How to do Freelancing during Covid-19 Pandemic?

This year has been shocked and is continuously being shaken by series of setbacks that greatly affect world economy - the most notorious of them all is the COVID-19 pandemic. Data shows that half of companies are considering layoffs as a long-term operational strategy. And for the affected employees, Freelancing could be one of the best options to survive.

Freelancing during Pandemic

Fear of starting Freelancing

Covid-19 pandemic has boost the status of freelancing since the outbreak. Majority of laid off employees are resorting to switch careers from corporate to virtual jobs in the fear of of catching the virus when seeking job outside. But the problem is how they can start? They do not have any know- how on building freelancing career. Here are some strategies:

Strategies for Finding Freelancing Works during Pandemic

Learn the basics - For you to be able to get a freelancing work, you must know how freelancing works. Take course from one of the best freelancing academy to find your niche to get started with.

Determine the market - Study the segment that has greater opportunities. If the work area where your skill best suited is also affected by the pandemic, it is a smart move to know where there is greater chance of being hired.

Be flexible - Knowing the segment where there is greater demand of freelance service, it is now time to consider options of extending your services horizontally and vertically. If in the corporate world, your service is define, try to think of your set of skills and choose among them what you can hone so that you can have an additional offerings to prospective client.

Create a Resume- This is your first line of offense. Building your resume will open the opportunities for you to get clients. Create a profile with biggest freelancing platforms today i.e., Upwork.

Finding a Freelancing Work

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