Beyond the core benefits, working with us offers many unique advantages compared to other approaches to hybrid or fully remote work. Such alternatives include the handling of administrative tasks by involving regular in-house employees.
We would like to present some of the benefits working with Broadstone.io can offer you and your company.
Differences related to your expenses
Benefiting from lower salaries in other countries
When working with in-house employees, it is difficult or even impossible to take advantage of differences between the salary levels of various countries. This is true even if your task could otherwise be handled from any geographic location. Different salaries can result in conflicts, and working with employees located in other countries can either result in considerable overheads or risk due to international taxation.
Broadstone.io's contributors work in various geographical locations with different living expenses and remuneration expectations. As a result, we have a broader range of options when it comes to assigning tasks – without any salary-related tension otherwise experienced in the workplace. Nevertheless, we never force contributors to work below their desired levels of income, as that would not be sustainable in the long run.
Overheads
With in-house employees, staff acquisition, assessment, retention, and motivation can result in overheads.
Broadstone.io recruits contributors on an ongoing basis and continuously expands the skillset and capacity we can make available to you. All you have to do is explain your task to us and we will take care of the rest.
Expenditures related to equipment
To enable your employees, you might need to purchase and maintain expensive equipment, such as hardware or software, even if these tools are not used frequently. At the same time, you might run into situations where you lack the right tools or expertise for a certain project.
At Broadstone.io, many of our contributors have in their toolset software and other equipment that they use on a regular basis. Therefore, when you submit a project to us, you not only take advantage of the tools but also the required expertise.
Differences in the area of flexibility
Flexibility related to market risks
With in-house employees, responding to market risks, such as Covid raising its head again, is slower.
When you work with Broadstone.io, you do not have to commit to long-term expenses. Even if you decide to work with us on a recurring basis, you can always reduce the number of assignments sent our way. This is a simple purchasing decision that can be made quickly.
Addressing rapid increases in workload
With a fixed number of in-house employees, handling surges in workload requirements can be challenging.
Broadstone.io can support your rapidly increasing need for capacities and quicker turnarounds if this is the case, or, when business is slower, you can decide to lower your costs by assigning us with fewer tasks.
Handling overnight and weekend tasks
Projects that need to be done overnight or over the weekend can be difficult to manage, especially when thinking in terms of your fixed employee headcount.
Broadstone.io work with a large number of contributors and they are mostly freelancers, it is much easier for us to handle your assignments during periods when your employees are out of the office or offline.
Managing absences
Sick leaves, holidays, and other employee absences reduce your capacities but do not reduce your costs.
With Broadstone.io, you pay for handling your tasks. We take care of both finding the right person and substitutes if needed. Absences, scheduled or unscheduled, should not impact you.
Handling downturns
In case of a downturn, you may have to face the painful decision of downsizing your in-house team of employees.
When working with Broadstone.io, you simply submit to us whatever you need handled, even if the number and size of these projects is shrinking. You do not have to worry about the dynamics of your team, the time it would otherwise take to make a downsizing decision, the related costs, and the potential risks.
HR considerations
No pressure to keep your employees busy
It might be difficult to always keep each and every one of your employees busy. On the other hand, even if you only have something small to handle, you can submit it to Broadstone.io and we take care of the rest.
A broader skillset
With in-house employees, it is more difficult to ensure that the right expertise and the right language skills are available no matter when you need them.
Broadstone.io works with many contributors and clients, and therefore has a well-established and reliable network of contributors with diverse backgrounds. You can take advantage of this network whenever you have something to handle.
