While we are enjoying the flexibility of working with remote freelancers, business leaders need to counterbalance the drawbacks of this new world of work. As the remote economy becomes stronger and stronger, Innovative developers come up with better and better solutions. In this post, we review the best apps and services you can use to make coordinating remote teams a breeze.

One of the greatest challenges is that business decision makers still don’t completely grasp the benefits of flexible working. But they are all aware that in order to turn into future-proof, they need to adjust their culture in a way that is more suited for implementing remote work policies.

Working with freelance contractors has its obvious risks. There are financial dangers, deadline risks and exposures that can create extreme vulnerabilities, especially in IT, where we work with data. However, hiring people who work remotely and/or contract-based can add a huge edge to your business. In many cases, experienced freelancers are simply better workers, because they are more efficient, and the financial requirements are often lower than keeping a permanent staff. Here is how to manage the risk/reward of contract work.

Online remote work is on the rise. The freedom provided by broadband digital data networks is all the more desirable in a global environment where labor shortage is rampant in key markets and high skill professions This is not about unicorn millennials anymore - this is a vast, fundamental shift which presents a valuable business opportunity for those who can adapt to it, while being an existential threat to the companies who do not realize the consequences in time.

Hungarian IT expert Árpád Vezse started working as a developer in the 90’s and never stopped being involved with the new, emerging technologies. His career is an interesting case study running from the first real mobile telco company of the country to an IT freelancer hub. He shares his insights on the switch to remote freelancing from being a big company decisionmaker for years.