Many entrepreneurs start their own business by themselves and without employees. Eventually, for many comes the point where they can no longer manage the workload or new knowledge is needed. Then, as an employer, the question arises on who should you employ and for what.

In most of the cases and out of habit, employers hire full-time workers. Sometimes without considering whether the job could be done by a freelancer. As a result, freelancers cannot replace ordinary workers, but they allow a combination of both working hours models can be very profitable for companies.

Hiring freelancers is also interesting for employees because they are no longer involved in fixed structures and can make their daily lives more flexible. Then, these question, whether you as an employer should hire new employees or should rather rely on an external freelancer, makes it interesting to consider the advantages of a freelancer. Here are some of the benefits freelancers bring to companies

1. Translation freelancers act like entrepreneurs

Translation freelancers are self-employed entrepreneurs and, in contrast to the average employees, have to act entrepreneurially on a daily basis. As a result, freelancers often have a much more committed attitude to their work, because is it important that you as a client are satisfied, leading to continuous business or referrals.

2. Translation freelancers are often better educated and experienced than other workers, as they are constantly learning. They do not work full-time and therefore have the opportunity to attend training events or keep studying. As a result, they are always up to date technically and can also help other employees with tasks.

3. Translation Freelancers count with their own workplace and equipment

Translation freelancers usually provide their services outside of their company, meaning that you do not have to provide a workstation or necessary equipment.

4. Recruitment time is lower compared to full time employees

The recruitment process for a new employee often takes a long time. With a translation freelancer, the recruitment time is lower, because you can decide to finish the collaboration once the project you were working on is finished and engage with a new freelancer. And even better, you can hire as many as you need, there is no limit of available freelancers.

5. Freelancers are flexible.

With freelance translators you can work around the clock taking advantage of time difference. Likewise, freelancers work by objectives meaning they can be flexible when committing to a project

6. Flexible adaptation to the operational needs of your company

With freelancers you have the advantage of being able to hire external labor when needed. So, you always remain flexible and keep a lean company structure.

Here at TranslationPub, we help you find the best talent for your projects, as well as helping our translation professionals find jobs that meet their expectations, skills and expected income. By using our platform, you will have access to a large pool of top-quality freelancers, but not only that, you will have the opportunity to look for all kind of languages and dialects