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What is a Freelancer?

Freelancing is common nowadays since the pandemic began. But, freelancing started years ago and many of us would enjoy working from home because of time. Freelancing is a form of self-employment where skills are diverse and you can learn and expand your skills and talent to showcase to different clients.

If you’re tired of office setup and traveling to work every day, check out if freelancing is for you!

What is a freelancer?

A freelancer is a self-employed that uses skills on different clients in a given time. They are not a part of the company and can apply to numerous projects within their set of skills. Some do administrative assistance while some make designs or logos for their client.

Jobs of a Freelancer

As a freelancer, you use your skills to help businesses even if you are working from home. Here are the examples of freelancing skills and roles that you might like:

Virtual Assistant

Social Media Manager

Project Manager

Transcriptionist

Digital Marketer

Graphic Designer

Web Developer

Proofreader/Editor

Tutor

How to become a Freelancer

There are also requirements in doing freelancing, first would be having a laptop or computer and an internet connection for you to be able to practice and learn the skills needed.

After getting the right equipment, you must know what skills do you have to offer. For example, if you are good at designing, then look for websites that hire web or logo designer. Upwork is one of the sites that offer freelancer jobs on different skills.

If you want to expand your skills and learn more to reach more clients, you can enroll in a paid online class or search for free tutorials and collect certificates to showcase them on your portfolios.

Here are some websites that offer classes to start with your freelancing journey:

Surge Academy – https://academy.surgedigital.agency/about-us/

Coursera – https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=free

Skillshare – https://www.skillshare.com/browse/freelancing

You can also watch videos on Youtube to know more about freelancing.

FVA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmO1BmCY9es

Freelancer jobs for beginners – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4e4tnO83Xg

So, there you have it. Start your freelancer journey and we will see you soon!

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