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While the world is picking up its pieces on where COVID-19 came and left, businesses are remodelling and shifting its focus from globalization to localization, individuals seeking to adapt to the new norm from working in offices to now home, and many more disruptions that have abrupted to disrupt many at different levels. Amidst the challenges, there is a silver lining where opportunities are opening up at the same time for new possibilities.

gigworks, freelanceA Whole New World Of Work Opportunities At Your Fingertips

Launched here in Singapore, Gigworks provides a world of unlimited possibilities between the seller and buyer of quality professional services as a mobile application that seeks to give users flexible access to buy and sell quality services. It is a go- to platform; both locally and regionally for online professional service engagements.

The mobile platform was created to help innovate how the world works as well as pioneer the future of work. Gigworks allows for more opportunities to be presented for all groups of people with the objective of improving their lives by boosting their financial inclusion. This is achieved by providing a secure, user-friendly platform for users to easily browse through a catalogue of available professional services. Users can simply key in specific keywords and details for the services they need and the system will be able to shortlist the sellers offering the specific services they need. There is also a chat function where the seller and buyer can communicate to ensure that the job deliverables are understood. And lastly the instant review process that allows you to leave your rating for the seller, in terms of professionalism and efficiency markings.

Opportunities for Freelancers and Small Businesses

With the mobile application platform in place, Gigworks meets the rising demand in accessible global opportunities, increased in work flexibility and provides income opportunity for freelancers and small businesses alike. Through leveraging on the engagement between these two forces that drive traffic to the platform, it aims to establish itself as the go-to e- commerce platform for the online professional service industry.

With statistics such as 211,000 people in Singapore choosing freelance work as a regular form of employment in 2019 (The Straits Times) and 82% of freelancers doing freelance work by choice and not necessity (Civil Service College Singapore 2017 report), a platform like Gigworks is truly an essential needed tool to help people and organisations alike to excel in times where one needs to think out of the box for sustainability.

The prevalence trend of freelance work and workers is one that is likely to stay. It has been reported that majority of the workforce in the United States of America will be freelancers by 2027. This trend is likely to spread globally. Organizations are likely to utilise a pool of freelancers to aid with projects should they have constraints on how much they are able to grow their full-time teams due to the restrictions brought about by COVID-19. Gigworks is here to bridge the gap between job opportunities for different social classes, while tapping upon economic trends that connect innovation ecosystems around the world.

CEO and Founder of Gigworks, Glenn Tay believes that though this can be a time of great uncertainty, it can also be a time of great opportunity. Gigworks aims to bring hope to many and help them through this time. “The mission of Gigworks is to bring stellar work opportunities that is a match to people’s talents and capabilities with ease. We want to help people improve their lives as well as financial situations by having easy access to a myriad of good work projects via our platform. The possibilities are limitless!” shared Mr Tay.

Freelancers as well as organisations can sign up via the Gigworks app to offer a service or request for one. The app is available for download on the Apple App Store or Google Play store.

Head over to https://www.gigworks.co to find out more.

About Gigworks

Gigworks is a mobile application inspired by the impact and advancement of technology in our lives. With an extensive online catalogue of listings being posted every day, users can expect to gain more flexible access to buy and sell quality services at their fingertips. Launched in 2020, Gigworks began in Singapore and has since been well-received by both local and regional users as the go-to platform for online professional service engagement.

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