We’ve all been there. You need a designer, writer, or developer—fast. You open a job board, post a listing, wait. The inbox fills up. Half the applicants ghost. The other half send recycled pitches with portfolios that don’t match your brief.
Suddenly, your “quick hire” turns into a 3-week bottleneck.
If you’re a small business trying to move fast, that hiring model just won’t cut it anymore.
Let’s call it what it is: traditional hiring is slow, noisy, and expensive.
You’re not just looking for help—you’re looking for a collaborator who gets it, fits your style, and can deliver fast.
That’s why the smartest small teams are shifting how they hire.
Forget the résumé. Forget the “10+ years experience” claim.
If you want to know what a freelancer can actually do, ask for a custom sample or a tailored plan.
That’s where Try Club changes everything.
Instead of generic portfolios, you get to:
Smart freelancers on Try Club don’t just say “I’ve done this before.”
They show how they’d do it for you.
Want a content writer? They’ll mock up three blog post titles and intros.
Need a developer? They’ll outline how they’d build your site in stages.
Looking for a brand designer? Expect mood boards and logo directions—upfront.
This isn’t a trick. It’s proof.
And it saves you from wasting time on people who talk better than they execute.
Even when you find the right freelancer, the hiring process can still be clunky.
Back-and-forth emails.
Proposal downloads.
Calendar juggling.
Contracts that take longer than the actual work.
The best freelancers now skip all of that by using the TRY ME Button.
When you click it, you can:
It turns hiring into something that feels like shopping.
Frictionless. Direct. No middlemen.
So instead of emailing four people to see who’s available, you just click TRY ME—and get moving.
For busy founders, marketers, and ops folks, that kind of speed is golden.
The best freelancers don’t feel like outsiders.
They act like part of the team—even if they’re only around for two weeks.
Here’s how to spot them:
These are people who make your day easier—not harder.
And when you find a few? Keep them close.
Every freelancer needs three things from you:
That could be as simple as:
Skip the week-long onboarding. Freelancers aren’t new employees.
They don’t need HR policies or a company handbook.
They need a clear problem, a deadline, and room to solve it.
Freelancers want to get it right. But “make it better” doesn’t help them.
Here’s what does:
You don’t need to rewrite their work.
You just need to guide it.
Great freelancers will take it from there.
Hiring a freelancer should never be a one-time thing.
If they deliver? Build a relationship.
Keep them in the loop with occasional updates.
Ask if they’re available before you need them.
Refer them to someone else you trust (they’ll return the favor).
Freelancers work with dozens of clients. If you’re easy to work with, they’ll prioritize you when things get busy.
Your future hiring bottlenecks? Gone.
The playbook for working with freelancers today is simple:
When you work this way, you’ll be amazed how much you can ship with a tiny team.
You don’t need more full-time hires.
You don’t need a six-month roadmap.
You don’t need to settle for generic work.
You need a designer next week.
You need a pitch deck cleaned up in 48 hours.
You need someone who can jump in, contribute, and bounce when done.
That’s what freelancers bring.
And if you find them through tools like Try Club—with real samples, instant hiring, and clarity up front—you’ll wonder how you ever did it the old way.
I’ve worked with freelancers for years. Some ghosted. Some surprised me. A few changed the game entirely.
Here’s what I know now: the difference isn’t talent.
It’s access.
If you find the right people, with the right process, they’ll deliver work that feels like your own team made it.
And if you use tools like Try Club and the TRY ME Button, you’ll spend less time searching—and more time shipping.
That’s not just strategy. That’s how small businesses scale.
— Joe Trewick
Digital marketer, SEO enthusiast, and all-around troublemaker
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