{"id":315,"date":"2019-06-28T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T19:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosmarketplace.com\/helpdesk\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=315"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:21:40","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-full-time-or-part-time-remote-worker-and-a-freelancer","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/prosmarketplace.com\/helpdesk\/kb\/whats-the-difference-between-a-full-time-or-part-time-remote-worker-and-a-freelancer\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the difference between a full-time or part-time \u201cRemote Worker\u201d and a \u201cFreelancer\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">We\u2019ve found many people think a \u201cpermanent remote worker\u201d and a \u201cfreelancer\u201d mean the same thing, and maybe they do for some. Hiring\u00a0a permanent remote worker is\u00a0similar to\u00a0hiring\u00a0an\u00a0in-house employee. You can choose between hiring them part-time or full-time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Whereas when hiring freelancers,\u00a0you are typical hiring them\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0particular project\u00a0or\u00a0a\u00a0short-term task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">However, we intentionally use the term \u201cpermanent remote worker\u201d to highlight a couple of key differences in how our professionals operate compared to freelancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">These differences include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Our network of remote workers are available to be hired on a full or part-time like in-house employees, rather than per project or short term task like most freelancers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-align-justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Our network of remote workers work exclusively for your business if they work full time, and perhaps one other business if part-time, while freelancers often work with multiple clients simultaneously which splits their focus and limits their availability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Freelancers\u00a0may have the skills you are looking for and will help you get a job done, but they won\u2019t always be available for you when you need them.\u00a0They might have other clients work as priorities over yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Whereas\u00a0when\u00a0you are hiring\u00a0remote workers on a monthly basis\u00a0you have them for a fixed\u00a0amount\u00a0of hours each week and during that time their full focus, priority and attention is given to you and the tasks that you give them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1a275f;\">Think of\u00a0our\u00a0remote workers in the true sense of the definition:\u00a0full-time or part-time\u00a0employees who simply work remotely from their home instead of working at your office.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"author":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht_kb_category":[6,5,17],"ht_kb_tag":[],"class_list":["post-315","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-employer-faqs","ht_kb_category-worker-faqs","ht_kb_category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Remote Worker vs Freelancer: Key Differences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A permanent remote worker is like an in-house employee, focused on your business full or part-time. 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