Managing a project of all sizes is not an easy task, hiring the people who work with you in these projects is even harder. With the continues development in the business fields, there are two ways to hire the suitable person for your business, you either hire someone the traditional way, meaning fixed working hours and working with you in the same location, or you hire someone who can accomplish the needed tasks without having to be with you in the same place, or even the same country, which we call "The Freelancer".

The freelancer is the person who has the same skill set you are looking for in the employee, with one difference, that person doesn't need to be with you in the same place, nor they are committed to working on fixed hours per day, but they are committed to deliver certain tasks on a predetermined delivery date. Giving these facts, you might ask the infamous question: How I choose the perfect freelancer and how to manage the business aspects with them?

 

In this article, we will layout the main highlights of how to choose the suitable freelancer for your project, how to determine/assign the needed tasks and how to evaluate the delivered tasks once the project ends.

 Determine the needed tasks and the scope of work for the freelancer.

This the most important phase after taking the decision to hire a freelancer. As you will work remotely with the freelancer, you have to determine the needed tasks very clearly; the job description has to be very specific, easy to comprehend, once you accomplish these two factors, you have guaranteed 50% of your project success. With writing clear job description you can avoid the risks of changes, reduce the time taken in these changes and you can guarantee high quality of work. 

Identify the needed skills set in the freelancer.

There are very important factors you have to consider when you start to think of the needed skills in the freelancer, these factors are:

• The project size: it's important to determine the size of your project beforehand, as that will help you specify the needed budget for each part of your project and subsequently the needed skills of the selected freelancer.
• The type of the needed tasks: with different types of tasks, come different types of the needed skills, choosing technical developer is totally different from hiring a project manager which of course is not the same as choosing an art director.
• The size of the needed tasks: you might divide your project into small size tasks, or you might divide it into big size ones, all of these factors will affect the chosen skills and the professionalism level of the needed freelancer.
• The project timeframe: the shorter you assign the timeframe the higher skills you will need to accomplish the tasks in a shorter time. 

Balancing between the needed tasks and the project budget.

This the most crucial tasks of the project design, and it's the focal point of many employers' concerns when it comes to choosing the needed freelancer. Once you determine the needed tasks and the skills set, you are now fully aware of the level of the needed freelancer, whether you need a beginner freelancer, a middle-level freelancer or a professional one; you need to realize that the higher level of professionalism you need the higher your budget will goes, and vice versa. 

Where to find the perfect freelancer for your project. 

Whether you have previous experience in hiring freelancer or this the first time you seek freelancer for your project, we -AlQfza- guarantee that on our platform you will find the perfect caliber for your business, on our platform the freelancer goes through several steps of skills verifications in addition to passing certain exams which convey their skills to the employers; furthermore, the freelancer profile create on our website is highly detailed and clear. We always strive for perfection and provide the suitable candidate for your project.

How to choose a freelancer.

Following the project analysis you conducted as described in the above mentioned steps, now you are ready to hunt for the suitable freelancer as follow:

• Dictate the freelancer experience level: beginner, middle- level or professional.
• Select the most suitable group of freelancers for your project.
• Browse each freelancer profile and review their work experience and previous projects.
• Compare between the top 3-5 freelancers and choose the most suitable one.

You can perform such selection on AlQfza website, in which we display each freelancer experience level based on a group of exams verified and conducted by our platform; each freelancer profile contains their work experiences, skills and previous projects.

How to deal with the freelancer. 

Once you have chosen the suitable freelancer for your project, you will need to communicate with them to start the tasks arrangement and the fees negotiations; the first thing you need to send to them is the tasks sheet/analysis you created earlier, with which the freelancer will set the fees and will start working on the project once you sign the contract.

It's important to agree with the freelancer on the method of communication you both will use moving forward, especially when you have to add update/add the tasks list and the price changes if occurred; it's also crucial to set the project's timeline with the freelancer and agree on the delivery date for each phase, you will need to follow up with the freelancer closing once the execution phase starts for the following reasons:

• To be up-to-date with the work process.
• Inform the freelancer with any changes/updates on the tasks list.
• Manage the tasks delivery time and the work progress.

Receive the completed tasks and evaluate the freelancer.

If you followed all the previous steps clearly, you guarantee that you will receive your project as planned; once you do, you will need to review it thoroughly, evaluate the freelancer and closeout the project. Evaluating the freelancer fairly will help you to create a list of trusted freelancers that you might contract with them again in the future, and also will help you to avoid the low quality freelancer as well.

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