The word "gig" means different things to different people.
When some hear it, they think of a DJ'ing or singing gig.
Quagmire from "Family Guy" pops into the minds of others ("Giggity")
But it's becoming known for something else nowadays:
Freelance gigs for online businesses.
With the boom of online entrepreneurship, it's becoming a huge industry.
I was talking with Nathan Hirsch from FreeeUp.com recently, and he was telling me some mind-blowing stats about the gig economy:
- It accounts for 34% of the current US workforce.
- In the next 10 years, it's expected to grow to over 50% of the US workforce.
- Almost $1 trillion was spent on "gigs" last year ($800 million)
Hiring remote talent can help coaches reduce their stress and grow their businesses more quickly, but there are a lot of traps they can fall into (I've had a handful of freelance horror stories myself over the years).
These common mistakes are enough to turn people off of hiring freelance help, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Nathan has seen it all from his time growing FreeeUp.com, and he's put together a training to show how to avoid mistakes, hire the right freelancers, and make the whole experience a lot better.
He gave me a sneak peek of the training, and it's going to be good.
It's taking place next Thursday at 2 pm EST, and you can register for it here:
Marc
PS: If you can't make it live, a replay will be sent out to all who register ...