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Recommendations for Assembling a Great Freelance Team

presented by Sean Crafts
April 08, 2011
 

Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to jumpstart your business with specialized talent or a business line executive at a Fortune 100 company looking to optimize an external workforce, Ray Grainger, Mavenlink's CEO, captured some key recommendations for you to consider on Mashable.

In a quick read, Ray is able to lay out five keys to assembling a great external team:

  1. Leverage Your Network to Find Great Talent
  2. Use an Online Workspace for Collaboration and Project Management
  3. Create Clearly Defined Goals and Deadlines
  4. Connect Project Management to Budgets and Invoicing
  5. Keep it Simple

To read more, please see the entire article, and let us know what you think.

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