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In the modern working world that we are in, it can make working from home and earning money easier than ever. You don’t even have to work close to a specific location, if there is a job that will allow you to work from home and dial in for conference calls. So it can make carving out a career path of your own, doing things that are relevant to what you want to do, simpler than before. With a bit of determination, you can take steps to become a paid freelancer, working freelance on a variety of different things. It could be writing online or blog articles, graphic design, admin, virtual assistant work, data work, and freelance in other roles like accounting, and so on. Of course, the latter would need some specific training and experience, but there are many things that don’t need experience. 

There are many benefits to working as a freelancer. For starters, it will look good on your resume, but it will help you to create a good work and life balance, give you the time to work from home, and help you to earn an income, and perhaps grow it into your own business over time. So with all of that in mind, here are some of the things to know, to become an expert freelancer.

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Pros and cons of freelancing?

The idea of just getting out of bed, having the world’s shortest commute to the laptop, and starting work can seem like a dream for many. But that isn’t always the reality. Nobody has ever said that working from home is going to be something that is easy, but for all of the advantages that it has, there will be some drawbacks too.

PROS

  • The flexibility of working from home is one of the biggest selling points. You can pick the hours that you work, as long as you meet your deadlines and get work done.
  • You are the one that gets to choose when you work and what work you take one. There are no rules other than the ones that you set. You can take breaks and work things around other commitments like family and friends. 
  • You have the choice over the work that you take on. If you don’t like the sound of something or it doesn’t pay enough, then it is totally up to you what work you choose.
  • Because you don’t have to work for someone specific or be close to an office in a particular town, you can work with people from all over the world. 

CONS

  • Filling out things like your personal tax return, being paid somewhat inconsistently and not always having a regular income, can be something that is tricky when you’re relying on payments for bills and rent.
  • The flexibility is both a blessing and a curse; it does take a lot of discipline not to just keep watching TV or sleeping in for an extra hour. 
  • You don’t have a boss that is in charge of you, but you still have a good reputation to keep with your clients, so you need to make sure you’re disciplined enough to meet deadlines. 
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