Like any other business, the freelancing business is also full of fraud and scam. So, it is you yourself, who decides whether you make a profit out here with your skills or...just get cheated by the scammers. It is not difficult to create a good business in this field if you have the right skills and keep your eyes open in spite of the scammers. All you need is to go through these simple guidelines with 6 don’ts of a freelance contract and apply them with the following points … [Read more...]
Companies nowadays advertise for hiring freelance writers and then hire you to come to their office during particular hours. The local newspaper mentions you as a freelance writer if you write more than three articles for them. On the other hand, freelance communities mention only about magazine queries and submissions related to freelance writing. So, the freelance writing involves many different kinds of writing forms like marketing writing, business writing or web writing. Some … [Read more...]
Nowadays, it is a major necessity to have more than one job to maintain the same lifestyle which was possible with a single job a few years back. The economic crisis which the world is facing has made it necessary to have multiple jobs even to get the basic necessities of life. Everything - including food and clothing, has become so expensive that everyone needs to find a way out. In the past, the part time jobs were generally in the food service and retail industry. But now … [Read more...]
If you want a lasting freelancing business career, you need to build an awesome and professional reputation through your skill set and by the way you deliver your work. This freelance industry like any other industry, is full of people who want to benefit from you to get their work done. You can’t go fighting with clients if they play fraudulent games with you. So, the smart move is to design a fair freelance contract which carries the points to secure profits for both … [Read more...]
It is always better to learn from others mistakes than wait to commit to those mistakes yourself and then learn never to do them again. Freelancing is one such source of income where every newcomer and experienced freelancer is bound to make a mistake - knowingly or unknowingly, at some point in their freelancing career. There are no formal or institutional systems to teach you the dos and don'ts of freelancing. You have to rely on your own experience, experience of fellow … [Read more...]
Freelancing, even today, is often misunderstood as a limited stream to earn one’s living. This is the reason you will see many people pursuing freelancing as a ‘second source of earning’ and continuing with their illusion of a secured job and monthly checks as their ‘primary source of income.' Did I just say illusion? Absolutely! Your so-called full-time secured job is an illusion we have created in the last few decades. You never know when you will get the pink slip … [Read more...]
