Online Freelancing

What is Freelancing

• Spare some of your time to work for micro work• Freelancing could be online and offline• Freelancing is generally around expert skills• Freelancing is one time contract, might have repetitive work also• Work for multiple employer at one time

Why Freelance

• Quick turnaround time• Parallel working• Economical• Experts at 1/10 price• Professional work

Difference between Freelancer and Employer• Freelancer work on project and stop working at anytime, he don’t

have to worry about shop rent, employees and other overhead• Freelancer generally work as individual• Consultant and contracted employer is a form of Freelancer but they

become employer once they increase their team• Freelancer doesn’t have any overhead and so the liability or

assurance/guarantee

How the cycle work

Identify skills

Create profile on elance

Find a job

Perform the task

Get feedback

Increase your team

E-Enterpreneur

Identify Skills (Online)

• Data Entry• Web Design• eCommerce• Graphic Design• Social Media• Training• Project Management

Create Profile

• Elance• Odesk• Social Media• Profile has to be• Complete • Clarity• Certification• Portfolio• Recommendation• Feedback from customers

Find a Job

• Signup for areas you can work• A web design mismatch for graphic design• An accountant is mismatch for financial analysis instead of book

keeping• Look for work you can do and can get help from friends in short time• Look for job where you have worked in past with feedback• Propose a job in detail how you will go about, what is your past

experience, certification you posses and more.• Look for ongoing job from agency, consultant or contractor.

Perform the task

• Ensure you perform as mentioned in the work description• Discuss with client to ensure you are doing it correct• Don’t do more or less : just 100%• Update your knowledge to undertake the work professionally, for

example• Submit file in zip format• Naming convention for file name• Always use original content and do not copy image or content from internet

• Some time require to work in client’s group or you may create you own local team or online group

Get Feedback

• There are 2 feedbacks• From client to enhance your work• From client on the elance for other client to weight your expertise and

working pattern (fast, slow, professional, etc)

Increase your team

• If you have permanent job and freelance is not your career, is fine• If you are totally depend on freelance then make a proper setup with

few employees to get work or you may also buildup team by adding team members from elance and odesk.• Get more members or local freelancer through social media

E-enterpreneur

• Market your services on google• Setup proper business and register @ PSEB• Plan for your growth through business plan and financial plan• Develop your own product like apps for taxi appointment

Beyond Freelance !

How do you get paid

• Client will transfer the fund to your elance account – from here you will• Get check• Wire transfer• Debit Card• etc

What other option

• Adsense• Sell Online• Services and consultancy• Portal like Alibaba.com• Apps• Content Development like MeriWeb• Content Development like 360 degree learning