Know weather you need a Freelancer or dedicated ... - Outsourcing

Many companies who toy with the idea of outsourcing their non-core projects often outsource them to freelancers, especially for short-term projects. However, there are many "" and this trend is growing over the years "" who prefer outsourcing their important yet tedious tasks to dedicated, full-time virtual employees.

Who has the greater edge? The freelancer or the virtual employee? It is an interesting study in contrasts, but the latter wins hands down. Let's see how.

Freelancer	Dedicated employee
Works alone and from home	Works form a proper supervised office
Works simultaneously for multiple clients	Works dedicatedly only for one client
Is suitable only for short-term, low-end projects	Is ideal for long-term and complex projects
Unprofessional ? can abandon project mid-way	Very professional ? under contract to honour all work commitments
Impossible for client to collaborate online with a freelancer	Very easy to control and manage online
Client has no cobtrol over outsourced work	Client is in total control of outsourced work

1. Uncertainty and inefficiency are always lurking threats while employing a freelancer. To give an example, it is like hiring a domestic help on your own as opposed to hiring one who has been sent by a reputed agency and who comes with impressive references. Which would you choose and who would you think could be trusted with the important matter of looking after your house and belongings? With a freelancer, it is more a case of striking lucky. You may or may not always get a first-rate worker. But when you outsource India for your work or business to a reputed outsourcing service provider like VE, there is no 'hit and miss' here. You will always be assured of getting a dedicated, thoroughly professional employee every time.

2. Perhaps the biggest difference between a Freelancer and a Virtual Employee operating in India is professionalism and permanency. The Virtual Employee easily scores above his freelance counterpart in these two aspects. A freelancer usually works from home, as per his or her convenience, is unsupervised, and frequently works for more than one client simultaneously. On the other hand, a Virtual Employee operates out of a proper VirtualEmployee.com office, is dedicated to work solely on your requirements, and is monitored and supervised at all times. The work hours of a Virtual Employee match those of his client which smoothens the communications process tremendously. Moreover, a Virtual Employee is accountable to not only to the client but also to VE, a leading outsourcing company, and is hired for a long-term project.

3. Working with an outsourced freelancer can often be fraught with unseen problems and uncertainty. The biggest challenge is ensuring the control of the freelance worker in terms of work output, meeting deadlines and professionalism. A certain degree of risk is always present. In contrast, working with a reputed outsourcing provider's Virtual Employee eliminates the risk factor completely. For instance, Our HR executives are always on hand to make sure that the employee is working to fulfil the client's requirements and meeting all the requisite deadlines.

4. The freelancer may not always have access to the best software and high-speed internet connectivity. All of which can hamper the smooth progress of work, particularly assignments which are time-bound and need to be finished within a certain deadline. Contrast this uncertain scenario with the impeccable work atmosphere in which a Virtual employee works. All the necessary hardware is provided - PC, telephone with local US number, fast internet connection, fax, scanner, printer, web cam"etc.

5. When it comes to a mutually satisfying collaboration with the client, the Virtual Employee stands head and shoulders above the average Freelancer. Thanks to the latest hardware a Virtual Employee is equipped with, a freelancer cannot hope to have the same level of collaboration and interaction that a Virtual Employee can with a client.

6. Even as regards the infrastructure, the Virtual Employee scores over the Freelancer. Unfortunately, electricity and internet connectivity breakdowns are frequent in third world countries. This can hamper and delay the work. It all depends on the infrastructure the freelancer has set up for himself. The VirtualEmployee.com office, on the other hand, adheres to international standards in which internet or electricity faults are all but negligible.

7. Data is the priceless property of the client on which the outsourced employee works. How safe is your data with a freelancer? VirtualEmployee.com makes it mandatory for the employee to sign a contract that stipulates that it is the obligation of VirtualEmployee.com to safeguard the client's data.

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