Gigway magazine
How to combine travel with work – and stay productive
Being able to take their job on a longer trip or live abroad for a period is something many dream of. More people also plan to do so when the world starts to opens up. In Cool Company's Freelance Report 2021, 58 percent of Swedes state that they want to bring their...
Upskilling or reskilling with a Coding Bootcamp
Education is changing, just as work is changing. Online courses, bootcamps and shorter module-based specialist educations are popping up. Which is a great thing! It means you can upskill and reskill yourself to get the job you want, switch career or offer your...
The new co-working trend of flexible membership apps
We see a new trend popping up of apps for co-working offering flexible memberships to access co-working spaces with check in solutions. Opusnordic is one of those latest start ups in Nordics. Opus gives you the freedom to work wherever you want in the city, with a...
How Alexander became a full time remote freelancer within brand design
Alexander KW, Branding/Graphic Designer and freelancer in GigwayFrom an early age, Alexander knew he wanted to work in the creative industry. He would follow in the family's footsteps and choose a profession in music. Alexander now uses his musical side as inspiration...
Gigway is growing out of corona and had a record month in september 2020!
After rain comes sunshine. Covid-19 had an effect on Gigway's business during spring 2020, then came fall and we had a record month in September 2020. Covid-19 will push changes in many industries. Many companies had to let people go, terminate consultancy contracts...
How Pushappy hired a senior UI/UX Designer within 24 hours for a full re-design of an app
Yes, it is possible to hire a senior UX/UI Designer for a full re-design of an app within 24 hours. That's the beauty of having thousands of skilled people on demand and a platform to meet. Here's how it happened. Hampus, CTO at Pushappy, had a very clear idea about...
Deal for freelancers: 25% discount on Common Grounds, access to different coworking spaces in Sweden in just one membership
Solve the problem of a low utilization rate in offices and coworking spaces. This is the goal of Common Grounds, an app that connects freelancers with available spots in different coworking spaces around Sweden. The company has partnered now with Gigway, offering a...
How to Become a Freelancer: A Step-by-Step Guide
Freelancing is a dream for many, deciding on your own time, being your own boss, getting to work with many interesting brands. At the same time, it may be hard to start from an empty sheet when entering this area. Gigway put together a step by step guide of how you...
10 Best Cafes in Stockholm to Work as a Freelancer
There is no place like the Swedish capital to find the coziest, coolest, and most inspiring cafes to get in that perfect working mood. Coffee in Sweden is taken very seriously, though, so it is not only important that the place is nice and quiet but that they offer...
Hire an Expert Freelancer in 4 Easy Steps
Hiring a freelancer can have many benefits for your business -reducing costs, work on a project basis, and make your workforce more flexible and scalable- but it can also be an overwhelming task. With millions of professionals out there, how one knows which one is the...
How to become a content writer?
What is a content writer? Is it the same as copywriting? How does it differ? These are common questions as content writing is becoming more and more relevant in the job market. The main difference between copywriting and content writing lies in its purpose. Although...
Dos and Don’ts About Email Marketing as a Freelancer
Guest Author Series This is our first guest blog post from the skilled specialist freelancers in the Gigway community. Oskar is an Innovation Designer with extensive experience based in Stockholm, Sweden. When I started freelancing a long time ago I first didn’t sell...
6 Ways to Overcome Loneliness as a Freelancer
Working independently, and wherever and whenever you want. These are some of the many reasons why more and more people decide to become freelancers. After some time, however, people will be surprised to find themselves missing that small talk about the weather with...
Co-working deal for freelancers @ Södermalm, Stockholm! Coffee+wifi for 599kr/month
We are happy to present a collaboration with Creative Hub Sthlm, a great co working-space at Södermalm in Stockholm. For freelancers they now offer flexible remote workspaces + top notch wifi + unlimited coffee for 599 kr per month (!) Cheaper than any other office...
Product design intern for summer and fall 2020
Gigway is building the local gig platform for creatives. We have a lot of things to design and build to follow our vision, so we're now introducing an internship within product design. We're looking for a student in Stockholm during summer and fall 2020. Remote and on...
Content Marketing intern for fall and summer to start up Gigway
Gigway is building the local gig platform for creatives. Digital marketing have been an important part of our strategy from day one. We're now introducing an internship within digital marketing. We're looking for a student in Stockholm during summer and fall 2020....
How to write an invoice for freelance work
Discover how to write an invoice for freelance work. All the steps made easy, explore the best practices of how to write an invoice for freelance work.
Gigway Updates- Corona Virus Information for Giggers/Freelancers
Gigway Updates- Corona Virus Information for Giggers/Freelancers. Discover the latest from the government and more on how to manage the current climate
Gigway Updates- Coronavirus Information for Employers & Companies
Gigway Updates- Coronavirus Information for Employers & Companies. Cut through the noise and discover what you need to know right here with Gigway.
How to manage remote work and why it is so important in Corona virus times
The corona virus is spreading globally and we all need to do our best to get control over the situation. Remote work will be the new way to work for many people. The only way to prevent the exponential spread is social distancing. If you wonder why we recommend you to...
Internship within content and social media
Gigway is growing as a team and scaling our business. Digital marketing have been an important part of our strategy from day one. We're now introducing an internship within digital marketing. We're looking for a student in Stockholm during spring 2020 (and also open...
Jobtech-podden about gig economy in Sweden!
Jobtech-podden is a Swedish podcast (and yes, for you international peeps, it is in Swedish), that meet with people in and around the gig economy in Sweden; politicians, union representants, entrepreneurs and freelancers. Our CEO and Founder Adrian Swartz was...
Seed round of 2,75 MSEK closed!
Following a successful release of the Gigway platform in May 2019, we’ve been focusing on taking the business to the next level. In order to reach our vision, external funding is necessary. In November 2019, we signed an agreement of a management buyout as well as a...
We’re hiring a B2B Sales Specialist
Gigway is scaling our business and adding a key player as B2B Sales Specialist to the team. We are a digital marketplace for matching gigs between freelancers and companies, founded in 2018. We match and manage gigs and giggers on a daily basis, with thousands of...
We’re hiring a Marketing Manager
Gigway is scaling our business and adding a key player as lead for our marketing and online sales. We are a digital marketplace for matching gigs between freelancers and companies, founded in 2018. We match and manage gigs and giggers on a daily basis, with thousands...
We’re hiring a Product Owner / UX Designer
Gigway is scaling our business and adding a key player as a Product Owner to the team. We are a digital marketplace for matching gigs between freelancers and companies, founded in 2018. We match and manage gigs and giggers on a daily basis, with thousands of giggers...
Success case with Telia Company UX department
Gigway matched Telia Company AB with a top performing UX Designer for a full time consultant gig for 6 months.Telia’s digital department was looking for a User Experience Designer full time to work with researching, user stories and prototyping. With Gigway they found...
Gigway CEO interviewed in Enterprise Magazine
Gig economy in Sweden is a hot topic and Enterprise Magazine made an interview with Gigway CEO about fair terms, pay, bank loans, insurance and the future. Read the full article here: http://www.enterprisemagazine.se/nyheter/194930
Announcing Our App Release AW
Yesterday we had our app release AW.
We had a great time at The Park with the amazing people from our community, sharing drinks and laughs.
Meet the Community – Angelica, Online Growth Strategist
In today’s episode we interview the British online growth strategist Angelica Sykes.
Meet the community – Serhat, Brand activation at Vaengad
In today’s episode, we meet Serhat. He gives his advice from an extensive career in both designing at agencies and as a freelancer to now building his very own brand development agency.
We Reached 1500 Giggers!
We recently hit over 1500 members in the Gigway community!
Meet the community – Ulrika, freelance content writer
Today we are introducing Ulrika Kihlblom.
A senior freelance content writer from Stockholm.
Meet the community – Jasmine, freelance project manager
We often see freelancers within the digital and art world but it’s especially interesting when we get someone like Jasmine…
Meet the community – Alexander, freelance content creative
The third episode of Meet the community features Alexander, a freelance content creative working with social content from production to publishment.
We’re in a Podcast!
We’re in a podcast! The Jobtech Podcast was recorded at our community office The Park Södermalm last week
Gigway at Sweden Demo Day
We had a blast last week on Sweden Demo Day in Stockholm. Believe it or not – our Brown Paper got…
Meet the community – Sara, freelance graphic designer
In today’s episode we interviewed the freelance graphic designer, Sara Norrbom.
Gigway hire interns from Stockholm school of economics
Say hello to Gigway’s interns!
This is Carl-Oscar and Jonathan
Meet The Community – Yoshi, freelance copywriter
This is the first installment of Meet The Community where we sat down and had a coffee with Aljosja “Yoshi” Ziga.
The Park Södra – The new co-working office for our giggers
We have a vision, that our freelance community will have the possibility to connect. With all the exceptional talents and competences, we want our giggers to be able to share it.
The Gigway Revolution – A Speech at SEB
On Friday the 8th of March our Operations Manager and CEO held a speech at International Women’s Day at the bank SEB in Stockholm.
Gigway receives innovation grant of 2 million SEK
In an innovation competition for new innovative solutions for the labor market, Gigway received 2 million SEK for IT development and go to-market.