Businesses of all shapes and sizes walk a fine line every day. They need to ensure that they allocate capital and resources to getting the job done to the highest standard. Yet at the same time, they face a constant battle to mitigate overhead costs. A great business needs a great team, but even the best team has blind spots in their knowledge, gaps in their experience and lacking skills that not even the most enthusiastic autodidact can teach themselves. Every team needs a helping hand every once in a while. Someone to help them in areas where their knowledge or expertise may be lacking such as deploying a new wireless network or migrating their IT infrastructure to the cloud. In-demand jobs like this require the services of skilled and talented engineers. But can your cash flow handle the strain of keeping them on your payroll? Perhaps it’s for this reason why so many businesses prefer hiring freelancers . Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why companies prefer to post freelance jobs online rather than expanding their team.