Web Design - Jobs for Freelancers or Companies?

Changes are our life now, removing barriers between the recent opposites. And both freelance and IT companies have become different in many aspects during last 10-15 years.

Today’s freelance is not only independence in actions but also a whole bunch of time-proved recommendations and tips, software, online tools, as well as virtual assistants and specialized services (design-to-HTML conversion is one of them) which help freelancers to manage the promotion, development, customer service and administrative/accounting activities and build them in line with modern standards and customers’ requirements. It is also important that in the public opinion freelancers are not perceived as freaky or marginal types yet, and more and more people – graphic and web designers, HTML coders and back-end programmers, SEO and marketing consultants, content writers, etc. – choose freelancing as a main and trustworthy way to make a living.

The IT companies are also striving to be agile and quickly respond to the new market challenges. Flexible working hours, remote workplaces and home offices, friendly environment are practiced quite widely now. In addition to 'multifunctional' IT giants, there appear a lot of small design and programming firms which provide high tailored services and develop new market niches. For example, there were no PSD to HTML companies about 7 years ago (see more in "PSD-to-HTML conversion services - A new fad or a new market need?").

So, freelancers are actively assimilating and adopting the best experience and suitable methods of companies. Companies are trying to act with promptitude, personality and flexibility so natural for freelancers and add freedom and democracy in their corporate life.

These changes lead to implications that are to some extent unexpected: there appear more and more points of mutually beneficial interaction. Potential freelancers "use" companies as a good business and professional school (maybe some companies don't like that but it is true). Meanwhile experienced independent workers establish successful web design, PSD-to-HTML or development agencies. At last, companies offer freelancers to work for them and get active positive response.

Overall

So, answering the question from the title of this post, it is quite reasonable to say: “There are enough web design jobs for freelancers, companies and… all forms of their cooperation.” This cooperation favors strengthening the both parties and their further development.

But the main person who benefits here is a customer, having the opportunity to choose from increasingly better options.