Building great relationships with your employees is easier than building relationships with freelancers. Freelancers see you as clients rather than seeing you as their boss, which is the reason why you cannot seem to make a connection with them.
That being said, working with a freelancer requires a lot of trust and very minimal micromanaging. When you give an assignment out, you expect that individual to complete the assignment to your expectations and within the deadline given.
If you want to build a great relationship with your freelancers and continue working with them, here are some tips that can help:
#1 Pay them based on their experience
Every freelancer comes with their special skill sets and experience which you need to consider when sorting out their pay.
Usually, their hourly rate is based on their last full-time salary. Pay them under that and they will be declining your request. If you pay them over, you will break your budget.
While it can be difficult to talk about money with your freelance recruit, you do need to consider building a good relationship with them if you want them to work for you longer.
Even if they charge you cheaply, it may not be a good investment because it will take a long time to finish the job or produce poor work.
#2 Pay on Time
One of the major reasons why it is difficult to build great relationships with your freelancers is the issue with payments.
Businesses do not often have a set schedule when they pay freelancers. Freelancers are not here to work for you with a delayed payment scheme, they also deserve to get paid for their work.
They are also running their own business so any delays to payments are not good. As much as possible, pay them early even if they do not ask for early payment.
#3 Open communication
The best way to build a relationship with freelancers is through opening communication with them.
Contact them through their preferred contact channels and update them with things they need to know. You can word your messages in a friendly way so they welcome your communication.
But, don’t fill them up with the information they don’t need because remember, they are not your permanent employees.
#4 Give them all the details they need to know
If you want freelancers to respect you, you need to give them clear instructions when you contact them. You need to detail the entire project and give them enough time to work on it.
Freelancers have other jobs to work on and their schedule may be full when you reach out to them. Don’t call them for an immediate job and expect them to finish it if its not worth the amount.
Be considerate with their schedule and they will be inclined to do your request even late at night.
#5 Thank Them
If you want freelancers to stay with you, you need to show them that you appreciate their help. Thank them in every job they do and let them know if things will improve, like a promotion or pay raise.
Showing your appreciation of their work will help them know that their time working for you is worth it.
Conclusion
Maintaining a good relationship with freelancers will help you both meet your business goals. Freelancers will do their best to work for you, while you can expect high quality work every time.
As time passes on, you may be surprised that new opportunities will open for both of you.
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