2024 Highlights
In 2024, freelancers on Malt Spain worked across diverse projects. Here are the top 5 areas where your expertise made a difference:
- Tech
- Business consulting
- Data
- Project & Product managers
- Marketing
We know there’s still a way to go, but we’ve seen encouraging growth in several areas:
- Energy, Media and Telecommunications: Business volume increased by 218% compared to 2023.
- Private Equity, Financial, and Professional Services: 130% growth.
- Catalunya: Working closer to our client has increased the business up to 120%
Our freelance network grew stronger in 2024:
- 65.000 freelancers are now part of the Malt community in Spain, with over 11.000 new freelancers joining in 2024.
- 24.200 freelancers received at least one opportunity last year.
- We organised 32 community events, providing opportunities to connect, network, and learn.
We’ve introduced new product features to make freelancing simpler and more rewarding:
- Expense tracker: A handy tool to help you organise receipts and handle reimbursements with less hassle.
- Rate guidance: Get useful insights to set rates that are both fair and competitive.
- Profile optimisation: Easily update your profile using LinkedIn integration to keep it up-to-date.
Through our Business Referral Program, Spanish freelancers earned passive income by referring projects they couldn’t take on. This initiative generated nearly € 338.000 in turnover by the Spanish community, and freelancers received bonuses directly from Malt’s margin on these projects!
Don’t forget that by referring a project, you can earn up to 5% of the invoice value.
Looking ahead to 2025
We’re focused on meaningful strategies to help freelancers make the most of Malt. Here’s something you can look forward to:
We’ll host workshops and events to support you in areas like:
- Building your personal brand and client base on LinkedIn.
- AI Tools: Enhancing productivity with cutting-edge technology.
- Freelancer wellbeing: taxes, finances, insurance, physical and mental health.
We’re improving the platform to make your experience smoother:
- Better matching algorithms to help you find the right projects faster.
- Tools to simplify communication and project management with clients.
We understand that freelancing can have its challenges, and we’re grateful to all the freelancers who trust Malt as part of their journey. Together, we’re building a platform that creates more opportunities and offers better support.