Freelancers to do work for you. Hire right, hire well.
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Outsourcing your work is now more Necessary than Ever - Hire Freelancers to Handle all aspects of Your Business

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Created byRobert G

Last updated 9/2024

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What you'll learn

HIRE Freelancers in order to make your life easier
STOP being trapped in your office job due to lack of resources!
STOP being stuck in Your Own business due to lack of resources!
LEARN How to Run Your Business using Freelancers
FIND the Best Freelancers
DECIDE upon the best freelancer to suit your needs
CHOOSE the best payment method for you and your Freelancer
FIGURE OUT Your First Steps
ESTABLISH a Long Term relationship with freelancers to push your business forward and help you earn more money
LEVERAGE experts in all fields available via the internet

Course content

5 sections • 39 lectures • 2h 59m total length

Course Introduction2:33
Learn how to hire freelancers to handle sales, marketing, suppliers, and taxes so you can focus on your core work while discovering how to find, pay, and manage them.
Let me know!1:10
Learn to use the course Q&A to search for similar questions, ask new ones, and receive replies within about 24 hours, then visit your dashboard to rate the course.
Who is this for?3:11
Targeted at people who want to work on their own terms, whether full-time or on the side, this course teaches hiring freelancers for admin, marketing, and sales.
The Benefits of Freelancers2:18
The Disadvantages of Freelancers1:53

About this Course5:05
I introduce myself and explain what you will be getting from this course
When Should you find Freelancers?4:18
Determine when to hire freelancers by assessing what you're good at and the opportunity costs of doing it yourself, then outsource to professionals for web design and research.
What Type of Freelancers Should you look for?3:11
Which jobs Should You outsource first?6:07
The first step is to decide what to outsource. Your biggest job? Your smallest job? The job bothering you the most? The one you understand best? The one you understand least? We cover all that in this lecture.
Which Freelancer Should you hire first?2:10
Hire a freelancer for your second-best skill first, such as design for researchers, instead of chasing your weakest area like sales.
Where do I find Freelancers?9:11
So if you need a freelancer, how do you find one? Where do you go and whom do you ask?
How the hiring process works9:05
This part can be tricky, so there are some things to keep in mind when you're hiring so you can plan ahead.
How to hire: Long-term or Short-term?2:25
Explore strategies to hire freelancers effectively by starting with a one-time project and evaluating potential long-term collaborations, using short-term trials to decide future contracts.
How to pick the best Freelancers5:55
How to tell what you should be looking for in a Freelancer, and how to get the information you want from potential freelancers.
How to narrow down to the ideal Freelancer2:05
Lecture 6: How to Pay Freelancers7:03
Ahead of time? After the fact? During? Using milestones? And what is Escrow?
You Found a Freelancer, Now What?6:12
What you should (and should not) be doing once you find a good Freelancer for the job.
Are Expectations Being Met?8:39
What to do if they aren't, and what to do if they are. And also how to establish what your expectations should be in the first place. This is the part where most people encounter problems when working with freelancers. And this is also when they usually give up, which is too bad since it is so close to success.
Final Delivery by the Freelancer5:50
And we end with the Final Delivery, and what you should be doing during (and after) this stage.
How do I make this Continuous?2:22
How do I make this Continuous? (VA?)3:15
Hire a Freelancer to do what You do??4:27
Discover hiring freelancers to do what you do can manage volume and free you to focus on your strengths, whether you are a designer or translator, and delegate tedious tasks.

You need a document translated, what do you do?6:55
discover how to hire a Chinese to English freelance translator for a document, from searching and evaluating candidates to choosing specialized translation platforms and avoiding machine translation.
How to get the Freelancers to come to you8:25
How to pick the right Freelance Translator1:33
Learn how to select a freelance translator by reviewing references and past work, ignoring price at first, narrowing to three or four candidates, and asking clarifying questions about timelines.
A run-through of Proz.com5:48
Narrow your choice down to the best Freelancer1:59
How to pay the Freelancer4:11
Use escrow when available. For long translation projects, divide work into milestones and confirm payment methods upfront, PayPal or bank transfer, to avoid disputes.
What to do once you receive the Translated document6:48
Inspect the translated document to verify expectations and negotiate revisions. Use milestones and escrow to pay only for satisfactory work, and consult other translators for proofreading when needed.

Starting out: Looking at some options on Fiverr14:53
Explore hiring a book cover designer by comparing Fiverr and 99designs, evaluating price, delivery times, and source file availability using ratings and portfolios to pick options.
Checking out 99 Designs in comparison / Making a Choice5:00
Placing the order2:03
Placing the order 23:55
Place a book cover design order by selecting an image from Depositphotos, specifying on-cover text and color preferences, and sharing design references to guide freelancer work.
Looking over the designs8:43
Review back-and-forth design revisions, request tweaks such as removing the ring and bracelet, and compare style, color, and balance to produce a serious, textbook-like cover.
Concluding remarks2:08

Don't Tell Anyone!!1:54
Learn how established businesses work with freelancers and when to keep freelancer collaborations discreet with clients to preserve perception and trust.
Meeting Freelancers Face to Face1:43
visit freelancers face-to-face to strengthen relationships, show appreciation, and keep top freelancers loyal, noting that in-person meetings can be cheaper than hiring employees and overhead.
What if you still can't find a Freelancer?4:11
Bonus Lecture1:06
A bonus lecture from a freelance translator turned agency owner shares insights on freelancing and promotes a limited time 50% off on courses via a coupon code for Udemy students.

Requirements

This course is for everyone who would like to hire freelancers in order to save time, money and effort, or even to earn money

Description

This course will show you How to outsource to experts available all over the world who can help your business or personal life, save you money, save you time, and even earn you money.

Learn How to:

Figure out what should be hired out
Find the right people for Your job
Hire these Freelancers
Keep these Freelancers happy
Replicate this, over and over!
Find the best talent all over the world!

Don't limit Yourself due to Geography! There are super-talented people all over the world!

Freelancers truly are experts in their fields, and they are available (almost always online) for you to hire. And yet, usually, when you ask someone if they outsource to Freelancers, they reply with some horror story, or some reason or another as to why they cannot and will not delegate to Freelancers.

And they're not wrong!

Many things can go wrong when outsourcing to Freelancers, and many things do! On the other hand, when things go smoothly, the relationships can be extremely beneficial for both parties, becoming more and more so over time.

This course aims to guide you through figuring out what to outsource to freelancers, how to find those freelancers, how to hire and communicate with them, as well as how to ensure that they deliver exactly what you're looking for.

Content Overview

This course is structured to serve as reference material, so you can go through the whole course in around one week, but, as your career progresses, you will probably want to go back for refreshers, so to see how various steps can apply to your new situation.

Most of this course will be taught via videos, with some written notes and explanations for those wishing to go further in depth in their career as a freelance translator.

By the end of this course, you will be able to use your knowledge in order to hire Freelancers for all sorts of jobs. You will know what sort of jobs to start outsourcing for, how to find the right freelancers, and how to keep them happy once you've found them.

The world is becoming increasingly global, while jobs are less and less secure, and the Internet is, by now, near universal. Combine all these factors, and you have a perfect storm of opportunity for people who want to use Freelancers all over the world.

Who this course is for:

This course is for people who have possibly hired freelancers in the past unsuccessfully, or who would like to try hiring freelancers for the first time and do not want to waste time making mistakes.

Hire Freelancers to do work for you. Hire right, hire well.

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 11min

The Process17 lectures • 1hr 27min

Example: Hiring a Freelance Translator7 lectures • 36min

Hiring a Freelance Book Cover Designer: A Walk-through6 lectures • 37min

Additional Items4 lectures • 9min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: