Done on the side around your job, it's a way to generate extra income to pay off debt or save for a rainy day. It's affordable to start if you already have the skills and equipment to do the job. You can start quickly. As soon as you find a client, you can start getting paid to freelance. It allows for greater independence over a job. It's often flexible, allowing you to work part-time or during off-business hours.

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5. Be Your Own Boss
A n I n t r o d u c t i o n t o
Freelancing

6. FREELANCER
A freelancer 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. With that said, a
freelancer can work as a contractor, as
opposed to a home business.

7. WHO CAN
BECOME A
FREELANC
ER
• Done on the side around your job, it's a way to
generate extra income to pay off debt or save
for a rainy day.
• It's affordable to start if you already have the
skills and equipment to do the job.
• You can start quickly. As soon as you find a
client, you can start getting paid to freelance.
• It allows for greater independence over a job.
• It's often flexible, allowing you to work part-
time or during off-business hours.

8. WHAT KIND OF WORK DOES A
FREELANCER OFFER?
• Nearly any kind of service provided to another
business can be offered on a freelance basis. Some
common freelance jobs include:
• Freelance writer
• Freelance Web Designer
• A freelance virtual assistant or virtual professional
• Freelance bookkeeper
• Marketing/PR services or social media manager

9. WHAT KIND OF WORK
DOES A FREELANCER
OFFER?
• Nearly any kind of service provided to
another business can be offered on a
freelance basis. Some common freelance
jobs include:
• Graphic Designing
• Data Entry Jobs
• WordPress Services
• Voice Over
• Video and Animation
• etc.

10. WHAT DO
YOU NEED
TO GET
STARTED?
To freelance, you need to have a skill you can offer
to potential clients. Most people draw on their
employment experience, offering services using the
talents they already have. Along with a service,
some things to consider putting together include:
• A business plan. While you may not be setting up
an official home business, contact your city or
county to determine if you need a business license
to freelance. You will still need a plan that
outlines what service you'll provide, the market
you'll cater too, and marketing strategies.
• A website that tells about you and your services,
and includes a portfolio of your work, and
testimonials.

11. WHAT DO
YOU NEED
TO GET
STARTED?
• A LinkedIn profile. While all social media can
be a great resource to network for freelance
work, LinkedIn is an online resume located in a
place where professionals connect. It's also a
great resource for finding freelance jobs.
• A dedicated business phone or cell phone
number on which prospects can reach you
• A business card.
• A menu of services and your freelance rates.

12. HOW DO
YOU FIND
WORK?
• Freelance work can be found just about
everywhere. Places to consider include those
within your social network, online and off.
• Go to where your target market hangs out and
look and ask around there. The best place to
find clients is where clients look for help. Learn
about your market, what it reads, and where it
goes to get support and be available to provide
help, ideas, and resources.

13. HOW DO YOU FIND WORK?
• There are many great freelance
sites to find work, including
Upwork (formally Elance and
Odesk), Guru, and Freelancer.
You can also look for freelance
work on sites targeting your skill
— for example, Toptal for
programmers or BloggingPro for
freelance writing jobs. Some job
sites focus on U.S. workers and
others will focus on international
workers.

14. HOW TO LEARN NEW SKILLS
DigiSkills.pk
Udemy
Lynda.com
Coursera
edX
Youtube

15. • This large scale national Digital Skills (DigiSkills) Training Program, which was
conceived by the Minister of IT and Telecom, has been launched across the country, to
train one (1) million people in the future of work using technology. Virtual University of
Pakistan has been selected to execute this mega training program under the auspices of
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom through Ignite- National Technology
Fund (formerly National ICT R&D Fund). The DigiSkills Program is aimed at equipping
our youth, freelancers, students, housewives, professionals, etc. with knowledge, skills,
tools & techniques necessary to seize the opportunities available internationally in online
marketplaces as well as locally to earn a decent living.

16. • The program aims at not only developing key specialized skills, but also imparting
knowledge about various freelancing and other employment and entrepreneurial
opportunities available internationally and locally. Due to limited employment opportunities,
it is essential for upcoming workforce to have necessary knowledge and abilities to grab such
opportunities. This is envisaged to be achieved through a national level program, which will
train target audiences in freelancing and other specialized skills listed below:
• Freelancing
• E-Commerce Management
• Digital Marketing
• AutoCAD
• WordPress
• Graphics Design
• Creative Writing
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Digital Literacy
• QuickBooks

17. LINKS
• https://digiskills.pk/
• https://www.edx.org/
• https://www.coursera.org/
• www.udemy.com/
• https://www.lynda.com/
• https://www.fiverr.com/
• https://www.peopleperhour.co
m/
• https://www.guru.com/
• https://www.freelancer.com/
• https://www.beingguru.com/
• https://www.thebalancesmb.co
m/how-to-become-a-
freelancer-1794507

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