THE FREELANCING GEM: TEAM WORK.

Hellen Keller once said that “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Team work in any field be it corporate, entrepreneurial, or freelancing is paramount since it embodies the ability of individuals to come together, administer, coordinate and perform tasks with the aim of achieving a common goal. Freelancing calls for team work which requires the collective efforts, time, talent, skills and experiences of each team player in order to achieve the set objectives.

We are living in the information and technological age and this has literally made the word a global village. Freelancing in the present day is easier and more efficient since one can have a team of freelancers spread across the world yet that does not hinder them from performing and achieving the set objectives. Team management in freelancing requires structure and framework in order for it to succeed this includes:

• · Identifying freelancers with the skill, talent and experience that aligns with your brand or business

• · Undertaking the hiring process which allows you to build trust and communication with the freelancer

• · Doing proper onboarding where you get to interact more with the freelancer and introduce your vision, core values and company culture to them

• · Doing a brief on your brand and explaining their role in the growth and strategy of the brand as a whole

• · Setting clear expectations as you allow them to express their creative freedom

• · Creating a feedback tracking system- this allows you to be up to date with your deadlines and the performance of each team member.

• · Leadership- be a leader who inspires, motivates and leads your team of freelancers from the front line. This allows the freelancers to feel included in your vision and it makes them feel valued.

Workmate Digital believes that teamwork makes the dream work and that why this platform aims at creating a skill pool where the freelancers can confidently express their skills, talent and creative freedom. It has also created an environment in which employers and freelancers can connect, collaborate and get work done flexibly and securely. In deed when we come together great things happen!