What is the meaning of freelancing?
In the present time the world is getting online day by day you can see in the current period people want everything on their doorstep which has pumped up the need for an online market millions of people are doing work online from their homes using the internet and computers, But a person who want to do this and have no knowledge about it, want to know about it. So I am here to guide them through it, The learning process is divided into steps so we have to go through them.
So you have to know the following 8(Eight) things to become a Freelancer.
1. What Freelancing means?
The word "Freelancing" means working independently. The meaning shows that the freelancer is an independent worker who has no restrictions on time and place. Whenever and wherever he is he can work and provide services to his clients by just using a fair internet connection and a laptop. But to do this he had learned a skill that he can sell online, some examples of the skills which a freelancer or a person who wants to become a freelancer should learn and sell online are:-
1. Web Development
2. Graphic Designing
3. Video Editing
And many other skills that you can provide online are called freelancing.
2. Requirements.
To start your career in freelancing there are some basic requirements you have to fulfill:-
1. PC or Laptop
2. Internet connection
3. The skill of your choice
4. Good communication skills
As we discussed above first of all we have to learn a skill and practice it for which we must have a PC and internet. And after learning to sell your service online we should again need internet and pc. Communication skills are important because if you cannot communicate properly with your client you can never become a good freelancer so during the learning process of the skill you want to work on you should also focus on your communication skills. And when you have learnt your skills and made good communication skills you have fulfilled all the requirements to become a freelancer.
3. Demand and interest.
Your learning process cannot start until you have to select the skill you want to work on. To select the skill you want to work on you have to see your interest and which work you like and enjoy doing, But only focusing on interest cannot give you results you also have to see the market that the skill I am going to learn has any worth and demand in the market or not. And after viewing the market places like Fiver and others and finding your interest you can start your learning process.
4. Freelancing course?
If you want to learn freelancing the best platform we have is UDEMY. This is one of the best learning platforms for
learning freelancing. This website provides you both free and paid courses about all types of freelancing fields, it depends upon you that you go for the free or paid course you want to learn.
If you want to visit and learn from UDEMY, Here is the link below;
https://www.udemy.com/
The other options you can use to learn freelancing are the freelancing groups and pages provided on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube, Quora, etc. These groups are the best co-learning and educational platforms for learning freelancing.
5. Portfolio
After learning the skill you selected the most important thing is to create your portfolio. Many beginners may not know what a is the portfolio, A PORTFOLIO is just like your profile where you have to create a collection of the tasks you have done before related to your field by which a client who comes the first time to your website or the gigs you create to gets clients. The client who comes and gives you an order will see your portfolio to judge your skills through your portfolio. So, creating a good portfolio is very important in freelancing.
6. Time required
Every beginner who starts freelancing thinks that he will be successful in a freelancing career in a few periods but this is not true becoming a freelancer is just like starting a new business where you have to put a lot of effort and patience to become a good freelancer. At the beginning of a freelancing career, You have to face many challenges and difficulties but we are here to help you through these challenges by providing informative content about freelancing. All your dreams will come true and you will get success in freelancing but you have to give at least 1 year in which you will learn day by day and become a successful freelancer.
7. Freelancing on Fiver?
The important thing is that you have to provide your services to your client and get charge of it. There are many marketplaces where you can sell your services online and get good wealth over it, we are going to discuss those marketplaces in this blog. The most recommended marketplace is FIVER for the beginner. The competition on Fiver is high but your portfolio, communication skills, and reviews will give you the best value in your field. This thing does not only work on Fiver but other platforms like Upwork, Work Chest, and guru.com are the websites where you can create profiles and gigs to get clients.
The other ways to get clients are the social media platforms where you upload files, pictures, and videos about your work and show your clients what will attract them.
8. Freelancing jobs?
Scaling up is very important in freelancing. Scaling up means that if you are an expert in any field don't only stick to it rather learn any other skill related to your field. If you are selling your services on Fiver or any other website scale up to your own website where you can upload your portfolio and get clients directly.
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