Dear All,

Network Freelance is celebrating another record month for contracts successfully filled through the site. In November, contracts were up 20% on the previous month, with each role advertised getting on average 6 applications.

As ever, the services we provide are free of charge and if there's any new feature or tool you'd like to see, then get in touch. We continue to exist solely for our members, freelancers and employers.

Other exciting news this month.... our freelancer payment processing service is almost complete. Several employers have enquired about our payment servicing, so we've been developing a tool to help you manage the contracts you award through Network Freelance by providing a simple integrated payment solution to manage your freelancer invoices. This means very soon you'll be able to:

1. Post Contracts,

2. Find the Freelancer for You

3. Manage the Contract

4. And now.... Pay through our Online Contract Payment Management Service!

Feedback on the payment processing system is as welcome as ever... We're at the final stages of timesheet testing but launch of this service is due in the New Year. Until then, if you're struggling to find outsourced payroll providers, there are a number of options available to you.

We've recently been in touch with Bedouin Group (www.bedouingroup.com), who offer a hassle free way of managing multiple freelancers and take the complexity out of multiple invoices. By outsourcing your payment processing, you can eliminate the pain of PAYE and NICS's for every freelancer being paid outside of their own company payroll. In addition, any freelancers working through Bedouin automatically have professional indemnity cover.

We'll be keeping you informed of any updates on our website about our services - but as we inch tantalising towards December, may we wish you goodwill and festive cheers in advance!

Kind regards,

Network Freelance.