“I am a Freelancer”

This phrase is something you must have come across often nowadays.

So what exactly is a Freelancer?

It is a person who uses his/her skills, education, and experience to work with multiple clients without committing to a single employer. Nice right?

There are many reasons due to which people are shifting to this. Every now and then you may hear someone say that
“Man, I’m so tired of doing this 9 to 5 job…” And sometimes that person may be YOU!

So What exactly do “freelancers” do?

A Freelancer can visit sites that offer freelance jobs and take them on. A wonderful way of starting out and getting your name out there. There are many third-party platforms like Freelancer.com, Fiverr, 99designs, etc. to get business or a person can also use their own network to provide services to their clients directly. It is really an enticing profession.

According to an American journal, Freelancers work an average of 11 hours less per week than full-time employed workers. Cool right?

A regular job provides us with a guarantee that you would get PAID at the specified time and also provides us with perks such as insurance, retirement benefits, etc. Still the rise of freelancers has resulted due to the fact that a person can work for multiple clients at his own terms and at a price he thinks his work deserves.

All these benefits along with advantages like freedom to work from anywhere, being your own Boss! , you get to keep all the profits $$, surely attracts a lot of people to choose freelancing as their career.