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Hire a freelancer your community already knows

Instead of a pile of DM replies, the member describes the work privately and one member with that skill is asked. A portfolio link can travel with the intro.

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How it works

Short answer: When members want to find freelancers in community groups, they usually post "need a designer, DM me" and get a pile of replies with no way to compare them. With Milvao, the member describes the work privately to your community's number. Milvao asks one member whose profile lists that skill, shows them the brief, and shares both numbers only after they accept. A portfolio link can travel with the introduction.

Key takeaways

  • Freelancers list the work they take on as skills and can add a portfolio link that is shown only in introductions.
  • The person hiring describes scope, timing and budget once, in the brief, instead of repeating it to every reply.
  • A freelancer gets at most two requests in any seven days and can PAUSE when fully booked.
  • Milvao is not a job board. For a full-time role with many applicants, a job post still works better.

Why members struggle to find freelancers in community groups

Communities are full of independent designers, developers, editors, accountants and consultants. A request for one in a busy group gets answered by whoever is online and most eager, which is not the same as whoever fits. The person hiring then has a dozen private chats to manage, and the freelancers who didn't reply in the first ten minutes never get a look.

The freelancers lose too. To be considered, they feel they have to answer every request in public, which feels like pitching in front of the whole group.

Sample freelance requests

Made-up examples of what members send. The briefs keep scope, timing and budget so the freelancer can decide quickly.

  • "Need a freelance Shopify developer for about three weeks to move our store from WooCommerce, start next month." (sample)
  • "Looking for a video editor for 8 short reels a month, remote is fine." (sample)
  • "Part-time accountant chahiye, 2 days a week, Chandigarh, for a small trading firm." (sample)
  • "Want a UX designer to review our onboarding screens, 10 to 15 hours of work." (sample)

How a freelance request is matched

  1. 1The member writes what the work is, how long it runs, whether it is remote and roughly what they can pay.
  2. 2Milvao writes a brief and the member confirms it, then chooses whether their number may be shared for this request.
  3. 3Milvao asks a member who lists that skill, has turned on introduction requests and covers the city if the work is on site. Remote work can be matched with any city.
  4. 4The freelancer reads the brief and taps Accept or Decline within 48 hours. Declining is private, and the next best member is asked.
  5. 5On Accept, both get each other's name and number, plus any profile answers your community chose to show in introductions, such as a portfolio link.

Profile set-up that helps hiring

Add skills for the kinds of work members hire each other for, such as "Web development", "Video editing", "Bookkeeping" or "UX design". Keep them specific: a request for a Shopify developer should not land with someone who only does brand design.

Two profile questions make a real difference here. A yes or no question, "Open to freelance or part-time work?", becomes a filter in your member directory, so your team can see who is available when a request comes to them. A link question, "Portfolio or website", set to Also shown in introductions, means the person hiring sees the work samples as soon as both have said yes. See profile questions.

What Milvao does not do for hiring

  • It does not post jobs, collect applications or compare candidates. One member is asked at a time, up to three per request.
  • It does not handle contracts, invoices or payments between members.
  • There are no ratings or reviews of freelancers.
  • Your team's member directory stays private. Members see only people who chose to be listed in a directory for members, if you turn one on.

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FAQ

Questions about find freelancers in community

No. They see the brief: the work, timing, location and any budget the member included. The name and number come only after they accept, which keeps a decline free of awkwardness.

They can ask for an introduction to someone who might fit or knows the field. For a role where you want many applicants to compare, a job post or the group itself is the better tool.

Members get at most two requests in any seven days, and the ranking gives weight to members asked less recently. A fully booked freelancer can send PAUSE and later RESUME.
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