Smart Agency Masterclass With Jason Swenk: Podcast For Digital Marketing Agencies

Are you considering hiring freelancers but don't know the best way to successfully manage remote teams for your digital agency? In this episode, we’ll cover: Creative ways to find top talent. Freelancer onboarding… or not? Managing freelance and remote teams. Today’s guest is the co-founder of Hubstaff, a technology solution for managing a remote staff with everything from time tracking and progress monitoring to payables and financials. Dave Nevogt shares with us some great tips on sourcing, hiring and managing freelancers. Out-of-the-box talent searching ideas: Often times agency owners don’t know where to look for the right candidates. Most end up relying on referrals or freelance marketplaces. Very few agencies experiment with other sources, such as: Check out LinkedIn or AngelList. Create a LinkedIn search filtered by your criteria. You never know who’s looking, who might be employed but unhappy. Reach out in a personalized private message and include a link to the job description. If they’re interest