Be a Freelancer from Home

Establish Yourself As A Professional Freelancer And

Earn Massive Lines Of Clients Hungry For Your Service!

Freelancing – 21st Century Way of

Making a Living

When you think of freelancing, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?

You probably think of a writer, novelist or journalist right off hand.

That is primarily because for centuries, the only real job you could have as a

freelancer had to do with your mastery of the written word.

But we are not still stuck back in the early nineteen hundreds – no we are in the

twenty first century, a time that appreciates freelancers in hundreds of different

jobs.

Sure, you have probably heard of freelance photographers too, you may have

even met one or two in your life, but what about freelance software designers,

freelance medical billing specialists, or even freelance scientific researchers?

There are all jobs that have recently begun to see massive growth in their

respective fields because more and more people are realizing that they can

make far more money working for themselves as freelancers than they ever

could solely from working under the wing of their previous employer.

So it sounds pretty good doesn’t it? You work in some field for quite a few years,

get a lot of practical experience in your chosen area of employment and then

gradually make the switch from working the nine to five to becoming your own

boss as a freelancer.

But is it really as easy as it sounds to become a freelancer and actually make a

living doing work on a freelance basis?

We have to keep in mind that there are quite a few freelancers out there who are

only doing work part time.

Not because they make a ton of money and only have to work a couple of days

per week but because they actually have had some trouble finding work in the

past and need a much more solid career option in order to make sure that they

do not find themselves facing bankruptcy.

However, such a scenario does not have to happen to you if you are willing to do

whatever it takes to become a freelancer. Your career switch may not happen

overnight – but eventually you will become highly successful at what you do.

It’s a guarantee.

The first step in making that jump from office work to freelance is to decide

whether or not you have what it takes to become a freelancer.

We all want to be our own boss, but do we all have the drive and dedication that

it takes to be successful without the watchful eye of our supervisors?

Sadly, we don’t.

Therefore, you have to really sit down and think about what makes you so

special in the world of freelancers.

Do you have a large enough skill set to make you stand out amongst the hoards

of different people all seeking the same work as you?

Do you have the time management skills necessary to run your own freelancing

operation and meet all of the deadlines set upon you by your clients?

If you have even the slightest doubt in your mind about freelancing, then maybe

there are other career paths that are better for you in the long run.

Now, provided that you are willing to jump in to your freelancing business with

both feet, you need to start off on the freelance path slowly before you can really

start raking in the cash.

Don’t quit your job just yet! Instead, you need to begin your hunt for freelance

work in your area of expertise on the internet and see what you can come up

with.

Some skills, such as the ability to write coherently or do software design for

clients of all types, are highly marketable and you should really have no difficulty

whatsoever finding a goldmine of work.

On the other hand, if you are only able to do tasks that are not as easily

marketable on a freelance basis, you will have much more difficulty finding work

for your freelance operation.

Currently some of the most popular fields for freelancing include writing, editing,

photography, web and graphic design, software design, and architecture or

drafting.

Once you have settled on a field that you want to freelance in, you will need to

start finding your first clients. Whatever you do, do not start your hunt with any of

the clients that you may have dealt with in your current job.

There are all kinds of laws against this practice and it may get you into serious

trouble if you are caught.

Instead, turn to your favorite search engine and search for some forums and

databases specifically designed for freelancers seeking work in a particular field.

There are tons of different places for you to visit, so within an hour or so you will

probably have at least ten or fifteen bookmarks of places online where you can

find employment as a freelancer.

When you find you have some free time, all you have to do is search around on

each one of these bookmarked websites to find the freelance positions that

sound good to you.

When you start out as a freelancer, you will probably have to take a few jobs that

do not pay very well at all. That’s fine because these jobs help you build your skill

set.

They will help you learn how to more effectively manage your time, speed up

your workflow, and even help you get more used to using a computer and the

internet to search for answers to any questions that may pop up while you are

doing work for your client.

The low paying jobs will probably last for awhile, as until you have assembled a

massive list of satisfied clients you will have to primarily compete with all of the

other freelancers in your field entirely on how low your rates and fees are.

Eventually though you will graduate into higher and higher paying jobs until you

will find that you have practically doubled your current income with income from

freelancing.

At this point you should feel confident enough to possibly start thinking about

reducing the number of hours you work at your current job to part time status or

 even quit your job all together and make your fortunes solely through freelancing

in your selected field.