Who is a Freelancer?<\/h2>\n
Here are the definitions:<\/p>\n
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- 1. Freelance, freelancer, and freelance worker, are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. – Wikipedia<\/li>\n
- 2. A freelancer<\/b> is someone who offers their services for a fee and usually with no expectation of a permanent single client, although the working relationship can be ongoing. It’s a form of self-employment, similar to operating a home business versus telecommuting.<\/span><\/span> – The balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Some of the most common freelance opportunities include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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- Accounting<\/li>\n
- Graphic Design<\/li>\n
- Marketing<\/li>\n
- Social Media\u00a0Manager<\/li>\n
- Tutoring<\/li>\n
- Remote Assistant<\/li>\n
- Web Design & Development<\/li>\n
- Writing services<\/li>\n
- App design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Pros and Cons of Freelancing<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPros<\/h2>\n
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- Work on your own time and anywhere you want. Freelancing is flexible.<\/li>\n
- You don’t need much capital to start getting jobs.\u00a0Essentially startup costs.<\/li>\n
- You can pick and choose your clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cons<\/h2>\n
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- You’ve gotta save, or it’s easy to go nowhere fast.<\/li>\n
- You need to learn much more than what you’re offering as a service. This includes invoicing, bookkeeping, sometimes even graphics!<\/li>\n
- You are 100% responsible for your own finances<\/li>\n
- Without a goal, you’d just be going round in circles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
First, to be a freelancer, you have to be a professional. Give \u2018em cause to choose you over the so called 9 to 5 web design companies.<\/p>\n