Freelancing

  


what is Freelancing?

A freelancer is an individual who earns money on a per-job or per-task basis, usually for short-term work. doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization is called freelancing. Freelancers are often considered to be self-employed and have the freedom to pick and choose their projects and companies they would like to be associated with.

The freelance marketplaces are divided into two types


a) Traditional freelance marketplace
b)Non-traditional freelance marketplace.

Both Traditional and Non-Traditional Freelance marketplaces are of equal importance. But in the first one, you as a freelancer make bids to grab the project. In the second one employer searches best freelancer for his work

Traditional Freelance Market Places


Employer posts a project in the freelance market. Freelancer bids on that project. The employer checks the freelancer bid response visits his profile if he finds a freelancer perfect for his job initiates communication with freelancers. After this employer discusses his project requirements with the freelancer. After the accomplishment of the project, the employer pays to freelancer for his work.
There are four popular traditional freelance market
  • Upwork
  • Freelancer.com
  • Guru.com

Upwork

This platform is formerly known as oDesk.  Upwork is one of the most notable freelance sites on the net right now. It was built with success in mind. Anyone you’ll hire from Upwork will have been individually tested by the administration of the site. This makes the hiring process much less stressful. It also lets you focus on selecting someone who wants to get the job done for you. In a bigger sense, it’s not about finding the right person. It’s about knowing the kind of work you need to get done since Upwork gives a vast array of people who are experts each in their own field.

Freelancer

Freelancer.com is another popular freelance talent staffing site which is similar to Upwork.Freelancer.com is the world's largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by the number of users and projects. It has more than 17,000,000 registered users and nearly 10,000,000 projects posted. It has been around for nearly 15 years, serving people in more than 240  countries.
Freelancer.com works slightly differently than Upwork. The process of posting a project, comparing and selecting freelance bidders, and paying upon approval is the same.

Guru

Guru is the best website to hire professional freelancers and find freelance work online .guru is a young company with only some of the employees. But even with this, they already managed to establish a base of 1,500,000 million members. Also, more than 1,000,000 completed jobs, and the numbers are growing by the minute. It’s proud to promote that its database consists of more than 3,400,000 unique services.



Non-Traditional  Freelance Market Places

In this type of freelance market, the freelancer posts his packages and services. Employer visits and reviews that packages and services, if he founds a suitable freelancer hires his services. In this process, money is deposited in Escrow when the project is completed employer releases money to the freelancer account.

There are  popular non-traditional freelance market

Fiverr

Fiverr is an online marketplace for freelance services. Fiverr was founded by Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger, and was launched in February 2010. If you are seeming for someone to do a small task for you, then Fiverr is a great place because you can have your pick from a big pool of freelancers.
Fiverr is an online platform that provides freelancers with the ability to sell their services to potential customers. It also helps customers connect with potential freelancers who could execute tasks for them.



advantages of freelancing

Freelancing has many benefits. Some of them are mentioned below: 

1. boss of your own

In freelancing, you can do whatever you want. If you want to work during the day then you can work during the day and if you are used to working at night then you can work at night. You don't have to answer to anyone. Because in freelancing you are your own boss.

2.earn as much as you want

It basically depends on what kind of service you are rendering and how much time you are giving to your work.


Disadvantages of freelancing

Freelancing has many benefits but with those benefits, it has some disadvantages as well. Some of them are mentioned below:

1. Health Issues

in freelancing  People begin to compromise their health to achieve their goals. Working all day can cause you to sleep, stress, and back problems. Therefore, you need to develop a procedure routine by which you can avoid these health issues.

2. Isolation from society

in freelancing, you are constantly working in your room with a chair and a computer. Due to the workload, you become completely unaware of political, social, and other external activities

Why freelancing?

Freelancing is the fastest-growing phenomenon in the world from the last ten years. It plays an important role in women's empowerment. You cannot only earn money in freelancing, but you can also create opportunities for others as well. There are many benefits of freelancing that you can’t get in the conventional job. There is no need to stay out of your home, you can work from home, and it is very worthwhile for women with small kids. It is also one of the main reasons for men to switch their jobs to freelancing. All you need is a computer and an internet connection. There is no boss whom you need to notify. You can work as much as you are sufficient with.

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