The world of freelance has been getting bigger and bigger in the past few years. In a general perspective, all it takes is to build your own startup company, be it a physical office or just have a strong online presence and word-of-mouth strategy to pair.

1. The world of freelance has been getting bigger
and bigger in the past few years. Building your
own startup company, be it a physical office or
a strong online presence, is easy when you
have the right marketing strategy and create
relationships on the right networking sites. A
bulk of the working class has either given up
their nine to five for a home-based gig and/or
take up projects part time to earn extra
income. With this in mind, we took a look at a
recent study conducted by Linkedin wherein
they examined the freelance economy on their
site.

2. What are the top industries for freelancing?
Based on the number of members who used
the keyword “freelance” within their job title,
LinkedIn was able to narrow down the most
common industries and sets of skills among
this category.
Almost half of the members fall under “Arts
& Design”. 46% of the members specialize in
various things under this industry, be it fine
arts, graphic design, illustrators, makeup
artists, musicians, and more.

3. What makes freelancers unique?
Given the fact that both professional
freelancers and non-freelancers have a
certain set of skills and characteristics, the
next step was to see how different the two
really are.
On average, LinkedIn’s data shows that
freelancers handle around 2-3 projects at
once. Because of the flexible nature of this
career path, people have the choice to juggle
as many projects they can handle and even
balance them with full-time job.

4. There are overall more males on LinkedIn but
according to the data, females were more
likely to take up freelance projects than male.
Their data also shows that freelancers on
average have more recommendations, group
memberships, skills listed, endorsements,
and connections.
In conclusion, whether you’re on a full-time
job looking in to get some extra cash or you
would prefer to manage your own time by
accepting work on a per project basis, this
data proves that every skill you possess, and
the right online networking site, can help you
earn income and at the same time help
others in need of professional services.

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