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The Cloud – Where Freelancers and Employers Meet
Finding Money In The Cloud
Invest Some Time Now If…
• you want to make or save money
• you want or need flexibility
• you have a skill you can sell on-line or be willing to buy a skill on-line
Why Are We Looking Up To The Cloud for Work?
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Follow The Money
On-Line Staffing Industry Revenue Projection In Billions
Source: Staffing Industry Analysts April 2013 report
It’s Off To A New Kind of Work We Go!
“The most valuable asset of a 21st century institution will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.”
Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
“Just-In-Time” For Everything
From A to Z
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly…
Some Human Intelligence Tasks
Select the correct spelling for these search terms
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Will This Trend Overtake
Traditional Staffing Firms?
Here Are Ways They Are Staying…
Still On The Fence?
HOW DO YOU WANT TO WORK?
Amazon Mechanical Turk Elance ZipTask Freelancer TaskRabbit Fiverr 99Designs Prsōna Hybrid Staffing
Firms
Does the Company Actively Manage The Outsourcing Arrangements? NO NO AND YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES
Who Pays Commission? EMPLOYER (2%) EMPLOYER (8.75%) EMPLOYER (10%) EMPLOYER/
WORKER EMPLOYER (15%) WORKER (20%) EMPLOYER/WORKER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
How Do You Get Paid as a Freelancer? PER TRANSACTION PER TASK/PROJECT PER PROJECT WIN BID MUTUAL PRICE ITS ALL IN THE
NAME! WIN BID VARIES VARIES
Milestone Driven Payments? NO YES YES YES MAYBE NO NO YES YES
Do I Have To Negotiate or Bid? NO YES NO YES YES NO YES YES YES
Commission 20% PAID BY EMPLOYER
8.75% FACTORED INTO YOUR RATE
10% PAID BY EMPLOYER
8% PAID BY EMPLOYER PLUS FEE
VARIES - EMPLOYER
20% PAID BY WORKER
VARIES - EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
Is It A Tower of Babel? YES CAN BE LESS LIKELY CAN BE ALL UP TO YOU CAN BE CAN BE LESS LIKELY NO
Am I a 1099 or W-2? 1099 1099 1099 1099 1099 1099 1099 1099-->W-2 1099-->W-2
Do You Have To Get Out of Your Pajamas? NO NO SOMETIMES NO YOU MIGHT
LOOK FUNNY NO NO YES YES
Can I Make Reasonable Money? UNLIKELY MAYBE YES MAYBE YES UNLIKELY MAYBE YES YES
What Will Your On-Line “Worker” Brand Be?
