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How the FreeeUp Marketplace Helps Business Owners Hire Top Freelance Talent

How the FreeeUp Marketplace Helps Business Owners Hire Top Freelance Talent

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:

  1. 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.
  2. A fast and reliable matching process between clients and freelancers, saving time and effort for both parties.
  3. 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.

Help Suspended Amazon Seller get Reinstated in TWO (2) Days

Help Suspended Amazon Seller get Reinstated in TWO (2) Days

LA Law Group : Success Story.

It is not uncommon when on a Tuesday afternoon we receive a phone call from a stressed out Amazon seller who is at the verge of pulling their hair out. They have lost their selling privileges, they are suspended, and they don’t know what to do.

In this particular instance, the seller had prior suspensions, and was focused on one and only thing – getting back online as soon as possible. As many sellers are aware, their livelihood is in jeopardy.

Many sellers contact us after their own Plans of Action (POA) has been submitted and denied by Amazon. Other times, clients reach out to us after multiple denials when they feel Amazon has issued a final decision on their account.

We don’t believe in final decisions, and we always fight for our clients.

We always try to step in at the onset of the problem, as we want our clients to put their best representation to Amazon.

Attorney Amid reviewed the matter with the client thoroughly. We received copies of the suspension notice, and through a series of questions and review of their account, we were promptly able to ascertain the root cause of the suspension and work with them to draft a POA.

Any successful POA has three (3) fundamental parts:

  1. Root Cause
  2. Immediate actions taken to address the root cause
  3. Long Term Changes made to ensure this does not recur

Our plans of actions are drafted by our Attorney’s, and we don’t outsource or use paralegals. We treat your matter with the same importance and priority as if it were our own.

Attorney Amid drafted and supplied the client a thorough POA which the client reviewed and approved. This was submitted to Amazon seller performance team. Within two (2) days, the client called us with praise – the clients account was reinstated.

If you are suspended, and are giving up hope, DON’T. Call us for a free consult and speak to a lawyer who can help you.

How to handle FBA Inventory / Returns

FBA Returns

As an Amazon seller – a reality is that you will receive a certain percentage of your items back. This is a cost of doing business on Amazon. In today’s competitive marketplace, most sellers utilize FBA to gain a competitive advantage and drive up their sales volumes. However FBA presents many benefits and many detriments, most of which you have to balance to find out whether or not it is truly favorable to your business.

When selling through FBA – Amazon generally handles the returns which means that you have little to no control over the items being approved,, or received from a customer. You can get damaged, broken, or incomplete items back, and in certain instances you may receive no item at all.

In order to manage this efficiently, you should have an FBA auditing software in place which will access your Amazon reports, and balance your inventory to make sure that where possible you are reimbursed for the losses you may otherwise incur when selling on FBA. There are countless examples of such systems, and you may want to spend some time evaluating the various solutions to find which fits your business model best.

In addition to these items – you will receive your regular shipments coming back from Amazon. It is imperative that you inventory the shipment immediately upon receipt, verify that the contents are correct according to the packing slip, and the items are received complete, undamaged, and that the items are your original items. We have seen countless issues where there are items missing, incorrect items, or damaged items coming back.

Where you find yourself in this situation be sure to photograph and keep the following evidence:

  • Box received (pictures of all sides of the box)
  • Shipping label
  • Packing slip
  • Item return number on item (LNR#)
  • Item

Return Policy? Warranty?

Most products we buy whether online, wholesale, or retail come with some sort of a return policy and a warranty. In fact, some states require the items to carry this warranty to be retailed. Nonetheless, manufacturers are frequently denying warranty requests, and allowing consumers to be left without recourse.

For eCommerce merchants, this means that at the time of buying your inventory -research the warranty well as you may be unpleasantly surprised. We have many instances with nationally recognized household brands willingly refuse to warrant items, stating the items are “damaged” whereby the item has no damage, stating that they only warrant to the end user, stating that the item doesn’t have warranty, that the warranty is for a different region, or a host of other inaccurate and merit-less excuses, none of which would provide remedy to the merchant or a end user.

Its quite unfortunate that such matters require an experienced attorney who is aggressive enough to face these companies and enforce the terms of their warranty.

Our tip – read the terms of the warranty verbatim. In most instances your rights are clearly indicated there. If you need assistance in such matters, please feel free to reach LA Law Group and we would be happy to help.

Intellectual Property Violation?

Intellectual Property Violation?

Intellectual Property Rights Vs. Seller Rights

eCommerce sellers are now finding themselves facing a whole new type of issue.  Manufacturers and brand owners are making it hard for online sellers to stay in business by filing complaint through Amazon, eBay, or other marketplaces.

Have you received an intellectual property violation for selling brand new, as described products?  If so, you are not alone.  Whereas before manufacturers would strive to find and single out the sellers who were breaking the law and selling counterfeit or inauthentic goods, now commonly they are focusing on finding sellers who are “not authorized” distributors of the product.  This means that if the seller is not licensed and authorized by the manufacturer, they may face these types of issues for selling their products.   The manufacturers feel that this will reduce or eliminate gray market goods, and as well will force retailers to be authorized by them, and subject to their “MAP” pricing.

If you are an individual retailer, and selling goods for which you are not licensed to sell, this could happen to you.  You may want to start by thoroughly reading any restrictions or limitations by the marketplace as well as fully understanding the condition guidelines.  We strongly recommend you read the product warranty thoroughly and carefully as many manufacturers disclaim the warranty if it is not purchased from an authorized reseller, thereby your customer would have no warranty available to them and the listing would be against some marketplace policies such as Amazon which requires a manufacturer warranty on all new goods.  This could cause complications for you if you are the merchant and receive this complaint as they would argue the item therefore is “not as described” and manufacturers are doing many test buys.

In these instances one successful and frequent argument revolves around the first sale doctrine and the privileges that are protected by it.  If you have extra time you may want to read into this.

Our quick tips in such situations:

First – make sure you’re your products are as described, pictured, and the listing details are accurate.

Second – should you find yourself in this predicament do not be quick to respond before consulting with an attorney to give you proper guidance on how to address the matter.

Third – Don’t ignore this type of issue!  It scarcely goes away and you want to deal with it in a reasonable time to avoid the opposing party from filing a complaint with Amazon and jeopardizing your selling privileges.

Remember – we at LA Law Group can and will help.  Reach our team today for assistance.