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Freelancers are freelancers who are not required to adhere to a strict schedule, go to the office, but this principle of work also requires a lot of effort, diligence and professionalism. Thanks to the development of freelancing around the world and in Our Country, in particular, people have more opportunities to do what they love, to show creative and creative abilities. For some citizens, this is generally the only chance to earn money. Remote work expands the boundaries, erases restrictions on age and physical capabilities. Both schoolchildren and pensioners can find a suitable type of activity on the Internet.
When is Freelance Day 2023?
Freelancer’s Day 2023 will be celebrated in Our Country 14 May. This year the festival will take place on Friday. The choice of date was timed to coincide with the opening in 2005 of the first freelance exchange, where you can find offers for remote work.
history of the holiday
The idea of remote and “free” work began to develop in America in the 70s of the last century. Translated from English. Freelancer – “free artist”. The first mention of this term is found in the novel “Ivanhoe” back in 1819 when describing a medieval mercenary warrior, literally – a “free spearman”.
Initially, freelancing was a part-time job for students, now it occupies a significant share of the labor market and continues to develop rapidly.
After the opening of the first freelance exchange in Our Country in 2005, more and more sites began to appear on the network where you can get orders in any professional direction.
The first freelancers were freelance journalists offering their services to various publishing houses.
A remote worker must possess such qualities as self-discipline, responsibility, professionalism. He must be able to organize himself, his work, which can be difficult to do at home. On the other hand, this is a good opportunity for women on maternity leave to receive a decent salary, for students to find a part-time job, just for a talented person to realize himself.
Freelance Day aims to show the popularity and active development of this type of activity in the country and the world as a whole.
Holiday traditions
Freelancer Day 2023 will be celebrated by every freelance worker at his own discretion. Many bloggers and coaches hold promotions with discounts on training on this day, this is a good opportunity to learn a new direction. Marketers and businessmen make discounts on products and services. Of course, this holiday does not pass without solemn events and congratulations of the people involved in this.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this type of work include:
- free schedule;
- no need to rent an office or premises;
- optimal balance between work and family;
- the ability to independently choose orders and refuse unprofitable and uninteresting offers;
- interaction with several customers at the same time;
- in some cases, higher wages than wage earners.
By cons are:
- the need to constantly search for new projects and orders;
- instability in wages;
- the risk of fraud is high both on the part of the customer and the contractor;
- the need to do bookkeeping and pay taxes;
- not every person will be able to discipline himself to perform tasks at home;
- independent organization of the working day.
Where to begin
Many will have a question, how to start earning remotely?
In the age of information technology development, there are many courses, master classes for each profession in remote work. You can go through them online both for a fee and for free. You can also watch an introductory course from more experienced freelancers, where they will tell you in detail about each profession in demand, so that you can choose the most suitable one. For self-study, a huge number of books on this topic have been published. Below are some of them.
- Ernie Zelinsky – “Success Without Office Slavery”. Handbook for the future freelancer.
- Kali Ressler, Jody Thompson – Funky Office. Remote Work Manifesto ». A book about how to work when you want and who you want, doing the job on time.
- Martin Byaugo, Jordan Milne – “Less but better: You have to work not 12 hours, but with your head.” It details how to succeed in business while maintaining health and personal life.
- Donald Roth – Don’t Do It. Time management for creative people.
Briefly about the most popular online professions
- Copywriter, rewriter – author’s writing of articles, or retelling of the text in your own words, depending on the chosen direction.
- Targetologist – a specialist who sets up advertising for the target audience.
- Blogger – this is not yet a profession in the usual sense of the word, but a hobby that can bring good profit. This is an opportunity to talk about your favorite business, about yourself, to share your creativity and skills with a huge number of people. The more people who want to read or watch your blog, the more opportunities to monetize it by selling services, goods, earning on advertising.
- Blogger Assistant – his “right hand”. A person who can help with everything from finding a studio for photo projects, ending with any assignments, communicating with the audience and customers, calling clients, office work, etc.
- Online School Administrator – uploading videos, trainings, creating landing pages, helping the coach in all matters, answering students’ questions, helping with access to lessons, reports to the head.
- Web Designer – creates the appearance of the future site.
- SMM specialist — determines in which social networks the brand will be promoted, arranges work to find and neutralize negative, increase the audience, and much more.
- Photographer, video editor photo shoots, photo/video for filling sites.
- Tutor, trainer – a teacher who gives private lessons using special software (via Skype, etc.).