Freelancer Work For Online Earning

Freelancer Work For Online Earning

Freelancing is also a great type of work that could be done by sitting at home. It is very popular, and a lot of people are doing it for a living.

It is similar to the micro jobs.

A difference is that you’ll make a significant amount of money & you MUST provide very high-quality services when it comes to the Freelancing.

It is more professional and client expectations are very high (as compared to micro jobs).

In the micro jobs, a client will approach you for services, but in the freelancing, you have to approach a client & convince them to hire you for the job.

There are multiple platforms to find the freelance jobs:

1. UpWork
2. Freelancer
3. PeoplePerHour

You can use any of these platforms to start a freelancing work. Of course, You must have good skills to work with these sites.

You can utilize any skills which I’ve mentioned in the Micro Jobs section.

I prefer working with UpWork, but they have become more strict and not accepting new job profiles easily. You have to be more professional while creating a profile on the UpWork.

So, As a student, you might not yet have that professionalism. Therefore, I would suggest using Freelancer platform

As a client, If I had to hire someone for my job, I would prefer a candidate with a good experience.

It means, If you want to get hired by a client, you must have to show a work experience to the potential client. And to do so, you have to build a portfolio.

There are three steps to start with Freelancing as a Student:

1. Create a Portfolio
2. Make your Profile Professional
3. Pitch to the Potential Clients

1. Create a Portfolio:

First of all, Register for an account on freelancer.in

On the next screen, select the main category and choose your skills. Your work feed will show the jobs related to the chosen skills.

You’ll get the list of skills under the main category selection. You can add up to 20 skills.

Skip the payment method & professional plan page and go to dashboard.

Now:

You have to create a portfolio where you want to show past work. Almost every employer (with a nice budget) want to hire someone who has experience.

Your portfolio would speak up your experience. As a Student, You might not have any experience, but you have to show it off.

If you want to make money by developing websites, you should create 4-5 beautiful sites.

If you want to make money by developing Android apps, make 4-5 simple & high-quality Android apps.

It will take a few days or even months to build your portfolio, but it is worth it. While creating your portfolio, You can place a bid on small projects. (more on this later).

2. Make your Profile Professional:

Your profile should be professional & it should have all the important elements.

A profile should have:

1. High-Quality Profile & Cover Photo
2. Attention Grabbing Title
3. Enticing Description
4. Portfolio Items (Past Work)
5. Verify Email, Mobile, Payment, etc.
6. Add all the details such as Education, Experience, Qualification.
7. Set your Hourly Working Rate
8. Complete freelancer. In Certifications.

You should set hourly working rate low at first (less than $5). If you can provide high-quality results to the clients, you can also set the price higher (over $15 per hour).

A freelancer.in offers a few certification exams. You can give such certification exams to earn certificate completion badge.

3. Pitch to the Potential Clients:

It’s time to find WORK!

Click on the “Work” link from a navigation bar & head to “Projects with My Skills”. You can also choose “Browse Projects” if you want to search jobs with specific skills.

It will show you the list of available jobs. Click on the project title & read the description.

If you can complete that project bid your price & select number of days. Always bid on the projects that have verified client profile.

Don’t waste your time on bullshit projects & clients.

A client will contact If he finds your profile is suitable for the job. You should be responsive to the client’s messages.

If you get hired, deliver the project on time. Positive feedback is essential. It will improve your profile.