All About Self Employment
Online Marketplaces for Freelancers - The Inside Story
Episode notes
There has been an explosion of online marketplaces launching in recent years which connect freelancers to work opportunities, but there are considerable variations in how they work, and not always in the freelancers' favour. To get the inside story, we're talking to Karl Swanepoel who launched his own marketplace after he experienced some of the issues. He tells us:
- Why it's hard to get started on these freelance marketplaces, and how to overcome issues;
- Why you should be looking for platforms which implement proper quality control measures;
- How some platforms might actually limit your ability to grow your business;
- Why clients need to change their perception of freelancers.