What does a freelancer do. Mastering freelancing from scratch: where to start and in what direction to move

Hello, dear visitors of our magazine SlonoDrom.ru! In today's article, we will talk about freelancing and how to make money on it!

Recently, more and more people do not want to depend on office work. The desire is quite understandable, because not everyone can work in a simple service for years, since quite often there are conflicts and misunderstandings between colleagues and management, someone is not satisfied with a frankly low salary, while others value their freedom.

For ordinary people, freelancing becomes a serious and responsible step, which allows you to find completely different ways to earn money. In this article, I will talk in detail about what freelance vacancies and freelance exchanges are and how to start making money on them using the Internet.

❗️How much do freelancing earn?
Freelancing can bring quite substantial money -from 5,000 rubles to 100,000 rublesper month and above (it all depends on experience and skills)!

Even if you are still a beginner, you can start earning by completing simple tasks and gradually develop skills for which you will be paid many times more!

So, let's figure out what freelancing is, how it works and what you need to start making money on it!

Yes, we also recommend to all those who are interested in remote work on the Internet. Outside, it is also described in detail about how and what kind of work can be found online without attachments.

In this same article, I will also share my experience as a freelancer. So sit back and we'll get started! 😀

1. Freelancing - what is it and who is a freelancer? Freelancing pros and cons

In recent years, due to economic instability in the Russian economy, the freelance market has grown by an average of 30% and its share is growing every year. So what is freelancing?

☝️ Freelancing in simple words:
Freelance (from English it can be translated as “free work / work”) is a remote work related to the provision of certain services to various customers via the Internet (for example, writing texts, creating websites, designing ...).

freelancer accordingly, this is a person who works remotely and does not depend on bosses, since in fact he does not have them. That is, a freelancer has the right to choose with whom he wants and will work, and with whom he does not.

According to statistics, people who work remotely earn 50-100% more their office colleagues. At the same time, they spend less time on work and work in more comfortable conditions from a psychological point of view.

Freelancing is a great alternative to regular work for many people, especially for those who live in small towns, i.e. where there are problems with finding work and salaries are very low.

When working remotely, you can work with customers from large cities (and not only in Russia), where wages for labor are much higher than average!

You can work and find orders in 2 ways:

• on special resources or freelance exchanges in the Internet.
• through direct cooperation with customers.

We will also discuss them in detail in this article.

At first, your earnings will not be large at all, but gradually, with an increase in your experience and knowledge, you can count on quite expensive orders.

Freelancing differs from regular work in that you will not need to get up early every morning to get ready for work in the office. In large cities, offline work is a long road that can take more than one hour, eternal stress, low salaries and high workload.

A freelancer is also not tied to a place of work and, if desired, you can place orders literally from anywhere in the world. And many experienced freelancers do just that - they work from warm countries, in particular, such as Thailand, Cyprus ...

And here are the main pros and cons of freelancing:

PROS AND CONS OF FREELANCE
👍 Pros:
➕ Can manage your own time , as you want, because you do not need to sit at work "from call to call." Many people simply dream of such a free work schedule.
➕ Your income is virtually unlimited , because in this type of earnings you can earn really serious money (much higher than the average salary in the country) and spend less time on work, especially if you have talent and you are easily trained.
➕ Even if you do not have any skills and abilities, then basic knowledge can be learned in a few weeks or months directly on the Internet. And besides, at first you can earn a little money on simple tasks.
👎 Minuses:
➖ In freelancing you need take full responsibility . In a regular job, you know for sure that once or twice a month you will receive your salary. In freelancing, however, income can be unstable - especially if you are just starting your journey! Here you are your own boss and worker.
➖ Have to look for orders every day and not always the job search will be successful, because you expect a lot of competition. There is only one conclusion: improve your knowledge, develop your rating, strive to work directly and on a long-term basis with customers, or agree to low pay.
➖ In addition, novice freelancers often face banal laziness . Since there is no leadership, accordingly, there is a desire to postpone everything until later. Any freelancers work according to the principle “The legs feed the wolf”, otherwise nothing.

However, despite all the disadvantages, freelancing definitely gives you much more freedom and allows you to earn much more with less time.

2. How to make money on freelancing without investment: where to start for a beginner and what is required?

So, you already want to start freelancing for yourself? But how to do it if you are a beginner? First of all, you need to decide on the type of your activity.

For example, if you know English well, then you can work as a translator, those who like to write texts can try their hand at copywriting, and knowledge of Photoshop will allow you to start doing web design, etc. The main thing is to choose the direction that do you like !

You can find remote work online as a designer, translator, accountant, journalist, cameraman, copywriter, programmer, typist... By the way, read a separate article (there are a lot of pitfalls in it)!

Website #1: Work-zilla.com

has been one of the popular and trusted freelancing exchanges since 2009. Especially this site is suitable for novice freelancers, as there are quite a lot of orders that do not require specialized knowledge and skills.

This includes simple tasks such as audio to text translation, filling the online store, posting ads…

However, in order to get started, you will need to go through a simple test (there are answers on the Internet) and pay for a subscription, which, if it is quite possible to pay back in 1-3 days!

You can withdraw money to the following payment systems: Yandex Money and WebMoney.

Site number 2: Avito.ru

I want to tell you not quite about the freelance exchange, but about an excellent platform where you can find a huge number of direct customers without any intermediaries. As you already understood, this is the well-known Avito resource!

On it, you can post free ads and find many jobs in a wide variety of freelance areas.

⭐️ By the way, when I worked as a freelancer, I was looking for orders mainly on Avito - for me it was perhaps the best platform!

However, Avito is more suitable for those who have already developed certain skills, for example, learned how to create websites:

Its advantages are that there is no such price dumping as on large freelance exchanges and you do not need to buy and pay for any tariffs, subscriptions ...

Learn to be different!
The most important thing (not only on Avito, but on all exchanges) is the ability to differfrom competitors.

For example, you can read more about how to respond to orders correctly so that they are entrusted to you in the article www.kadrof.ru/articles/3799.

Website №3: Etxt.ru

Although the competition here is quite high, despite this, even beginners will be able to find suitable orders.

Site №4: Free-Lance.ru

Website free-lance.ru is one of the main resources for finding remote work in the Russian-speaking segment. On this site you can find remote work of absolutely any specialization.

The only negative is the PRO-account, the price of which is clearly overpriced per month. Without it, newcomers to the site will not be able to submit their applications.

For the convenience of users, there is such an option as a safe transaction, which guarantees the safety of both the customer and the contractor.

Website #5: Weblancer.net

Popular site weblancer.net is one of the most sought-after and competitive in the modern freelance market.

The exchange itself appeared in the early 2000s and during all this time it has shown itself to be a stable source of income for freelancers.

By the way, to start working on this site, there is no need to buy a PRO account.

The site has a rather interesting voting system for performers. This allows you to identify potential negligent customers who do not pay authors. There are options for conducting secure transactions.

What can you do on this freelance exchange?

• Typing, rewriting, copywriting, SEO copywriting;
• Writing term papers and theses, abstracts;
• Creation of sites, game applications, work with databases, system programming, WEB-programming;
• 3D graphics, logo creation, vector graphics, visualization and modeling, corporate identity;
• HTML, CSS layout, engineering, development of mobile applications and projects.

And on the site you can always find work to promote services and goods in social networks, offer your services for SEO-audit of the site, advertising in teaser networks, marketing research. Payments to performers are made through the payment systems QIWI and WebMoney.

Site #7: Upwork.com

Most recently, the foreign exchange Odesk was renamed to Upwork. We will continue our speech about this resource.

☝️ Upwork is foreign resource , and it is more suitable for advanced freelancers than beginners. Accordingly, payments to employees on it higher than on Russian sites.

For ease of use, mobile exchange applications for iOS and Android have been created, and the application for recording working hours has been completely redesigned. Now the exchange employs more than 9 million freelancers and four and a half million customers.

The exchange is ideal for those who know English well. You can offer your services as a translator, text writer, programmer, web designer, graphic designer, web programmer.

By the way, Russian-speaking employers can be found on the exchange, but this is more an exception than a rule, since it is easier for large customers to save on a project by simply contacting cheaper Russian freelance exchanges.

On the site, you can create your freelancer profile for free, supplement it with a high-quality resume and portfolio. Additionally, you can pass tests on knowledge of the English language and the specifics of your profession.

☝️ Exchange feature:
Payment on this freelance exchange is different from payment on Russian-language exchanges. Most often, freelancers receive cash rewards per hour of work .

Site #8: Free-lancers.net

One of the oldest freelance exchanges that appeared in 2006 is the resource free-lancers.net. On this site, performers can find jobs in such areas as web design, rewriting, seo copywriting, website optimization, translations, graphic design.

The site administration is trying to facilitate the work of not only customers, but performers. A freelancer can advertise his profile on the main page of the site, thereby attracting potential customers. All the pleasure is relatively inexpensive - only 10 rubles per day.

The exchange has a section of black lists where you can add unscrupulous customers or performers. There is also a service for a secure transaction with a commission in 1% in favor of the stock exchange.

This site does not feel bad for experienced freelancers as it does for beginners. There no strong damping , so the chance to get an expensive project is higher than on similar exchanges.

Website #9: Freelancejob.ru

Another oldest freelance exchange for remote workers in Runet is freelance job. The site appeared in 2005. The only negative that spoils the work on it is the strong dumping of performers who reduce the prices for their services, so it is sometimes difficult for professionals to find suitable orders for themselves.

But for beginners, this resource is ideal, only the main thing is to choose the right customer, as there is a chance to stumble upon scammers.

✅ Listing on the exchange free for both clients and performers. On the FreelanceJob exchange, you can easily find a variety of orders for designers, copywriters, web designers, copywriters, programmers, translators.

Freelancers can purchase a PRO account for themselves, which allows them to take more expensive and priority orders. And you can also look for customers on the forums and blogs of the exchange, where the performers communicate.

4. Freelance: vacancies / professions for remote work at home - TOP 10 most popular

Next, we will talk about 10 most popular and demanded vacancies . These are certain types of work that do not require any investment other than your knowledge. By the way, you can always learn the basics of a new profession without leaving your home.

⭐️ About freelancing:
I want to immediately warn future freelancers that this is the same job as in the office. You can't have money without doing anything for it.

Many ordinary people imagine freelance work as a kind of paradise, in which a person hugging a laptop sits on the shores of a warm ocean. But in reality, this is not always the case, sometimes you have to work a lot of exhausting hours, especially at first, when you do not have direct customers and a good portfolio.

Beginners can be advised free courses from the site Kadrof.ru, on which, by the way, you can find orders, though at inexpensive prices - www.kadrof.ru/articles/1899. The training program is phased, simple and affordable, there are even video lessons.

Job #1: Copywriter

One of the easiest and most common freelancing jobs is copywriting.

copywriter is a specialist who creates commercial and informational texts. Most often, copywriters are generalist writers who can write articles on a variety of topics.

When creating an article, a copywriter uses many sources of information, he can use resources that allow him to evaluate the semantics of the text and its uniqueness.

• Copywriting. You are required to create unique texts without rewriting;
• Rewriting. This is a revision of the original text, which should be deep and retain the meaning of the article. Formally, you give out new material, but based on the source;
• SEO copywriting. Such an abbreviation is the creation of content using specially selected keywords that can bring the site to the TOP search results.

Rewriting is usually the easiest for beginners, since in this case, in fact, you only need to rephrase the original text.

❓Where can a copywriter work:
First of all, there are a lot of specialized exchanges (we have already reviewed some of them) where authors are invited to do the work of writing texts. Just as often, copywriters work directly with the owners of information sites and write articles for them on given topics.

A copywriter should usually have the following key skills: the ability to quickly find information on the Internet, to type quickly, to be highly literate, to have a good portfolio, to know the skills of SEO-optimization of texts.

But if you do not have all this, this does not mean that you cannot become a copywriter. On the contrary, if you have a desire to become one, then you can learn all this!😀

It is worth noting that a copywriter is not a typesetter. , This is a specialist of a much broader level.

Read more about it in a separate article on our website!

Job #2: Social media group administrator

Another very common and fairly simple profession on the Internet is the administrator of communities in social networks.

Many owners of groups and communities in social networks (especially in Vkontakte, Facebook ...) need administrators who would monitor the filling and updating of their communities, maintaining activity among visitors ...

Thus, the main task of such an administrator is the publication of interesting thematic materials, as well as the placement of advertising posts.

One community is not paid much for maintaining - approximately from 2,000 to 10,000 rubles/month . However, administrators often lead more than one community, but immediately 2-5 and end up with a good income.

Administrator vacancies can mainly be found on social networks themselves - usually they are fixed directly on the "wall" of the community (they can be found through a search on the social network).

Job #3: Content Manager

Remote work as a content manager is a rather difficult activity, but it allows you to make decent money on freelancing. Usually people who have already tried themselves in the field of copywriting or journalism go to content managers.

Content Manager Responsible for filling sites (magazines, newspapers) with useful and interesting materials.

He should mainly be able to: post materials, design and correct texts (tables, figures) and coordinate the work of a rewriter or copywriter, moderator and other specialists. In fact, he is fully responsible for the text content of the Internet resource.

Such a profession is not too difficult, as it might seem at first glance. It is quite possible to learn all this on the Internet yourself. 🙂

Payment for such work is most often negotiable, and it usually varies. from 3,000 to 15,000 rubles per month for one project. Content masters rarely take one project, they work with two or more sites. You can find work on freelance exchanges, on ad sites, or try to offer your services to the site owner directly.

Job #4: Web Designer

web designer- a person who has a certain artistic taste. It can create web pages and combine them into web sites. Simply put, a web designer creates the design and style of websites.

The profession of a web designer appeared in the distant nineties of the last century, and with the development of modern information technologies, it has become increasingly popular among freelancers.

Such a specialist should be able to develop a stylistic design of the project, taking into account the specifics of the worldwide network. Design does not always have to be just creative and stylish, but sometimes it must perform a certain function (for example, selling or informational).

Such a freelancer can place a variety of graphics on the site and understands what site navigation is, determines where banners and logos should be placed.

To do this kind of work, a web designer needs to know the HTML language and have a special artistic flair. And there is no escape from the basics of programming. A web designer can work on freelance exchanges, in web studios, and, of course, for himself (for example, look for customers on Avito).

Job #5: Internet Marketer

With the development of Internet advertising, there is an almost universal need for specialists who would set up advertising for certain products and services.

From my own experience, I can say that learning this profession is not so difficult (for example, I learned it for free on the Internet).

Since the main clients are the owners of online stores, it is best to look for orders on Avito and freelance exchanges.

☝️ You can make money as a freelance marketer from 30 thousand rubles per month .

Job #6: Translator

If you know languages, you can always work remotely as a translator. A translator is a specialist who translates a variety of information from one language into another language.

💡Information can be different: speech, text file, audio/video recording. Translation can be consecutive, technical, written and simultaneous.

This is one of the most popular freelancing jobs.

A person with a specialized education can become such a specialist. You also need to have the skills of business communication and etiquette, to own a computer.

Jobs can be found on special freelance exchanges or on English-language sites. The main requirements that apply to a translator are skills in translation or interpretation, translation of documentation, letters and other texts.

Job #7: Graphic Designer

The work of a graphic designer is a real creativity.

❗️ A graphic designer creates products such as logos, banners, styles, and even fonts for a website.

By the way, such a specialist can also design and create calendars, product packaging design, develop layouts for magazines and books.

On freelance exchanges, you can find quite a lot of orders related to design development, so such specialists usually do not remain without work.

If you want to learn graphic design, then the first program you should learn with is Photoshop.

As for payment, usually a standard project costs 4000-10 000 rubles and more.

Job #8: SMM Specialist

The profession of an SMM specialist is gaining more and more popularity. It is great for young and ambitious freelancers.

An SMM specialist helps promote a product or brand on social networks such as VKontakte, Facebook, My World, Twitter, Instagram.

To work in the field of product promotion, you need to have a certain analytical mindset, know the features of social networks, master the skills of psychology and sociology, and be able to create attractive content that potential customers may like. You can not do without the basics of targeting.

Job #9: Blogger

Blogging is both a vocation and a profession that allows you to earn decent money.

There are main types of blogging:

• you can make it your own vlog ,
• So information site with content for visitors.

Video blogging is especially relevant, thanks to which, with the help of advertising and monetization on YouTube, some enterprising individuals receive a very good monthly income.

As for information sites, people open them either on popular free services, such as LiveJournal, or use free engines, such as WordPress.

The blogger has the opportunity to earn money on contextual advertising, product advertising by firms or active links.

⭐️ The work is interesting, but also responsible. You have to offer people something really useful and valuable, and monetizing your site or YouTube channel is not a problem.

Vacancy No. 10: Website layout designer

Another popular freelancing job is a website builder. Such a specialist is engaged in the translation of web pages (design) into a computer language.

He must know the basics of website design and layout, be able to work with font sizes, text formats, make frames, and paragraphs. If there were no layout designers, then all the sites on the Internet would be faceless and the same.

In addition, the web developer must know the basics of coding and compliance of sites with the requirements of popular search engines such as Google or Yandex. Many layout designers are self-taught, since now there are a lot of free trainings and seminars on the Internet.

The main qualities that a website designer should have are knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accuracy, attention to detail, perseverance. The average payment for a completed project is usually Many people are skeptical about freelancing. They are sure that there are a lot of scammers in this area. This opinion is not without truth, there are indeed scammers on the Internet, but this does not mean that it is impossible to make money on the Internet.

❗️Important:
As for the most popular freelance exchanges , which offer paid tariff plans to get more orders, then you should not expect deception here.

However, you still need to be wary of less popular exchanges. If the exchange appeared quite recently and there are no reviews on the Internet about it yet, then it is better not to buy any tariffs and options, but at least work on it with a basic account first.

In addition, there are a lot of exchanges where you can work completely without investments.

Most importantly, don't get caught. on financial pyramids and scammersin who promise you "mountains" of money, but before that they ask you deposit money into their account under any pretext.

For example, on the Internet you can find a lot of vacancies for typing at home, but most of them are published by scammers. In them, they promise a very high salary, but when it comes to work, they demand that money be transferred to them under the pretext of an “insurance premium”.

In addition, scammers often use email(for correspondence) and e electronic payment systems: Qiwi wallets, Yandex money ... (bank cards are used very rarely).

And finally, before you transfer money anywhere and / or start working somewhere - read reviews about this site / organization on the Internet!😀

6. Conclusion

Freelancing is an opportunity to feel free. You don’t have to get ready every morning for an unloved job, calculate money until the next payday, listen to unpleasant criticism of management against you and tolerate your bosses.

In freelancing, you work for yourself, and it depends only on you how successful it will be. Experienced authors earn quite solid sums. The most important thing for you is to decide what you want to do remotely.

By the way, if you find the time, also watch the video in which one freelancer told how he went from $0 to $5,000:

Remember that freelancing and knowledge are inseparable. Take advantage of free online training materials for your area of ​​expertise, and if possible, attend trainings and webinars from well-known freelancers.

Do not rush to immediately look for large clients if you do not have a good portfolio. To start your career, the numerous freelance exchanges that were announced above are ideal.

The main thing is to choose a direction to your liking, believe in yourself and persistently go towards the goal - in this case, 100% everything will work out for you ! Just take the first step!

This concludes our article!

And we wish you creative success and big earnings!👍👍

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Hello dear readers! I would like to tell you about freelancing and help you understand what kind of direction it is and why it will be of interest to everyone.

What advantages does it have in contrast to office work and why did I start doing it. Freelancing what is it?

What is freelancing?

Scheduled every morning. The wake-up call, hasty fees for work. Weekdays in a stuffy office and a work race in anticipation of the weekend. Familiar?

At such moments, you want to find a job where you can independently control the daily routine, not depend on alarm clocks, boss, location and day of the week.

Is it real? Certainly! There is such a wonderful direction of activity as freelancing. And the one who deals with it -. So who is this person?

A bit of history

Freelance- this word comes from two English words Free- "freedom" and "lance"- “spear”, literally translated as “free spear”. In the Middle Ages, freelancers were called hired warriors who themselves chose whom they wanted to serve.

Currently the word "lance" simply means doing some work.

Therefore, now this is the name of a person who works at home. The advantage here is in the free schedule. You yourself choose the type of activity, decide when and where you will work, whether it be:

• favorite coffee shop near home,
• cozy room in your apartment,
• another country or even another continent.

You are no longer tied to where you work. Isn't this a dream? You can compare this with a constructor. We all remember this interesting game from childhood, but you can implement this game in your life and independently fold its design.

Sometimes things are much easier than they seem at first glance! Force yourself to look at the world through a new lens and appreciate new facets. Real work can be done remotely and it's real!

Where to begin?

What to do if one morning you woke up with the idea to learn something new for yourself and, finally, start making money via the Internet?

What do newbies need to know? Where can I get a guide for beginners?

First you need to get to know the direction of freelancing closer, read articles on this topic, view. If the difficulties do not leave you, then you can always ask for advice from a more experienced freelancer.

Try to be more attentive and delve into the essence of this direction, the faster you learn the material, the faster you can fulfill orders and earn money. You need to learn to think analytically and put everything on the shelves. Understand the essence of the task and then there will be no confusion in the head and fear of the unknown.

How to make money freelancing?

Of course, everyone is interested in the most pressing issue of earning from remote work. You need to understand that the less you know how, the less choice of work you will have.

Another plus of freelancing is that you will constantly develop, and diversify, you have a lot to discover for yourself. Agree, this is good news? Learn something new for yourself every day.

This will come in handy in life, because you will be an interesting conversationalist in any place and in any company. Not to mention how this will affect your inner world, self-esteem, as a person. Harmony will be your faithful companion.

Let's get back to the question of earnings. Each person decides for himself what results he wants to achieve in his field. For someone, it is enough to complete a task once a week and have additional income, but for someone it becomes a matter of life, and he constantly develops and learns new tasks for himself.

For a person starting out in freelancing, there are many directions that he can master. You can watch or read the book in detail. Where the simplest professions are described, with which everyone can start.

All roads are open to you, it remains only to choose the path. And more experienced colleagues in this field are ready to help you with this.

Now is the time to remember your childhood dreams. Maybe you dreamed of becoming a writer or a journalist, talking about interesting events and traveling a lot. So the time has come - it's time to act!

In the future, when you get acquainted with all the exchanges and try different tasks, you will already be able to determine the most interesting specialty for yourself.

At first, you will need to independently monitor various remote work exchanges and collect orders. But over time, if you do your job well, you will have your own list of customers for whom you can work on a permanent basis with a stable income.

What is important for a beginner to know?

1. Save information that is important to you.
2. Subscribe to newsletters.
3. Constantly develop.
4. Try even difficult tasks.

If you suddenly have questions, you can always ask them to a freelancer who has more experience than you. In the world of modern technology, there is no place for fear and ignorance. You can learn everything and learn everything, the main thing is the desire and assertiveness in achieving your goals. No need to waste time, start earning today, right now.

Only daily work will lead you to good results. And who knows, maybe one day we will meet for a glass of freshly squeezed juice on the ocean, and you will sincerely thank me for such a useful article on the verge of changing your life.

I wish you good luck and harmony in everything that surrounds you. All the best, dear readers!

Freelance documentary.

Hello! Today there will be a lot of material - an educational program, where we will bring complete clarity to freelancing as a profession.

Let's be frank. If you asked search: “freelancer - who is it and what does it do?”- I assume that this is not an idle interest.

Are you already looking for a promising profession or direction where you can work remotely?

Or do you want to digitize and monetize your current skills?

And now I, who have been living on this for more than 7 years, can quite tell you the whole truth about remote work, the experience of colleagues and the useful secrets of this “kitchen”.

By the end of the material, you will find out what it is and where exactly normal money is earned here, and where is the husk.

Content

Freelancing - what is it in simple words

This is not a profession, but a type of project employment, when you are not officially employed, but customers are interested in your skills, pay for them on a piece-rate basis and most often remotely.

A freelancer is someone who performs the role of a remote freelancer, namely a role, that is, a certain amount of tasks or a specific service.

The key point is this: sometimes it is not easy for a business to feed the workplace of a full-time specialist (even a remote one), and entrepreneurs optimize their costs by shifting a number of tasks.

Important the role of freelancers is to save entrepreneurs' resources on organizing real jobs.

Going deeper

A freelancer is a person who organizes a remote workplace for himself and performs project work for a client.
There are tasks, there are deadlines for their implementation and remuneration, which is determined by the parties in the dialogue.

And usually this unit operates on the Internet.

Do you advertise on Avito and do minor repairs at home?
Photographing love-story for couples, finding clients through Instagram?
Do you give private English lessons?

Congratulations, you are one of ours too.

Performing a strictly useful amount of work, not sitting out his pants in the office, such a citizen able to provide services to a number of customers.

Moreover, the customer and the performer may never meet in real life, but conduct all business and mutual settlements through virtual communication.

Ask yourself why would an entrepreneur need an on-staff designer to make just one logo?
Why create an entire workplace or go to a serious firm?

There is a market for just creating logos and there are enough professional freelance designers who can take additional orders while working on the staff of the same serious firms.

And why go to a photo studio when you can find a lot of cool photographers around on social networks and choose by portfolio?
I.e, the prefix "freelancer" is always followed by a qualification or set of services provided.

By the way, it’s not a fact that the customer will spend less money than in the company, using the services of freelancers (although this is quite likely), but he has the right to subtly select a specialist for his Wishlist and budgets, based on the portfolio.

And what about writing texts to order and creating advertising for medium-sized projects?

The bottom line is that there are already more real professionals in some niches remotely than in firms (in my experience), they are simply not interested in wasting time on weak organizations, working for their uncle, it is easier for them to translate their skills into concrete money than to sit on a chair and wait for salaries, so firms are no longer a guarantee of quality due to the outflow of personnel.

Therefore, successful freelancers work hard on projects, their reputation and are constantly learning to be in demand.

Benefits of being a freelancer

Freedom of movement

Yeah, travel (if you have enough money), take a laptop with you, you are completely free to organize your working time and work order.
Communicating with colleagues who have switched to freelancing, we all notice how fruitfully this affects life.
You can find time for any business with such a schedule, if you want.

In the summer we can just go to the lake in the middle of the week and relax for a couple of days.

Too much work? Raise the price tags, do not take on new projects, unload. You are your own boss, the legs feed the wolf. Some people just need occasional part-time work, while others are ready to do ten-hour sprints without a break. The choice will be yours.

Comfortable environment

Here is my day. I got up at 11:00, washed my face, ate, sat down at the computer, poked buttons for a couple of hours, went to meet with colleagues to discuss the project over a hookah, then went to the gym, by 18:00 I’m sitting at home, now I’m poking work stories into the keyboard again, if possible mood I will do a working sprint, if not, I will go for a walk or do household chores.

In any case, at almost every working hour I can move to the sofa or go to tea, postponing things a few hours later.

Anyone who works in an office can hardly boast of such a routine.

When we rented an office, my performance on tasks was significantly lower. My back and lower back often got tired, I wanted to lie down at least a little.

From home, I can work out work questions at a comfortable pace and sprint at least 10 hours straight or do nothing at all.

Lack of leadership pressure

Definitely, there are deadlines in freelancing, but the responsibility is always personal, name adequate deadlines and work at a comfortable pace.
Your boss is you. This discourages some and they fail to muster their will into a fist.

Therefore, this is a bipolar point, psychologically it is an advantage, but in fact it sometimes acts as a negative moment.

Freelancer problems

Inadequate, kidki among customers

In the first steps it is possible, the ability to avoid comes with experience.
For a couple of unpleasant situations, learn to filter inadequate and quickly calibrate incoming calls to liquid-non-liquid.

Live communication is replaced by virtual

I knew people who VERY loved to communicate in the office and be inside the team.
I'm not one of those, so I don't care.

Every joke has a bit of truth

Irregular work schedule

I can not work at all during the day, and at night fall plump into the project or even take a couple of days off.

In any case, the issue of organizing work for colleagues has always been acute, the average freelancer most likely, like me, wakes up at 10-11, goes to bed at 2-3 at night.

No stability

Social package, pension contributions, personal income tax refunds, etc. will not be taken out of thin air if you take cash for orders.
In general, only large companies provide stability in Russia.

Working for yourself doesn't mean that.

Questionable legal status

Salary in a "virtual envelope", tax "breathes in the heels."
How did we say? 50% of the population are self-employed and have unearned income, and you will join them.

The problem is solved by the status of an individual entrepreneur, I do not recommend being self-employed (no one will know how to legalize them legally for a couple of years).

For 80% of orders, you can agree in cash, if not, then spend it through a current account by creating an individual entrepreneur.

Where and how much do freelancers earn?

Fact. Overheard by any profession on Vkontakte and comments there is a unique source of insider knowledge on income.

For all doubters. There is money on the Internet, I guarantee it.

Average income in thousands of rubles per month, which I see in 2019 from freelancers in different areas, depending on their experience.

I do not claim universal truth.

• web development - 20 - 200
• creation and promotion of sites - 20 - 200
• web design - 20 - 150
• copywriting (writing texts) - 10 - 80
• video editing - 40-200
• Internet advertising - 20-150
• social networks, smm-management - 20-80

I often meet freelancers and entire remote teams in the following areas: design projects for premises and repairs, designers for installers, legal consultants, accountants.

It is far from 2010, when employers were still wary of remote work.

Now most of the small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation do not hesitate to directly look for contractors for their needs and take their services.

Where do freelancers get clients?

Thematic communities in social networks

Niche communities help not only to stay up to date with the latest news, cases, new tools, but also unite customers and specialists.

Special freelance exchanges

The most popular of them:

And now Yandex.services

I myself use Kwork and FL from time to time, as a customer, when I need to quickly close a certain amount of tasks.

For designers, Behance is more indicative.

They are characterized by a high demand for services, an even wilder volume of offers, for each of my tasks, on average, 20 responses are typed there. In order to work normally, you need to use premium accounts, and get ready to work for very inexpensive on the first projects, actively collecting feedback.

Forums

We recently developed a site on cms open-cart for a customer, while actively contacting private programmers of a special forum for this engine.

They ordered improvements to modules and the creation of new ones.
Many narrow niches have such hiding places, look for them.

From related colleagues

Whatever one may say, working in freelancing, you constantly intersect and communicate with a variety of specialties. Communication with them allows you to forward requests from customers to colleagues and vice versa.

Personal brand

Just remember that you not only can, but also need to present yourself on social networks as a professional.
Throw in some targeted advertising here, build trust in your personal brand, and get sales.

If you provide competitive services, of course.

From word of mouth

Do well 5 times for 5 people and others will know about your conscientiousness and quality of work.
Work on your conscience and it will turn on.

I get the most delicious orders from this channel. I think in any niche as well.
Customers with recommendations are already warmed up and you just have to qualify them in communication as worthy or uninteresting.

How much can you really earn?

It will depend on your experience, portfolio and ambitions, it’s dishonest to write that you can just take it and join any specialty without experience.

Specialists of my environment most often do not earn less than 50,000 rubles a month, but these are experienced personnel who understand the subject of their work.

Don't think how much. A lot, damn it. Really.
Look for something that you could BE BENEFIT, RECEIVING MONEY!

Working sketch. When creating this blog, the following guys were present:

SEO specialist, introduced micro-markup, accelerated the site – 2500 rubles / 3 hours of work.
- a web developer, moved the blog to a separate server, took care of security and carried out deep technical updates - 5000 rubles / 8 hours of work.

Did you see this article in a search?

Great, so my personal freelance SEO and copywriting competencies are clearly proven.

Skills don't come out of thin air. But they are fixed only by practice. You take and do.

Let's pretend you don't have any useful basic skills at all.

With proper motivation to understand the essence of remote earnings and mastering a new profession

• Start getting money, a few months.
• Get a decent salary, six months or a year
• Become a professional and feel like a fish in water - a few years.

At the moment of motivation, 80-90% of beginners crumble.

For laziness and greed win, everyone wants to earn, not to do well.

The secret of freelancing, which has long been learned.

Inside. Develop what you have a predisposition for.

I am familiar with website building (as in all digital), but I will never be able to learn how to typeset websites. This is wildly difficult for me and goes completely against the knowledge base I have received for life.
Is it to build something simple on almost any constructor.

At the start of my career, I quickly absorbed the management of social networks, mastered targeted advertising on Vkontakte, Facebook and Instagram on the same principles.
Writing advertising texts on top of this base is also not difficult.

Basic copywriting and editing skills have been present since university.

Realize how you can digitize your current skills or do a normal career guidance so you don't accidentally get into a routine you hate.

Work should always be fun.
I enjoy doing advertising.

Do not be afraid to make mistakes, there are always more non-professionals blowing cheeks than competent performers.

To get out of a super-competitive market, 2 points are enough.

1. Do your job responsibly and honestly.
2. Don't forget to tell the world about it beautifully.

Voila, you have already entered the 20% of those who are interested in customers in any niche.

How to start a freelancer with no experience?

Where not to look

1. Filling out questionnaires.
2. Collecting money through services for likes, reposts, actions.
3. To the low-market copywriting, where monkeys write for 20 r / 1000 characters.
4. Advertising surfing with revenue per view.

What is suitable for a beginner

• Website content management - laying out news and designing materials for publication on websites - 5-30 thousand / month.
• Administration and creation of simple content for the entertainment community - look for vacancies in the admin communities of Vkontakte
• Copywriting on topics where you understand, you can immediately receive decent pay for your work - Advego, Fl.ru
• Yandex.toloka - perform small tasks from the search engine itself, get income. Craftsmen earn 30-40 thousand rubles each, but they spend an indecent amount of time on it.
• Pay attention to forums where SPECIFIC schemes for earning are sold for little money.
  For example, a forum - Warehouse. Be consistent and do not buy everything in a row, choose 1-2 schemes that are closest to you.
• Take tasks on YouDo
• Yandex services

However, if you are determined and are going to enter the freelance niche tightly, define for yourself one of the in-demand digital professions and go deep.

career guidance

Designers

Designers have anything: web interfaces, logos, graphics, video motion, presenters, animators.

The ability to draw, by the way, is far from the most important thing. The main thing is to choose a direction.
If you have a desire to create and create - look here.

copywriters

The most fuzzy activity in terms of skills, if you are already a pro in a narrow area, you can become a sought-after copywriter in it.
I know a lawyer who retrained as a copywriter and writes legal texts. By the way, he earns about 100 pieces a month.

Do you have fingers on your hands and a desire to write a lot for money?

You are welcome to master.

SMM specialists

My brothers, well suited to all marketers and advertisers.
In general, the threshold for entering this area of ​​marketing is quite low, but do not be biased - this is a complex and specific activity if you do it professionally.

SEOs

Promote websites in search engines.

A bonus is attached to the skill base, to promote any of your personal projects for free. A good specialist of this profile does not depend on customers at all, he simply makes his own projects and enjoys the results.

Are you good at interpreting data and are you ready to find working information bit by bit?
Try.

Traffic dealers, targetologists, contextual advertising

Creative and analytical professions. There is where to apply intuition.

Website builders, web developers

A monkey (except me) can learn to code, but here's the quality...

Inside: coders, software developers, testers, programmers - and a bunch of other amazing stories.
Basically, guys with a technical mindset come here.

Who else earns online

Skype teachers and tutors, draftsmen, term papers and diplomas, artists (live works and through programs).

Instead of conclusions

In each specialty there are bottlenecks and services that are emphasized by different specialists.

There are SEO-shniks who are engaged in the complex promotion of sites, organize all the work.

And within the project, they reorder services for specific tasks - collecting the semantic core, editing the site from programmers.

Every little thing has its own specialist who is deeply versed in it. And there is a demand for it.

And it is worth remembering that each of the described areas does not lend itself to deep analysis within the framework of the article, because the methods and principles of work, like the level, each performer has his own.

There is a certain common market of digital specialties, where there is a demand for services and everyone finds a CUSTOMER FOR ITSELF.

If you are a person with ambitions, motivated, open to new things, keep your word and do your job well, you will also earn money by communicating with normal customers.

If you are a grabber in life, you give up everything halfway, you do it just to do it, sit in the lower segment and snatch the bottom-orders, communicating with the inadequate.

In the meantime, tell us in the comments what exactly do you expect from freelancing? What worries you?
Let's discuss.

A freelancer is a creative person who can process several applications at the same time, and he does not depend on anyone. Clients find freelancers on the Internet thanks to social networks and specialized exchanges, leave a request for cooperation and wait for the results of their work.

Who are freelancers?

These are people who earn money without leaving their homes. They can offer the services of managers, copywriters or rewriters, they can also act as independent consultants on many issues. Independence from the office opens up the possibility of earning quite a lot of money, but, again, this depends on professionalism and work experience. Experienced freelancers can make good money from the rankings they make on online freelancing marketplaces.

What does a freelancer do?

Many people who want to work remotely are interested in what a freelancer does. How can he earn money without having a formal job. In fact, everything is simple. By itself, freelancing is aimed at the implementation of various kinds of Internet projects, work with which can bring decent money. What is included in the concept of classic freelancing?

• Writing unique content for various websites.
• Work with foreign sources and translation of the text.
• Development of advertising brochures.
• Website development.
• Filling the site with information.

Does working as a freelancer require a high level of knowledge in the IT field? No, the modern world can offer creative people to realize themselves through the creation of content without any "special" knowledge in the field of computer software. For example, there is such a vacancy as a copywriter, in order to work in this direction, you must be able to work with ready-made text and express your thoughts beautifully.

The difference between freelancing and remote work

Many mistakenly assume that freelancing and remote work are identical concepts, but this is not the case. In fact, there are some similarities, but there are many more differences. First of all, it is worth noting that freelancers conclude their contracts using the Internet; if necessary, they can meet with their client in real life. For the most part, freelancers communicate with customers via the Internet.

Remote work, on the other hand, implies that a person is registered in a company and performs his duties, not sitting in the office, but at home. Of course, for many, this is a very comfortable solution, but it should not be confused with freelancing.

Freelance Benefits

Every job has its pros and cons, freelancing is no exception. What are the benefits?

• Saving time and money. You don't have to stick to a set work schedule. You can also save on public transport and meals.
• Ability to work anywhere, anytime. No attachment to work, no need to take a vacation for personal reasons, no need to wait for the holidays to go on a trip with the family. It opens up the opportunity to work absolutely anywhere, the main thing is that there is access to the Internet and a working computer.
• Freelancing can open up huge opportunities for starting a new business.
• There is no need to constantly waste time meeting with clients, the work is done remotely.
• Lack of leadership. The freelancer is his own boss.
• Stable income and great opportunities. A few years of freelance work in a certain direction will not be in vain. Persistent people boldly increase their rate, respectively, and the quality of the services offered increases.
• Money can be received daily. Working online can bring daily income. In this case, there is no need to wait a whole month for a salary.
• Opportunity to grow in your chosen field. For example, if a person has a diploma in journalism, then he can provide his services as a freelancer as a journalist. You can choose the position of a copywriter and earn good money.

What are the disadvantages of freelancing?

In addition to many advantages, freelance work has the following disadvantages:

• Finding a good exchange. Many sites offer services that no one needs anymore. There is no point in wasting your energy on them.
• Lack of social support. Vacations and sick days are not paid here. You need to think about whether to go on vacation or find the strength for a long and fruitful work.
• Disagreements with loved ones. Very often, you have to devote a lot of time to work day and night, and even on weekends. There is also a difference in time zones, so freelancer work can take place at night. In order not to lose customers and good earnings, it is periodically required to sacrifice part of the relationship with loved ones.
• Chance to encounter a scammer. If the client has not proven himself on the exchange before contacting you, then you should take payment before starting to perform your duties.

How to become a freelancer from scratch?

If there is a goal to start developing in the direction from scratch, then simple tasks should be preferred. As we said earlier, to become a freelancer, you do not need to have excellent knowledge of IT technologies. If you want to quickly develop your career on the selected exchange, then give preference to the following vacancies:

• Rewriting.
• Copywriting.
• Administration of the page in the social network.
• Internet sales.

These vacancies will help you acquire all sorts of connections and allow you to steadily increase your income. After the direction is chosen, it is necessary to study all the basics associated with it. It is also necessary to train your brain to quickly and efficiently assimilate new information. It is worth updating all the knowledge and skills that have already been obtained.

The final sub-item at the beginning will be registration on a good exchange. You need to have patience and give enough time to work. It is necessary to be prepared for the fact that not everything will go clearly and according to plan, in which case there is no need to be upset. By overcoming problems, you increase professionalism.

How is work paid?

Money is sent to electronic wallets. There are many of them, for convenience, create accounts on all major ones and come up with a good password. Why so many wallets? This way you can show your customer focus so that people can easily pay.

Did you find a violation?

A freelancer is a freelance, self-employed person who offers his services to companies, to several clients at the same time. In America, 35% of all working people are freelancers. Freelancing is gaining popularity in the countries of the former CIS. The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world and even for a foreign company attracts more and more Russians. But freelance work also has its downsides.

Freelancers - pros and cons

Before deciding whether to be a freelancer, you need to know not only about the benefits of this mode of work, but also about the pitfalls:

1. It will take time to develop a stable client base for decent earnings.
2. Work may be irregular. Many freelancers experience high and low tide in their work. Clear budget planning and a willingness to work overtime when there is a lot of work is essential.
3. Working with numerous clients and projects is a challenge. Someone finds it really difficult to meet all deadlines, to do quality work. Freelancer is a great time manager.
4. Low income at first. In today's era of the digital economy and with high competition, few are willing to pay decently for a new freelancer.

Freelancing benefits:

1. Work when you want. If you want to sleep until noon - easily, arrange a day off in the middle of the week - no problem. In freelance mode, you can devote to work those hours when performance is at its peak.
2. Work with whoever you want. Rude and inadequate people can be excluded from work. If you feel that you do not agree with the character, or are not satisfied with the payment procedure, you can simply wish all the best and not work on the project.
3. Work where it's convenient. One of the most compelling reasons that makes you opt for freelancing. You can do the work while sitting in a local cafeteria or driving around Europe, or swinging in a hammock under a palm tree. In the park, in the library, in bed while wearing pajamas - anywhere!
4. work for yourself. What is a freelancer - one who is his own boss. No one hangs over him and does not control. All important decisions are his.
5. All money is yours. Freelancing allows you to receive all the profits from the project, there is no boss - there is no distribution of funds between the company and employees.

Types of freelancers

Freelancers have a wide variety of specialties, from humanitarian to technical. Forbes has compiled the top 10 professional areas where you can make a great freelance career:

• marketing;
• business project management;
• web development;
• work with texts;
• Accounting;
• insurance;
• teaching;
• work in social networks;
• graphic design;
• administrative assistance.

What freelancers are in demand right now?

To become a successful freelancer, you need to have experience in a field that pays well and is in demand:

1. Programming and software development. Specialties related to programming, especially the creation of mobile applications, are the highest paid.
2. Web design. With the rapid development of online business, the need for web designers is growing. The services of a freelance designer are well paid, but the competition is high - it is important to be an experienced and creative specialist.
3. Content Marketing. Tasks for freelancers in the field of content marketing - writing unique articles that will increase traffic to the Internet resource. Being a successful content marketer means reading a lot, writing a lot, being an inquisitive and creative strategist.
4. Graphic design. Infographics are in demand these days. Visualization is important in the online environment, which is why graphic designers are in the top 5 most paid areas for freelancers.
5. Copywriting. What is the job of a freelance copywriter? Creation of content for websites, writing descriptions of goods and services.
6. Video editing. The high demand for video editors in the freelance industry is due to the opportunities that platforms like YouTube and others provide for businesses.
7. Social media management. Almost every business has a social media page. network, uses it to attract customers and promote the brand. Associated with this is a high need for specialists who would intelligently promote the account.

How to become a freelancer from scratch?

It's easy to start working for yourself. As easy as loading a page on the internet. For example, a freelance exchange website page where you can find your first client. Simple steps that will tell you how to become a freelancer:

1. Decide on a field of activity.
2. Create an account on the exchange.
3. Set prices.
4. Look for clients.

How to work as a freelancer?

Working as a freelancer on the Internet requires an integrated approach. To be a successful specialist, you need to try. Freelancing is work. Build a portfolio, accumulate recommendations, establish professional connections, look for clients, sell yourself. What is the work of a freelancer: in activity, in high-quality performance, in meeting deadlines.

Freelance marketplaces for beginners

A freelance marketplace is a great way to find your first clients. There you can also create your own profile, develop a portfolio, and over time, clients themselves will contact the artist. There are general and specialized exchanges, where specific specialists, web developers, designers and others “hang out”.

Well-known foreign freelance exchanges for those who want to work for a foreign company:

• freelancer.com
• upwork.com
• guru.com.

The largest exchanges of Runet:

• fl.ru;
• weblancer.net
• freelance.ru

Exchanges for copywriters:

• etxt.ru;
• text.ru;
• textsale.ru;
• advego.ru.

Exchanges for illustrators and graphic designers:

• logopod.ru;
• illustrators.ru;
• russiancreators.ru

Exchanges for programmers and 1C specialists:

• www.1lancer.ru
• devhuman.com
• modber.ru

How much do freelancers get paid?

A freelancer is a person whose income depends only on himself. The more you work, the more experience, the more chances you have to work on big projects and earn more money. At the thought of leaving office work, many are hampered by doubts about how to get a freelancer paid for his work. There is only one advice - work on a contract basis, taking the word of the customer is a noble cause, but not always grateful.

Do freelancers pay taxes?

How to pay taxes to a freelancer is an exciting question. On the one hand, there are tempting prospects to hide from them, on the other hand, the risk of a fine. A freelancer earns the same income as a person working for a company. The same - in the sense that it is subject to taxation. Firstly, you should always work with the client on a contractual basis, where everything will be spelled out, and secondly, for the convenience of tax deductions, you can open an individual entrepreneur, or file a declaration regularly and on time.

Newbie freelancers think about how to become a successful freelancer, how not to get into trouble, how to have reliable financial support. These tips will help:

1. Get ready. Before you leave your office job and dive into the world of freelancing, you need to gather all the tools for success. For most professions, such as copywriting or graphic design, you need to have an impressive portfolio to convince a client to hire you. It is better to prepare in advance - analyze your experience, select those parts that can be reflected in the portfolio. Start with a part-time job - take on work on individual projects in parallel with the current work in the office.
2. Sell ​​Yourself Smartly. We've been taught that bragging is bad, but if you don't talk about yourself and your accomplishments, it's hard to convince a client to hire you. The secret to success is to back it up with facts. For example, if you're trying to convince a potential client that you're great at creating content for business blogs, send them the samples you developed earlier.
3. Set goals and create a plan to achieve them. Before you start freelancing, you need to decide what you want to achieve. Calculate how much money you need to earn per month to provide for yourself. How many projects are you willing to take on and how much money will you receive.
4. Be active. Don't sit back and hope that customers will find you. Be active on social media networks, on exchanges, look for your target customers.
5. Be in the party. If you work alone, it does not mean that you need to isolate yourself from society. People trust recommendations from people. Attend events, online conferences, network, share experiences.
6. Collect reviews. Customer references are a great way to get a new one, and they prove that you are not the only person who considers you a professional.
7. Grow your brand. There are thousands of other freelancers out there, what makes you different from them? Your brand is your personality. Develop your website, your social media accounts. networks, replenish your portfolio. When sending an e-mail, be sure to include links.
8. Always make a contract. One of the biggest mistakes many freelancers make is not signing a contract with a client. Sometimes it ends sadly.

The richest freelancers

As practice shows, the old proverb does not lie. If this sounds too good to be true, it is. Famous freelancers have proven it: