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The Emergence of Freelancer Management Systems

Small Business Labs

  Freelancer management systems are different from online staffing platforms such as Elance, Odesk and Freelancer.com in that they go beyond just facilitating one-to-one engagements between indidviaul buyers and sellers of freelance talent.    Instead, an FMS facilitates firm wide engagement and deployment model.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. Who you gonna call?

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The Verticalization of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

This industry started with generalist sites like Elance that connect a wide range of workers with people looking to hire help. They do this by using a networked consulting model that draws on their stable of over 100 independent consultants who specialize in the health and life sciences industry. 

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Coworks - A Social Online Talent Marketplace

Small Business Labs

Instead of offering talent buyers a large number of potential hires like an Elance or oDesk does, it connects buyer and sellers of talent  based on personal connections and recommendations. Once you list a job, the website suggests contractors who've been recommended by people within your own network on the site. 

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Coworking in India

Small Business Labs

India is the second largest player in freelancing after the US, according to Elance, an online service that connects freelancers to projects, with average earnings of about $15 per hour and rising. Our overall reaction to coworking in India is that it's very similar to coworking elsewhere in the world.

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Four Tips for Monetizing Your Online Marketing Blog

Andrea Kalli

Instead of pitching courses and products, give your readers access to marketing networks that pay you for their success. With a few hundred dollars and some hours spent on Elance, you can easily program and design your own marketing tool. In order to monetize your content, you should focus on selling that accessibility.

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The Rise of Corporate Independent Worker Talent Pools

Small Business Labs

.   PwC describes their Talent Exchange as a platform that provides registered independent consultants and freelancers: “a single, integrated platform that facilitates the project lifecycle from searching for open roles, to joining a project, to submitting hours and expenses, to networking.”.

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