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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

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You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. Another option is to check the websites of professional organizations—the American Society of Journalists and Authors, for example, or the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers—which usually provide ways to connect with their members.

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Excellent Presentation Explains Online Talent Marketplaces

Small Business Labs

Andrew Karpie's Online Work Arrangements Platforms  presentation does a great job of explaining the changing ways contingent workers are sourced, engaged and managed by hiring organizations.    It also describes the rapidly growing and diverse online talent marketplace industry.

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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. We deliver expertise in strategy and innovation, insights and analytics, business process and organization, and execution support. One comes from the online talent marketplace space.

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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

Small Business Labs

.  The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance. They provide online platforms freelancers and other independent workers offer their skills and services for limited projects or on-going assignments to organizations large and small looking for workers.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

.  The Solo Support Industry Grows Up : 2013 will see the continued growth of products and services designed to make it easier for solopreneurs and the self-employed to start and operate their businesses.   We borrowed this trend from the 2013 Future Workforce Trends from our friends at MBO Partners.

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A New Way To Think About Bribery-Based Business Models

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This community interaction mechanism is so addictive that it’s been integrated into Ebay, Amazon, Elance and many ecommerce sites for customer engagement. He specializes in B2B marketing for technology companies and organizations targeting geographically local clients. I’d love to hear your ideas.

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