What is freelancing?
Freelancing is a free profession. The main difference between a normal job and freelancing is the duty hours. That is, if you go to work for a job, you have to be on duty from 9 am to 5 pm. There is usually no time limit in the freelancing profession. There is freedom to work at your own time.
The term online income is used to describe the word freelancing more simply. Usually, the money that is earned by doing the work that is available online is called freelancing. That is, working for various organizations on a contractual basis rather than working for a specific company or organization is called freelancing or earning online.
The concept of freelancing has been prevalent in society since ancient times. With the incredible development of technology, this word has gained a different self-esteem. However, we are all curious about what freelancing is because mainstream media is constantly covering news about online income.
This is creating a positive atmosphere in society. Because of the contract work, you can be your own boss only in this profession. You can earn income by selling your skills online to clients through freelancing. In short, through the freelancing profession, you get the opportunity to work with many domestic and foreign individuals and organizations, which helps you improve your skills and learn new things.
What is the work of freelancing?
Freelancing is a profession that many people also know as online income. So, those who do freelancing are called freelancers. Nowadays, the word freelancer is well known to all of us through Facebook and YouTube.
The world is gradually becoming online-based. Nowadays, administrative or commercial work is being converted online in the country or abroad. This not only increases the speed of work, but also saves time. All the work that is available online is a little different from traditional work.
For this reason, to do them, we have to gain experience on a specific subject. Currently, some of the jobs available online include web design and development, graphics, video editing, programming, app development, article writing, marketing, etc.
The process of a typical freelancer starting from learning the work to getting work and receiving payment through delivery is the work of freelancing.
How to start freelancing?
To start freelancing, you need to follow some important steps. Let’s know the details about the steps.
Planning
There are many types of work available in the freelancing sector. If you do not have experience in these jobs, you will not be able to do them. For this reason, before entering the freelancing profession, you need to decide whether you really want to see yourself as a freelancer?
However, smart people plan before starting any work. Similarly, before starting freelancing, we need to prepare a bullet-proof plan. While preparing the plan, it must be kept in mind that both easy and difficult jobs are available online. Here, which work can be completed in an hour and which work takes 15 days.
Among each online job, you have to select a job that will last for the next 10 or 20 years. Because if that job is stopped after learning, then the time given there will be completely wasted. In short, before starting freelancing, you have to decide what you will learn, where you will learn it and in how much time you will learn it.
Create an outline for learning a job
You have to work a little hard to select your favorite topic. You have to gain knowledge by searching for the main jobs available online. This will make it easy to select the topic that you understand.
You cannot choose a topic out of greed because you can create a smart career. Because while learning that topic, interest will decrease in the middle and learning will remain incomplete. However, once you have selected your favorite topic, you have to create a proper guideline.
Creating an outline for learning a job makes learning a job much easier and faster. Due to having a guideline, time is never wasted on other topics from the routine. It can be learned in a very short time.
Project Creation
After learning the job with sufficient time, the next step is to create some realistic projects. That is, you have to create some difficult projects based on the subject you have learned so far. These projects will help you improve your skills and strengthen your portfolio.
To create a project, you can take ideas from Google or do a university project. On the other hand, to increase the speed of work, work for free with someone who is an expert on the subject you have learned from Facebook. This will increase your work experience and give you the confidence to work directly with clients. Real life experience in doing proper research to solve problems is very important.
Portfolio Creation
After completing the job, when you do the project, a portfolio is needed. A portfolio is a proof of your experience. The more work evidence and experience you have in your portfolio, the faster your chances of getting work online will increase.
By spending a little money and creating a website and keeping it as a portfolio, you can put yourself ahead of other freelancers.
Create an account on the marketplace
After doing all the above tasks properly, you are now ready to earn online income. To get work, you will need to create an account on a freelancing marketplace such as Fiber or Upwork.
In addition to these, you will need to create your profile on other professional websites including LinkedIn and share your experience. Especially, you will need to be active on the marketplace at all times and apply for work. Currently, Fiber has made it much easier for new freelancers to find clients. Here, if you open a gig and share your work skills and experience, the client will offer you work.
Payment system
Setting up a payment account is actually as easy as it seems. Since there is no PayPal in Bangladesh, all freelancers use Payoneer, Wise, and Direct Bank Transfer methods.
When you submit work on the marketplace, the money you receive in return must be transferred to your bank account through the payment method mentioned above. In short, whatever income you earn online must be transferred to the country using the payment method.
Therefore, as the last step, you need to create an account on a website or service that can accept payments.
If you follow the steps mentioned above correctly, you can successfully enter the freelancing profession through hard work.