top six benefits of a dedicated employee over a freelancer
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Top Six Benefits of a Dedicated Employee Over a Freelancer
Remote staffing model has come as boon for smaller enterprises and entrepreneurs. It provides them ability to deal with exigencies efficiently. That is why many outsourcing companies have started to prefer this model over freelancers.
The offshore remote staffing model gives smaller enterprises the ability to think beyond freelancers to meet their various needs. This outsourcing practice offers the following
Advantages
Efficient business modelA survival tool the a volatile business climate More value for moneyBetter data protection Real time communicationAbsence of overhead costs
Efficient Business ModelRemote resources are cost effective and reliableVendor takes all non-work related overhead costs such as tax liability, bonus, appraisal and cost of establishing office infrastructureThis helps smaller enterprises to channelize their limited resources in other critical areas
A Survival Tool in the Volatile Business Climate
In today’s volatile business climate any unexpected turn of event can suddenly force you to go out of businessTo survive, your organization needs to take quick decisionsHiring or firing is just a call/click away as you just need to inform your vendorThus, with increased flexibility, your company is better prepared to deal with unexpected events
More value for moneyFreelancers prefer those vendors who pay them more This may affect your project deadlineOn the other hand, your remote resource acts as an extension of the local teamYou get better output at an affordable costA recent study conducted by a research organization uSamp, 69 percent respondents agreed that having a remote offshore team increased their productivity
Better Data Protection A freelancer does not have access to the latest data
protection toolsThey are also not aware of the standard security protocolsThis is not the case with a dedicated employee as they work in a highly secured vendor’s officeThey have access to various security technologies such as firewalls, encrypting file system and much moreVendors provide proper data security training as and when required They also conduct security audits regularly to avoid potential data security lapses
Real Time Communication Fast and smooth communication with resources is a building block of a
successful outsourcing relationship Remote resources have access to the latest technology such as video
conferencing, VoIP and instant messaging system It helps you to collaborate with your dedicated resource in real time This means you have better project control in a remote staffing model However, collaborating with freelancers is bit difficult as they have just
limited resources such as Skype, mail or messaging system
Absence of Overhead Costs Helps to Stay Focused
You do not have to spend a penny on non-work related expenses such as healthcare, bonus, appraisals and on other office infrastructure
It helps you to control cost thus makes you more competitive It enables your managers to focus on their core activities
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