How To Become a Freelancer To Work From Home
Hello Folks, once again, I am writing about ideas to make money from home to increase our incomes and today is the turn for Freelance Jobs as a perfect way to work from home.
Today I am going to talk about how is possible to make money promoting some services online, things you do, or, know how to do.
Below I will share with you how to work from home with freelance jobs.
Before anything, I want to explain what a freelancer is. Well, freelance is an independent worker, this means you do not work for a particular company.
In other words, you are free to work for anybody and perhaps work for more than one at the same time, and it is possible through the internet!
The idea of being a freelance through the internet is to promote your work by different social media, or even better, publicize your skills and knowledge on a website where clients or companies seek people like you to hire.
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What Kind Of Job Can I Do As A Freelancer?
Here are some examples, if you speak a second language and have the ability to translate documents, you should offer this service online.
Every day many people are looking for help for translations, and they are willing to pay for it.
Another example would be to offer your knowledge as a writer, editor or grammar checker. I am sure there are novelists and bloggers out there interested in this particular service.
But, what if you’re not a writer, editor, or you do not speak a second language? Do not worry; perhaps you are a designer (any kind), another great job to offer online and earns real money.
These are just some examples of how you can make money from home online, but there are many other activities you can do.
You can be a consultant if you are a retired professional with extensive experience in your field; Companies often are seeking advice for their projects.
And what if you have a lot of experience creating blogs, or perhaps, you have many followers in your social media; then this is perfect to build your own business.
Bloggers (especially the new ones) are always looking at how to improve their blogs and get more traffic to their websites. So, you could be the one who teaches them how to do it and receive payment for it. Sounds good, uh!
What Do I Do To Start Working As A Freelancer?
1. Look for a Freelance Jobs Website to Announce your Services
It has to be a reliable site. A website that will take care of us as well as their clients. This way, customers will feel safe when they hire a freelancer. There are many good websites out and free to enroll.
2. Make Reviews Before Enrolling in any Site
The reason is that you want to know if the site has good reviews from other freelancers, and if it is popular, I mean if the site has many visitors, after all, we want lots of customers looking for freelancers.
3. Know how much the website will charge you for promoting your services
Maybe you are a little confused right now since I said before that the websites are free.
Yes, there is no cost to join them, but there is a commission we have to pay once we get and complete a job, which is reasonable since this is the way those platforms make money.
How much is the commission? It is a small percentage of your payment, but every website has a different rate.
What Is Next?
Once you find the right website fill the application to enroll.
It is very easy; you only have to mention your skills and knowledge, the type of service you are offering, your rate, and how many hours per week you are available to work.
After this, you are all set! You will be able to see all the jobs offered to you according to your skills and knowledge.
Also, if you match for a job posted by a client, the website will send you an email with the information.
One more thing, I forgot to mention you can always decline an offer if you are not interested. Great, huh!
And here it comes, how much money can you make?
It all depends on how many jobs you accept and your rates. As well once you have good reviews from your customers you may earn more money. Yey!
Websites Where You Can Sign-Up For Freelance Jobs
Upwork.com has many categories to post a job, for example, web, mobile, or software developers, data, science and analytics, design and creative, writing, translation, legal, admin support, customer service, accounting and consulting, among others.
Sign-up is easy; you have to create an account and profile explaining your abilities, hourly rate, and availability for work. After that, you will be able to look for a job and apply for it if it is the right one for you.
You will receive your payment after completing the job. The commission for UpWork is 2% based on your payment.
Freelancer.com is another website for freelancers as its name says.
There is not much difference between Freelancer.com and Upwork.com; free to sign-up the same kind of jobs posted, easy to apply and guarantee of finding a job.
The only difference between Upwork and Freelancer is the commission fee on the last one which is 3%; not bad when you are receiving good help to find a job.
What do you think about Freelance Jobs? Would you like to work as a Freelancer?
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Wow! Is great to know there are optios like these out there. Do you know if these sites apply obly for Jobs in the U.S.?
Hi Barbara,
and the answer to your question it is not, since most of the jobs you can do them online.
Therefore, you can work from any part of the world. Isn’t it great?
Good look finding your perfect job!
Very interesting!, i did not know about this option to make money, I will definitely consider it. Thank you!
Happy you found this information helpful. I hope you decide to become a freelance if you think it’s a good opportunity for you to make an extra income. Good luck!
I am interested in doing home jobs like taking information and putting it onto spreadsheets. Like names and addresses. Something of that nature I don’t know whether to call it data entry, remote data or what. I am still working full time and need to supplement my income but I don’t want things like customer service or being on a phone all the time. What would I look for?
thanks
Hi, Joan,
I think the kind of job you would like to do is data entry-level which in my opinion is one of the best work from home jobs you can find if you are looking for flexibility and decent payment as a beginner. If you would like to know more about data entry jobs, take a look at my post “Best Data Entry Jobs From Home”.
this post will help you know where and how you can get this job.