To get a blog staffed, particularly when you are small, you will need to make use of freelancers. Although salaried staff bring more stability as they are there week in, week out, they also bring a significant cost and investment. Freelancers are particularly good for small or infrequent jobs that don't require the cost of a full or even part-time staff member.
Finding and hiring freelancers is relatively easy as it is quite a common way to work in the writing and publishing world. There is also very little you need to do in the way of preparing your business for working with freelancers. Your staff, on the other hand, requires a lot more administrative work.
Depending on where you are in the world, you will need to look after employee benefits like health insurance and pension plans, other types of work insurance, as well as payroll and withholding tax. You should consult your accountant and lawyer to find out what preparations are relevant in your country of operation.
Freelance work arrangements are also great for working with people in other countries. Trying to hire employees overseas creates numerous issues around complying with local government business and tax regulations. Working with contractors generally avoids these issues.
Ultimately, you will probably want a mix of freelance and salaried staff, with the salaried roles particularly suitable for editors and more permanent and regular writing positions.
It's not a bad idea to get the blog going with freelance staff, and then once you have established revenue, have enough hours of work for them, and a solid company footing, to begin expanding the more long-term positions to accommodate the needs of your staff.
It's important to keep in mind however, that if you have freelancers who are earning the majority of their income from just one business and are in the same country as your business, many governments will view them as employees, even if you are paying them as freelancers. This is to ensure that companies give their employees the appropriate benefits of working for a single employer.
So although using freelancers is good for casual or even part-time work, it is not simply a way of hiring full-time staff and avoiding the hassles that come with them.
If you have a freelancer who is working a good majority of their hours with you, you should take the time and investment to make them at least a part-time if not full-time employee. Not only will that ensure you are complying with the law, but it's also better for your staff if they get the benefits of working as an employee.
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