What is Freelancing?। How to be a successful freelancer? - OnlineUpright

Hello mate, Do you know that...

Over 50% of Americans are freelancers and till 2027, 55% of the world's total workforce will be of freelancers.

But wait, many of us still don't know "What are freelancers? or  What is freelancing?"

If you have the same question or wanna know "how to be a freelancer ?"

Then you have to read the full post.

WHAT IS FREELANCING?

Before understanding Freelancing, You have to know, "What is a freelancer ?"

A person who works with different companies on different projects rather than working for a single company through his lifetime is called a "Freelancer".

I think, now you have an idea about "What is freelancing ?"

Basically, the person, who does freelance work is called a freelancer,

And the work that he is doing is called freelancing, just as a painter does painting and a cook does cooking.

HOW FREELANCING WORKS?

When a person or company needs to get a job done they hire freelancers for their project.

Let'me give you an example,

 

There is a company named "XYZ" and they need a logo for their brand.

So they quickly go to a freelance website and hire a graphic designer.

 

Similarly, "Baua" needs a website for his brand.

So, he simply goes to a freelance website and hires a web developer.

HOW TO START FREELANCING?

To start freelancing you must need a skill for which you will be get paid.

It can be coding, voice-over, or any skill.

 

Most demanded skills are:

1.     Writing/Editing

2.     Web Development

3.     Digital Marketing

4.     Graphic Designing

5.     Video Editing

6.     Virtual Assitant

WHERE TO START FREELANCING

Now when you have a skill to perform your given work, you need a marketplace or a website to portray your skills and from which the clients will come.

 

The best websites for beginners are:

1.     Fiverr

2.     Upwork

3.     FlexJobs

4.     PeoplePerHour

5.     Guru

WHY FREELANCING?

Do you know, what is called a good career?

A good career is not where the salary is high, a good career is there if you have an interest in it and the industry is growing.

And with freelancing, one of your checkboxes is checked cause freelancing is growing very fast and there are 2 reasons why it will grow very fast in future

1.     Brands Prefer Freelancers (Efficiency)

2.     AI involvement

#1. Efficiency

 

As freelancers work using their resources, the company doesn't need to pay for anything.

Like for a web designer to work in a company, he needs

• Computer
• Internet connection
• Workspace (table, chair)
• Tea
• etc,

by choosing freelancers, companies save a lot of money, hence they prefer freelancers more than any employee.

 

There are a lot more reasons why brands prefer freelancers but this was the most common one.

 

#2. AI involvement

 

We are all aware of AI and it's consequences. 80% of jobs available right now will disappear near future due to AI. but, as, freelancing is skill centric and any robot or AI can't replace that person doing that job. 

 

So freelancing is future proof.

 

MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THIS ARTICLE
SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR FIRST CLIENTS!