Following on from my recent post Freelance Workforce Set to Grow another report this time from PeoplePerHour suggests that the demand for freelance staff and in particular Sales People is soaring!
A growth in the demand for freelance staff has been fuelled by the recession, according to a recent report. PeoplePerHour.com, which is an online marketplace for freelancers and businesses, has published 'The Emergence of a Remote, Home-Based Salesforce' report, which indicates that demand for freelancers specialising in sales is higher than any other type of service. It attributes the rise in demand to small businesses cutting costs, while also looking to increase sales.
This is further confirmation of the acceleration in a general trend to a more flexible workforce where businesses decrease their investment in dedicated Staff and switch to using external 'job shops' to get tasks completed. For the business this means they buy the time and capability that they need rather than a whole person. For the freelancer they can often earn a higher hourly rate, have more diversity in their chosen occupation and work at a time and place that suits them!
The link below goes into more detail and would suggest that the area of freelance sales people is forging ahead and leading the field in remote home-based workers more than any other. My own opinion is that there are thousands of other freelances around the UK and the globe providing a myriad of services that are offered via networking groups, Internet Marketing techniques and personal referrals that are outside the remit of PeoplePerHour and this report.
One thing is definitely clear though... the business map is changing and at a rapid pace. Even in our own business here at Internet Power Systems, growth and business development in the future ahead will be realised through Joint Ventures (JV's) with external, motivated, enthusiastic, positive business people who take Action... every day. Businesses of the future will be the synergistic collaboration of like minded individuals working together on projects, who are not employed by a single corporate identity, and who can be spatially dispersed across the planet.
For those of us who enjoy variety, flexibility, the freedom to work in a place and time that suits us, with like minded gifted individuals the future looks very bright indeed !!
Full Report from PeoplePerHour here :- Freelance Sales Staff Boost SME's during the Recession
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