What is Freelancing? Which skill is better? What are the chances of success?
Freelancers are basically self-employed individuals who offer their skills and services directly to clients.
Written by: Arshad Farooq Butt
Although a good number of Pakistanis are earning money from freelancing, still for many Pakistanis, this is proving to be a dream. The main reason can be lack of education or skills and also social behavior. After reading this article you will be able to take a “start”.
Freelancing refers to working on a contract basis for multiple clients rather than being an employee of a single company. Freelancers are basically self-employed individuals who offer their skills and services directly to clients.
1. Freelancing websites
Freelancing websites, which are also available as apps on mobile phones, serve as global marketplaces where you sell your services. Among them ‘Fiverr’ and ‘Upwork’ are the most popular websites. Fiver is relatively simple and here you get customers easily.
2. What skill to learn?
The easiest way to find out is to create a Fiver Buyer Account and review the services available on Fiver. Then decide which skill you can learn easily and quickly according to the educational facilities available in your city. Any skill you learn, some level of proficiency in English is essential.
The available services include the categories of graphic designing, website designing, digital marketing, content writing and artificial intelligence. You can find out which services people are working on in these categories from the Gigs available there.
3. What is the probability of success?
I am not a motivational speaker who advises you to quit your job after getting confused by bogus data. However, based on my experience, I can say that if you can chat in English and you have any of the above mentioned services, your chances of success are 100%.
Graphic Designing, Website Designing, Digital Marketing, Content Writing: Training for these four services is given in small cities as well.
Learn the skill and watch tutorials on YouTube. (Make YouTube your teacher Permanently)
4. Which skill is better for women?
The above services are as easy and useful for women as for men. Pakistani women have not only entered this field but are leading online businesses in some cities.
5. Expensive cry once, cheap cry again and again
To learn any skill, go to authentic college or software house instead of local academies. Relatively more facilities are available in big cities. Break the shell of unemployment instead of breaking the bed during summer vacation.
6. Conclusion
Most of the teachers have been sitting idly for years waiting for an online teaching job. While with a little effort you can not only earn crores but can also become a cause of employment for others. Learn a skill in digital marketing and see how it changes your life.
Note: The above information is based on the first hand information, which is not exaggeration even in the slightest. If you have any question, please comment. Thank you.