The digital freelance sphere has evolved through the years, including how it provides flexible manpower to fill the changing needs of companies today. A new way of hiring has emerged and FreeeUp has called dibs on it. The concept of time, cost, and efficiency are highly valued in this awesome network where eCommerce business owners can find and hire top freelance talent for their companies.
This article will introduce you to one of the top freelance platforms in the online market today. Through the story behind FreeeUp’s success, find out how they tick and what makes them stand out from their competitors.
As a business owner, you will have needs that will go beyond your areas of expertise. Discover how you can take advantage of a flexible workforce and hire top freelance talent with the help of FreeeUp.com.
Getting to Know FreeeUp
FreeeUp is all about helping business owners value their time by hiring top-tier freelancers to their companies at a fast pace. These freelancers will help you expand your company more than you could by yourself or by hiring the traditional way. FreeeUp’s founders discovered this truth and built the marketplace that helps others scale the way they have.
The Founders
FreeeUp was launched by experienced eCommerce business owners who were not new to the idea of hiring freelance talent from digital marketplaces. Meet Connor and Nathan, two established entrepreneurs who co-founded the FreeeUp marketplace through their passion for both online business and online hiring. They had one mission with FreeeUp, and that was to solve the real and present problems that business owners face when hiring remote freelancers from all over the world.
Connor Gillivan, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
Connor is an eCommerce expert with years of experience as an Amazon Seller. He coaches eCommerce entrepreneurs on building their online businesses from the ground up using bootstrapping strategies and genius hacks. As an outsourcing guru, he helps connect business owners to top freelance talent through FreeeUp. His true passion lies in addressing specific client needs within the field of eCommerce.
Connor loves writing and is the Chief Marketing Officer of FreeeUp.com. Together with a group of talented freelance writers, he builds content centered around eCommerce, selling on Amazon, outsourcing, and managing a remote group of freelancers.
Nathan Hirsch, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Nate is a serial entrepreneur who started his first eCommerce business back in college buying and selling student textbooks on Amazon. Within 6 years, he became a multi-million revenue e-tailer on Amazon with over 10,000 customers. Being a business owner himself, he has experienced the frustrations of finding the right people to help him succeed quickly. Out of this derailment, he founded FreeeUp together with Connor to help eCommerce entrepreneurs hire top freelance talent to scale their businesses faster and more smoothly.
How FreeeUp Came to Be
Fueled by the passion of finding a better solution to hiring remote freelancer online, Connor and Nathan founded FreeeUp. In 2015, they started planning for how to build that ideal marketplace that they had always wished they had for themselves where they could hire top freelance talent that was reliable and skilled, at affordable prices. Their new business would feature:
- Pre-vetting of all freelancer applicants based on skills, communication, and attitude, among other criteria, and accepting only the top 1% to ultimately join the network.
- A fast and reliable matching process between clients and freelancers, saving time and effort for both parties.
- Providing a hands-on approach for clients to manage the freelancers they hire from FreeeUp.
How did they end up becoming a top freelance marketplace?
Both of the founders were veterans on the Amazon landscape, so their first step was to build their brand within the Amazon Seller Community. In 2016, they started recruiting top freelancers who were skilled in various tasks for Amazon account management. They invited sellers on Amazon to hire these experts to help scale up their Amazon business. They gained popularity within the first half of the year.
After seeing rapid growth within the Amazon community, the founders expanded their services to all eCommerce business owners and startup entrepreneurs in the same year. Towards the second half of 2016, FreeeUp started adding to their network freelancers who were experts in Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Walmart, eBay, Rakuten, and other eCommerce platforms.
As FreeeUp was helping eCommerce entrepreneurs run their online businesses, Connor and Nate felt the need to hire top freelance talent in other areas. They searched for creative designers who could build their websites and marketing experts who could promote their brand. Hence, digital marketers, web developers, and designers were added to FreeeUp’s pool of freelancers.
From 2016 to 2017, the FreeeUp network had grown five-fold. They had connected with more than 800 top freelance talents and had over 5,000 clients on the network.
FreeeUp aims to become a household name for businesses, a marketplace that offers a better solution to online hiring. Connor and Nathan began the year by expanding their network of freelancers to a wider variety of skill sets to cater to all kinds of client needs beyond eCommerce. Moving forward, businesses from different niches can hire the specific freelance experts they need for their businesses.
What Makes FreeeUp Different
Digital freelance platforms have been there for years. The basic functionalities are the same across all sites where you can post projects, get a lot of applicants, and interview them one-by-one. At the end of the day, you never know what you’re going to get. It’s just one of two things: a good hire or a bad hire. Making a bad hire will definitely hurt your company from the very beginning. A good hire will make you want to invest resources to foster a long-term relationship. If that freelancer suddenly quits, however, you are back to square one – the tedious process of going through hundreds of applicants and interviews.
The FreeeUp marketplace is known for its thorough application process, which the founders have developed over the years. Among hundreds of applicants, they vet the skilled and experienced with a strong sense of communication. For Nathan and Connor, communication is the key to building great client-freelancer relationships. If both parties are able to connect at all times, problems can be acknowledged and solved at the onset, and fewer issues will arise.
Only the top 1% of applicants get to join the network. These top freelancers are then made available to clients on a first-come, first-served basis. At FreeeUp, all you have to do is to put in a request describing what you need. Nathan and his assistants will introduce you to the most suitable freelancer in record time – usually within a few hours.
Easy, right?
But wait, there’s more!
More than saving time, FreeeUp helps you throughout your whole engagement with the network. Hiring remote freelancers is a new idea for some business owners. FreeeUp recognizes the challenges you may face in managing a flexible workforce. The FreeeUp founders and assistants are very involved when it comes to providing clients with the support they need.
- They are available during the onboarding process.
- They contact with clients to give them tips on managing their remote group of freelancers.
- They check up on clients from time to time to make sure that all their needs are met.
- They send newsletters with upcoming announcements, promotions, and activities that you can take part in.
- They update the FreeeUp website with a lot of resources to help entrepreneurs scale-up their business.
- They maintain a platform that protects clients against turnover by helping clients find a replacement, assist in the transition, and cover all retraining costs.
Ultimately, FreeeUp saves business owners time on the front end and protects them on the back end. Their main goal is to make sure that you have a great hiring experience.
Client Testimonials
Since 2015, FreeeUp has helped thousands of businesses grow with freelance experts from across the globe. Their focus on finding clients the right people for their projects is what makes them stand out in the market. Some of their top clients including Keith Leon, best-selling author, and motivational speaker; Tonya Dawn Recla, co-founder of Clear Directory; and Ben Cummings of Fast Track Coaching, have shared their success stories with the FreeeUp network.
These clients have testified that they have invested their money with the right people. The hands-on approach of Nathan and his assistants makes the hiring process productive. According to their testimonials, if you want to find the best freelance fit for your business (old or new), it helps to have the human connection that FreeeUp provides.
Getting Started with FreeeUp
According to Nathan, you cannot achieve success by yourself. It takes a high-quality group of freelancers, and often a lot of effort. At some point in your career as an entrepreneur, you will need the help of experts to fulfill your goals within your set timeline. Take advantage of FreeeUp’s years of experience in helping out business owners from different industries hire top freelance talent. Here’s a quick guide on how you can get started:
Step 1. Join for Free
Create a free client account with FreeeUp through their website. Make sure to read their Terms and Conditions. To know more about freelancer pricing, you can go to this page on their website.
Step 2. Consult with Connor or Nathan
If you are new to eCommerce and online hiring, the FreeeUp founders are your best resource for getting started. Find out more about hiring remote eCommerce freelancers based on the needs of your business by chatting one-on-one with either Connor or Nathan. Schedule a meeting with them today.
Step 3. Submit Your First Request
Request for the exact freelancer you need by filling out the request form. Fill out all the necessary details of the project including budget, time demand, tasks and responsibilities, and the specific skill set and qualifications you are looking for. FreeeUp will introduce you to your best match within 24 hours.
Step 4. Make Your First Hire
There is always more to a worker than just skills and experience. Upon introduction, you can set-up a 15-20 minute interview with the best candidate to make sure that they are aligned with your goals and are the right fit for the task and your company culture. If you are looking for something more, you can request a new freelancer. Otherwise, you are all set to make your first hire with FreeeUp.
FreeeUp is a fast-growing marketplace because this is the place to go to hire top freelance talent fast. Both the freelance and client community is a robust network supported by FreeeUp’s founders and marketplace assistants. You can start scaling up your business with the help of freelance experts today. It takes just a few minutes to sign up and make your first request right from your dashboard.
Connor Gillivan is the CMO and co-owner of FreeeUp.com, a rapidly growing freelance marketplace making hiring online simpler. He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. He currently lives in Denver, CO.
