{"id":30620,"date":"2021-10-19T16:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/discover\/?post_type=guides&p=30620"},"modified":"2021-10-19T16:16:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:16:23","slug":"what-to-hire-freelancers-for","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/discover\/guides\/what-to-hire-freelancers-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What to hire freelancers for: Top 10 freelancer projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A quick scan of the freelancers on the PeoplePerHour platform and you’ll instantly see projects such as here

\u201cI need someone to customise an eBay store\u201d<\/em>

\u201cI need some rough marketing documents turned into professional PDFs\u201d<\/em>

\u201cI need personas and a content plan created for my target market\u201d<\/em>

\u201cI need a leaflet designing\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 but you\u2019ll also find some seriously specialist skills like Welsh translation \u2026 stereoscopy \u2026 tarot \u2026 and even hypnotherapy, meaning there\u2019s a lot of people out there willing and able to take on any kind of task you can\u2019t or just don\u2019t want to take on yourself \u2013 for whatever reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even if you\u2019re looking for a particular skill that isn\u2019t in the search results, there\u2019s nothing stopping you from listing what you want to be done anyway. There might be someone with that kind of expertise checking through the jobs on offer right now \u2013 just when you need them most.
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Agency \u2026 or freelancer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You might think that hiring an agency would solve your problems, especially on the creative side of things. And you could be right if you were a mega-corporation with lots of cash to splash around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s because an agency has a lot more overheads to cover than a freelancer: there\u2019s premises \u2026 salaries and benefits for all the staff \u2026 equipment and materials \u2026 cleaners \u2026 you name it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agency fees have to cover all that \u2013 and more. So you\u2019ll find yourself paying a lot more for their services than if you used a freelancer.
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Adding the personal touch<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using an agency usually means that, if you\u2019re a small business, you\u2019ll end up way down that agency\u2019s priority list, since they\u2019re naturally going to pay a great deal more attention to bigger and more established clients. Nothing personal \u2013 it\u2019s just business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freelancers, on the other hand, can give each of their clients a much more personal service for two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n