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What are the skills I should learn in order to make Carrer in Freelancing ?


dhanishunacadmy7 23rd Mar, 2021
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Vani parashar 24th Mar, 2021

Hello !!

All I want to ask you is, do you want to be your own boss? Do you want to work on different projects as one thing bores you? Do you want to choose your working timings? Then FREELANCING Is your answer.

A freelancer can work from anywhere across the globe and situations like pandemic don't effect their work.  A freelancer can work part time or full time . He /she can work short term or long time and can charge on hourly , weekly or monthlt basis as per their work.

Freelancing provides you following advantages :

1.  Working environment as your wish and not boring .

2.  Allows you to choose work and work timing as per your interest and convenience.

3.  Saves your time as you  don't have to go anywhere and who wants to stuck in the traffic ??

4. For women it helps them to even more by helping them balancing their perosnal and professional life and thus encourage them to be financially independent.

What all we need to be a freelancer ??

All you need is to know your passion. As we say if you know what you want to do half of your job is done.  You need to know what are your hobbies and passions and then you can choose the field in which you want to pusue. You can create a team as well in this way you can gain more confidence and can  divide the work.

In this digital era to be a freelancer you need creativity and uniqueness.  These are the basics for a great content if you want to make your career in any creative field.  People gets attractive and thus help you grow only if you provide them something informative in a creative way. Today so many bloggers and Instagram influencers are earning in lakhs by turing their passion into their profession.

If you want to choose some other field you need to be updated.  Complete knowledge of your work and the latest information about it is extremely important.  Keep your self updated with the on going changes.

Some major freelance jobs.

1. Blogger

2. Writer and editor

3. Web developer

4.  Content creator

5.  Website tester

6. Administrative

7. Computer and IT

8. HR nad recruiting

9. Accounting and finnace

10.  Education and counselling

How to start ??

Once you know what you want to do then you need to work on it.

Follow these steps:

1. Learn the required skills and START. Don't stop.

2.  Interact with your friends and family. Talk about it with them . It will improve you and will enhance your personality.

3. If you need a team to execute then find those people and interact with them. Always  look for people who have positive approach and have passion for their work. A good team will multiply your outcome by motivating each other and by giving their best at each step.

4. Make full of social media to gain the required attention. Social media like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube can help you reach your required audience. They will help people in your field to reach you for work.

Websites to look for freelance jobs.

1. K12

2. Kforce

3. Kelly

4. Accounting principals

5. Freelancer

6. Truelancer

7. Upwork

8. Feverr



I hope it helped you . Feel free to ask if you have any other queries.

pdwords Student Expert 23rd Mar, 2021

Hello,

Freelancing is all about working independently, if you choose to pursue it for full-time then it has to be something which you're passionate about, say for example if you have inclination towards writing, you possess good hold over English language then you can explore writing such as web content writing, copywriting, writing for articles and blogs, you can learn the fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization as it's very much in demand when it comes to writing for online medium, if you're interested in digital marketing then you can pursue a course there are various platforms such as Google, and other than that you can go through Simplilearn, Udemy etc, if you have artistic talent then you can explore graphic designing, and if you're passionate about technology then you can consider web development, web designing etc , basically you need to know what is that area where you want to go for freelancing, you can explore the Internet extensively regarding this, join LinkedIn follow the people specifically of the area where you want to grow your career, getting to know how they started and probably connecting with them will give you a lot more idea on how to go about the process, build portfolio that's important  any client or company want to know about  your skills, freelancing as a career isn't only restricted to being an expert in your domain, that's important but then you have to understand the marketing, persuading, negotiation, financial skills, you have to make sure of the vital details such as what's your time frame will be as in terms of working hours, because you don't want to working all the day, that's not what people opt for. so such nitty-gritty details are important to consider, and you'll get all the answer which do come with time and experience, meanwhile you can join freelancing sites as well such as upwork, fiverr, freelancer, truelancer etc.

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