Trick Or Treat:

The Horrors Of

Hiring Freelancers

What if you wake up tomorrow and all the horrors and prejudice of hiring freelancers comes true?

  • Freelancers disappear right before the deadline of your huge launch.
  • They lie in the portfolio and can’t do what they promised. But you already paid upfront.
  • Freelancers are only interested in short gigs that suck the blood out of your project.
  • Gig worker turns vindictive and makes your fully functional website vanish into the thin air.
  • They take on too many projects, and your work will never be a priority for them.

What is your biggest fear of hiring freelancers? Continue the list in the comments on Instagram

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