Is Freelancing a ‘free’ ticket to your dream job.

Pandemic is not just Pan-India (or was it ever), the whole world is under a lockdown. Is it just my parents or are boomers all over the world fretting about not letting their children step out. To be honest it is hard to differentiate between the scent of a hospital and your house after you have sanitized it from foot to toe.

Freelancing in lay man terms can be described “Apni marzi ka maalik hona”. In more technical terms it can be defined as working on ‘project’ basis rather than committing to a certain position, brand and salary. One has the liberty to do the kind of work that excites them and discover new opportunities with nothing holding them back.

Freelancing is easier said than done, it has it’s own course of steps to follow to be successful in the field. Whatever art you want to practice, it is important that one sets some rules for their own selves. Since you are a self starter it is important that you have the ability to motivate yourself. There is no boss standing on your head telling you what to do, no body giving you extra work on Friday while you are leaving, you will be doing that to yourself.

It requires a lot of research before delving into an uncertain but exciting field like this it is important to make some notes and prepare yourself. It is important to be clear about the audience you will be targeting and creating content for.

After gaining clarity about your background the next can be attracting clients for which is very important that one builds a portfolio for with some of the works done earlier in the same field. It is imperative that you know that the field is full of challenges and the competition to survive is fierce. It is essential for you to stand out amongst the rat race you will experience around you.

One of the best incentives for this line of job is whatever work and efforts you put in, you are putting it to build your own brand and not to benefit some organization. It is all associated with you.

Appreciating all these opportunities being bestowed on us, let us not forget internet baba who has brought to us a whole new ocean of stuff we can do with our lives without being termed jobless. This is the exact replica of what generation Z wants to do with their life. This field is all about expressing one self and doing things that make the soul happy. So what are you waiting for to jump right into and test your skills and luck to make a fortune out of it.