Almost all freelancers enormously enjoy the freedom that freelancing brings with it. For the ones doing only off-site projects the benefits are numerous: choosing their own office hours, taking on the projects that interest them most, working from anywhere, … IT freelancers, however, are often asked to take on projects at their [...]
Dorien Jorissen
It happens to all freelance profiles, you land a gig and get all hyped up on an amazing project only to find out there is work to be done on things you just can’t agree on. This blog post will provide some tips on how to tackle, when to challenge or when to admit defeat on certain uncomfortable situations. 1. Naysaying You’re quite sure [...]
Dorien Jorissen
Freelancing feels like a dream come true for many people. Choosing your own projects, having a say in your working hours and deciding on your workplace: how much better does it get? With great freedom, however, also comes great responsibility. As a freelancer, only you are accountable for the amount of projects you finish and the money [...]
Dorien Jorissen
If freelancers want to land a new project, they need to be able to express themselves well and put their knowledge and experience into words. Verbal communication, however, doesn’t tell the whole story. Even if the interviewers are happy with your verbal responses, you can still send them mixed signals through nonverbal [...]
Dorien Jorissen
On January 23, 2018, ACA IT-Solutions and its business unit IT MATCH organized ‘Your Freelance Guide to 2018’ at the beautiful 3hoog in Leuven. The event targeted freelancers and provided them with a guide on GDPR, gamestorming and UX workshops. Of course some delicious food and drinks were also included! Let’s start with the event! At [...]
Stijn Schutyser
The holiday season… many people call it the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a period of great parties, too much food, presents and spending time with family and friends. For freelancers, however, the holidays are also the perfect time to reach out to their clients. Even though many people are on vacation and [...]
Dorien Jorissen
Taking a break or going on a holiday is always a good idea, whether we are talking about employees, freelancers or clients. Why is that exactly? Holidays contribute to a better life/work balance. Having a break clears your mind & gives you more energy. The quality of your work improves by getting some rest. Vacations lead to [...]
Melissa Le Piane
Events for freelancers As an outsourcing & consultancy partner for freelancers, IT Match regularly organizes events with useful tips & tricks for everyone in the freelancing business. Why do we do this? Well, because we like to share our knowledge about all aspects of freelancing with you. During the last couple of events we [...]
Dorien Jorissen
IT MATCH is ready for its second blog! In this blogpost we will deal with a topic that is close to our heart, IT outsourcing! But what is IT outsourcing exactly and why would you choose it (and us as partner)? What is IT outsourcing? According to Gartner, “IT outsourcing (as a part of an outsourcing definition) is the use of [...]
Melissa Le Piane
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