What is a freelancer? How to get started?

Freelance is a combination of the words Free and Lance. From the beginning of the 1800's, the word spread and spread. Freelancing first started in 1998. An online marketplace was opened, which is where freelancing started. There is no rush office time, you just have to work when you want. Freelancing is the freedom to do whatever you want outside of the traditional job.

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With the advent of the Internet, you can now easily become a freelancer. On the one hand, just as there is freedom to work when you want, so there is freedom to choose different kinds of work. In terms of income, there are unimaginable possibilities in online freelancing. New work is coming here every moment. You can successfully build yourself as a freelancer in any one or more areas of programming, graphics design, website, games, 3D animation, project management, software bug testing, data entry. But first you have to prepare yourself with a little patience and a few things in mind.

First of all, you have to become a small expert on the subject that you want to do freelancing. If you are proficient in a few things, you will get more work as a freelancer. Most of the clients here are non-Bengali. So to communicate with them, you have to learn English very well. Moreover, you have to gain experience by doing different things. Remember, the more experience, the more likely you are to get a job.

Marketplace:

There are many popular websites on the internet that offer freelancing services called Freelance Marketplace. You can start freelancing by registering in any one of these. Those who work on these websites are called Buyers or Clients and those who complete these tasks are called Freelancers or Service Providers. Numerous freelancers bid for a job and specify how much it will cost to complete the job. From these, the client can choose whomever he wants. Generally previous work experience, amount of money and freelancer comments when bidding play an important role in selecting a freelancer. After selecting a freelancer, the client deposits the entire amount of work on those sites. With this, there is a guarantee of getting money immediately after the completion of the work. For the entire service, the freelancer has to pay a certain part of the work to that site as a fee or commission. This amount varies from website to website (10% to 20%).

If you want to be a good freelancer:

Only if you are a freelancer, but it will not work. If you are a freelancer, but no client is hiring you - then freelancing is not for you. There are several things you need to keep in mind to be a good freelancer. For example, when you bid in the marketplace, the client will be attracted to your profile. That's why the profile should be excellent so that the client can see the interest and give the job. Turning to different marketplaces, there should be profiles created by understanding the needs of the clients.

There are a few things to keep in mind when creating a great profile. E.g.

1. Must be an expert in any one subject. There are many freelancing training centers in Bangladesh, from where you can start freelancing with a lot of high quality training. Moreover, it is very important to try the pen by hand. You can also go ahead and become experienced by watching video tutorials.

2. No matter what you are working on, a sample of your previous work on that topic should be arranged in the form of a portfolio on your profile. So that the client can see your privileged works and understand what kind of expert you are. And expresses interest in giving work.

3. Upwork.com, Freelancer.com, Fiverr.com

In a popular marketplace like this, a test called Freelancing Skill Measurement can be given. Participating in these will not be bad for the profile, but!

4. In addition to the freelancing marketplace, you can share your profile and craft on various social media, blogs and forums. This will increase the profile profile, which is very important in freelancing.