Your freelancing experience !

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May 16, 2017, 2:43 pm

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Your freelancing experience !

I think nowadays online freelancing is a great alternative of part time job. Mainly most of the students like freelancing. Because they can work from their home and can work when they have time. If you will have a offline job then you will need to follow time table. We also need to follow time table for online freelancing but in this method we have option to choose our working time. However, I am working as a freelancer since 2012. When I was started online earning I was not serious about it. I was doing freelancing for just fun !! But from 2016 I have took it very seriously because I need money for my study. I remember that day when I earned nearly $100 USD through SEOClerks. SEOClerks is the marketplace where I have earned my first $100 USD . I am still earning good amount of money through SEOClerks. However, let me know your experience about your freelancing life !! Tell us about your first $100 dollars earning story...

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mcbryan080990

mcbryan080990

Freelancing is one way now to earn money in the most comfortable and easy way. I myself is a freelancer and base on my experience its fun and reliable. I earn money and easy ways like data entry and virtual assisting. Because of the high demand of talent and skills, different countries now hired a freelancer who can do multitasking making their business efficient and effective. As a freelancer, I enjoy bonding with my family while working unlike before that I spend most of the day at the office. I can also wear anything I want and work comfortable unlike wearing semi formal or sometimes formal dress just to please your boss.I can say that Freelancing is a great way of earning money for a living it just needs patience and determination.

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iamawriter

iamawriter

I am a senior and what I do online is more as pass time. It is great to interact with a global audience and share information which they will benefit from.
I have written many articles and blogs on various subjects and going by the interaction I receive I know I would have contributed in a positive way. No doubt I earn too.

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cbeaderstadt

cbeaderstadt

Freelancing has such a broad spectrum of opportunity and potential. I myself do freelance graphic design work, freelance massage therapy, and freelance writing. The first $100 I made doing freelance work was local. I had advertised my skills and it just so happened that a local man saw my online ad and needed help designing a logo for his new Custom Woodworking business, he ended up paying me over $300 because of the hours we put in. We did the entire project together and are still dear friends, he does some amazing woodworking and I use some of his products every day. Since then he has hired me multiple times to design his website, write articles to be printed in the newspaper, and he has even hired me as a masseuse once or twice. Online freelancing has provided my family that extra money to travel or have recreational time together. It is a wonderful way to connect with people personally, and also have the flexibility as an IBO!

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fishmonk

fishmonk

I first started freelancing as a student. I freelanced as a photographer and took pictures for university departments. I earned around $500.00 for my first gig. After that, I tried to dabble in some freelance writing. I did some articles for $10.00 per article. These articles were mainly to promote products for a health company. Doing these freelance work helped me to get extra money in order to pay for living costs in university. I got hooked to freelancing since then but have gradually reduced on the amount of work now as I have a new full-time job. I have gotten to know more people from my freelance jobs. It also helps me to improve on my quality of work as I do receive useful feedback from my clients.

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Tania997

Tania997

Freelancing helped me for a period, but as of right now I'm really not finding anything. I used to be a freelance translator from italian to english or vice versa, I can translate anything. I've been studying this language since I was born but clients just started to disappear over time, or they didn't care about my proposals. I also had very low prices

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overcast

overcast

Yes freelancing is constant work. And in order for regular paycheck you have to find the work on daily basis. I guess that seems to be the only way for the earning money. But the reason why people don't quit job is because freelancing earning is random.

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galegatling

galegatling

I remember when I was doing offline freelancing from friends I would earn up to 200$ weekly because of the number of jobs pending and I was glad that I could do them all. Most of my jobs were different from each other - from computer related stuffs such as software and hardware, to doing logo layouts or tarpaulin layouts and doing photography! But after that we had to move in so I am not able to get an offline gig now because my current place is not my childhood place anymore. :/

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fishmonk

fishmonk

That is a pretty good sum of money. When you meant that your current place is not your childhood place, do you mean that you have moved overseas? How do you do tarpaulin layouts?

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TheArticulate

TheArticulate

I've been doing offline freelance work for about 3 years now. All of my business is in wedding videography, and it's been a really good business so far! I can't remember my "first $100" per se, but I remember knowing what it was like to finally have money coming in through my freelance work. It was a fantastic feeling! I started my services off at $400 for video work, but have worked my way up to $850 per gig. I typically try and limit myself to two wedding a month just keep from overworking myself, but the month of June saw me bringing in one wedding every week, so 4 weddings that month. I'll typically earn around $1,600 a month from wedding video by itself, which is a pretty slick deal, especially being that I work for myself and all of the editing can be done from the comfort of my own house.

I picked up online freelance back in high school just to earn a little spending money on the side and because writing piqued my interest. I've been doing it off and on since then for the better part of 5 years now, but I don't make very much doing it. I really do it try and keep my writing skills up to par with others and just earn a little more money on the side.

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fishmonk

fishmonk

That is pretty interesting. How long does it take you to cover a wedding? This shows that you should have some pretty sick editing skills. Nowadays, people love to have wedding videos coverage for their wedding events.

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TheArticulate

TheArticulate

I usually shoot for 8 hours on the wedding day unless the couple books me for longer than that. I also probably put in a good 6 or 7 hours editing and making DVD's of the final product, so all together I might spend anywhere from 15 to 20 hours total on a wedding, depending on how much goes into it.

Yes, wedding video is a growing business, and in my city there are only four or five of us who offer the service professionally, so I find it pretty easy to book weddings when I want to. I don't know that you'd call my editing skills "sick", but they get the job done for weddings. I try not to distract from the visuals with my edits.

If anyone's interested, you can see a mashup of the major weddings I did this past year in this video.

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fishmonk

fishmonk

My friend is doing such projects too. Do you employ the use of drones in videography? There is a trend for people around here to request for aerial shots. How have you found your customers to be like in terms of requirements?

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TheArticulate

TheArticulate

I do not employ use of drones in my videography. I haven't taken the step to purchase one and get it licensed yet, but it's on my list of things to do, for sure! I haven't had any problems with my clients. They're generally very understanding of my terms, and because video isn't something people are really in tune with, they're generally happy with whatever I create.

For instance, most couples know exactly what photos they they want, they know exactly what songs they'd like their DJ to stick to, and they know exactly what food they want for their reception. They don't have these strict guidelines for video most of the time, I've found. In general, my clients see my past work and tell me, "we like what you did for X couple, just do that for us". It's really nice, actually.

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fishmonk

fishmonk

I see. It is really great to know the details of such work. I guess having a portfolio does allow the client to put their trust in you. Having creative freedom is an amazing feeling.

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peachpurple

peachpurple

I am a housewife with 2 kids. I first earned $10 for posting review of a company product. I had never earned $100 that much, accumulated amount from different sites that ends up less than that. I don't mind since it is a side income for me. I wish I could write for a company or someone who needed drawing. I can draw cartoons well. I tried Fiverr but no luck.

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galegatling

galegatling

Fiverr seems to be overcrowded now and when you are just a beginner with little to no experience, or even if you do, you'd still have hard time getting clients because they would be always looking to the ones who has high reviews and good feedbacks - specially good track records. So yeah, I try to stay away from freelancing sites.

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TheArticulate

TheArticulate

I found the exact same thing to be true when I was on Fiverr as well. I posted several video and audio related gigs there, but couldn't generate any leads because of the people who were already making a killing on the platform. They had the reviews and the portfolio to really sell themselves and I didn't.

I found that the real money, at least for my skill set, is in offline freelancing, not online freelancing. Meeting clients in my city and providing my services that way has been a huge lifesaver when it comes to a second income for me.

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galegatling

galegatling

Seems like there are people like us who don't really get any luck when it comes to online freelancing and are better off doing the offline ones. I can really relate to this because I myself did not get any clients ever since I did this online freelancing thing. Lol

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peachpurple

peachpurple

yes, I tried on Fiverr too, I could draw cartoons but nobody wants my skill because there are tons of others who are far talented than me. So, I focus on forum sites, writing sites and my own blog. I earn better on forum sites though, short comments and insightful.

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peachpurple

peachpurple

thanks for your information. I guess that Fiverr isn't meant for me to hang on . So, I go for forum post sites to earn money which is far easier and faster to redeem.

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Tronia

Tronia

I started freelancing as a hobby. I wasn't very serious about it but I knew that I wanted to make a few extra bucks. So, I started doing some tasks and PTC websites. After a while though, when I saw how much you can potentially make over the internet, I began investing more and more of my time. I went to full freelancing. No more PTC websites. That's when the first $100 came in. The start was rough because it took a while to get a ''steady'' income - I had to build up my reputation and establish some trust from the clients but once you do that, you're good to go. I am a part of different freelancing platforms where I offer my services and I'm also in the process of investing into affiliate marketing

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Baburra

Baburra

I remember PTCs and I dabbled in those too. I actually miss it now because even though it was tedious and mindless, it was still kind of fun to learn about new sites and also strategizing for better profits. I wish those types of sites were still around nowadays. Although, the downside was that a lot of them turned out to be scams too so in a way things are also better now as everything is much more legitimate at least.

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Authord

Authord

My experience as a freelancer was not easy at all, because i started without a skill, thinking i will crook my way in, but i earned nothing during my first few months, till i went on to acquire a skill, then i started biding, the competition was intense because my niche was already saturate. Then i went on to acquire a digital skill and with some good marketing and advertising strategies the bucks started coming and i spread my seeds on many rivers, now the rest is history

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DarthHazard

DarthHazard

Freelancing is so easy and great because you can just do work whenever and wherever you want. The only problem I find is that sometimes the pay is not as good because of how competitive the market is. There are so many people out there that are willing to work that the price for the work tends to go down because there will always be someone who is prepared to do the same job for a lot cheaper. I don't do any proper freelancing work as yet but I do, do some paid posting everyday which earns me a decent amount but nothing close to a proper revenue of course.

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Baburra

Baburra

I'm honestly still learning and finding my way through earning by freelance, and hopefully soon I can find a stable income working from home. As for now I just have a few projects here and there where I got paid a small amount to complete certain graphic design works, and I'm hoping I can establish enough of an online presence or portfolio so I can charge a bit more and maybe make it a full time job. What I find most daunting is when I look at how much competition there is online and I start thinking about how much I'd have to work to establish myself, but I will just keep pressing on until I get there.

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galegatling

galegatling

That is one of the main reason why I am struggling to get clients on some freelancing marketplace - a good portfolio. Some of them doesn't recognize the newbies anymore. Some clients would always filter the sellers by track records, hours of work, reviews and history. I don't know where to start since there are also a lot of newbies trying to get some experience and work hours on freelancing.

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DarthHazard

DarthHazard

It took me a long while before I managed to find a decent stream of revenue from freelancing and working online. So don't be disheartened that you still haven't found a stable income yet. It takes time but when you find it, it is great and amazing. I think a lot of people are scared of the competition. I definitely am. There are so many people willing to work online right now that the amount of pay is decreasing rapidly because of a number of people willing to work for cheap.

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felabruno

felabruno

I've been working as a freelancer for over a year now and so far it has been a good experience for me. It's my only source of income and thanks to this I am now financially independent which was my main goal. As everything, it has its ups and downs, there are days when I can't do much because my internet connection decided to fail me but that has been pretty much the only major issue I have had so far.

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Patrickdim

Patrickdim

I am a newbie in the world of freelance i just started 3days ago and i think it is a good rather going to work because you own your time and more time to your family without affecting the income. You can sleep in a long hour and less stress

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poingan77

poingan77

I'm new to this freelancing jobs and I enjoy it for some reasons aside from you can choose when and where to work, you're the boss in kind of job. For now I do it to earn extra income for my family. Seems like my salary can't cover my everyday expenses. I Look forward on doing freelancing as main source of income, someday.

good luck everyone!

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overcast

overcast

I think the problem with freelancing is consistency. I am doing freelancing for about 10 years now. And I am struggling with money earning. Everyday I have to find projects after the day job. And I have to find projects with better skills and pay. It's not easy to find such type of projects anymore. You can see that freelancing is a good experience if you can get a regular work. In such case you may have to land on better clients. It's hard but it's definitely doable as well. I personally think that freelancing is only about doing hard-work and building on it.

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augusta

augusta

It has not been an easy ride.I think alot of people gives a too good view about freelancing.Making newbie believe money can be made without much work.I think this is a wrong assertion.You spend more time when freelancing and you need to work hard to impress a client.But I enjoy the self -independence.

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overcast

overcast

Yes same for me. It is definitely not an easy ride. In fact it is lot harder. And even harder to pull off on consistent level. So on that note you can see that it would be not so bad to understand how the freelancing can affect your mind body and health. I would say that freelancing takes a lot of time in return.

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plasmablutte12

plasmablutte12

I don't usually get enough luck with freelancing. I always looking fitting to my categories, and related studies. When, I was working in some sites, most of them doing scam to their employee, at worse they often make victim to those hardworking pal. In my past two years of browsing, luck doesn't attract me at all, that's why I don't give time finding job from Internet.
My brother got a descent job of programming, he was lucky and smart. He, my brother, urge me to do the same, but still not lucky at all. That's why, now, I relief to finding any job, here in Internet world.

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vinaya

vinaya

I started writing for newspapers when I was still in college. When my friends were depended on their parents' money to pay tuition fees and pocket money, I was already earning money by writing in the newspaper. When I completed my university, I did not pursue other career, I continued writing. While seeking avenues for writing, I joined writing sites and began publishing my articles. It has been 10 years since I have been working as a freelance writer. It feels good to become your own boss and do what I actually enjoy. However, sometimes it frustrates me because I am unable to earn to support myself as a writer.

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pizzalover

pizzalover

I think it is great because you won't have a boss and you could make your own schedule. I am a student so, I organize very well my time and I choose where and When I can work. It is great for people who need a part time job like me. Besides it is online you also need to be responsible and respectful with all of your co workers. I work from home but If I want to travel or have an important appointment far from home I could still work as long as I have internet.

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PedroP

PedroP

Well, to be honest, I have tried but haven't had much success with it. It seems that my skills are always possessed by many others who have experience in the field and it's an uphill battle to get somewhere. Still, I haven't given up yet and I'm sure I will get there someday

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kielrivera

kielrivera

I am new in Freelancing industry and I would say it was okay. I earn quite already and it is recommended if you are looking for some extra income. There's a lot of Freelancing site like Fiverr, wherein I do Freelancing. Try the Fiverr because you can do even a generic projects.

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Heatman6190

Heatman6190

This has been one of the easiest way to relax and still make cool money from just being online which I do all day. Before now, I simply used to be online for just fun catching until I got introduced to freelance job online.

Ever since the day I was made to understand that I could convert my catching fun online into making money, not one single day has passed without my doing one online job or another.

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Heatman6190

Heatman6190

This has been one of the easiest way to relax and still make cool money from just being online which I do all day. Before now, I simply used to be online for just fun catching until I got introduced to freelance job online.

Ever since the day I was made to understand that I could convert my catching fun online into making money, not one single day has passed without my doing one online job or another.

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Pixie06

Pixie06

I started working online 8 years back and at that time I was mostly writing online. I was not really earning that much. I then started researching about other ways to earn online. I joined other writing and micro tasking sites. I could see a rise in my earnings but it was definitely less than the amount that I wanted to earn. I then quit my full time job and starting working full time online. I started selling products on eBay and continued with my writing. I also joined other freelancing sites. Today I earn a decent amount online mainly through online selling and tutoring.

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Barida

Barida

Working as a freelancer online has not been that rosy for me considering the fact that I work offline as well with a firm that deals on oxygen cylinder supply which is a tough physical task to do as well. However, I try as much as I could to earn through some sites online and that has been an exciting prospect I joined just last few weeks. I have not earned up to a hundred dollars since I started but I believe that by the end of this month, I would be able to achieve that aim for I never give up on the dream of making it online as a freelancer.

As a writer, I am working toward writing a book as well that will be sold on Amazon in no distance time.

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jemuelterrado

jemuelterrado

Freelancing is the very good way of earning money online. I encountered so many fake websites and scams before i found the real paying site. I havn't still got the payouts but im very sure that this is real because my friend proved me and showed me some payouts.

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Rock1987

Rock1987

I like to earn a few dollars doing online freelancing. I don't get much time during the weekdays, but I use my weekends to do online jobs. My online freelancing includes blogging, posting on sites, doing surveys and other jobs. It gives me some extra cash.
I have been doing freelancing part-time as I have a full time job. In short I love online freelancing.

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DanoCath

DanoCath

I wanted to be a freelancer, but can't consider myself to be one as of the moment. I find freelancing before as an easy job that why I tried this road, however, as I look into it more this isn't really easy as what I presume before. I've been looking for a freelancing job for over a month but never had a luck of landing any job. I find out that I lack too many skills and am not yet that well-rounded about the in and out of freelancing. So I decided to look deeper of this job, gain more skill and apply when I feel like I'm ready.

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ColdFlameChris

ColdFlameChris

It's fine, so far, but not great. I'm still looking for a better way to earn more money than just being a transcriptionist. Don't get me wrong, I love being a transcriptionist. It's just like, it's not enough to make a living out of it. Hope I'll find a better way to earn money here on this forum.

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yuary

yuary

Great, Actually I am a member in freelance and I got some projects that pay me instantly after the work done. Its just a penny amount that I can used for my personal stuff like make up, perfume and other stuff which cost not so expensive.

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anor0428

anor0428

I've been a freelancer for months now and so far, I am enjoying it. It is totally different from office based jobs but the good thing here is you can work at your own time. At first, I thought it would be boring, but surprisingly, being hired doing different jobs that you are capable with is exciting. It is really cool that can make money at the comfort of your home.

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sephzer

sephzer

In freelancing, you work in your free time, you own your time so if you want to work you can and also if you don't want and you want to relax it's your choice. You have the capabilities to start working in your home part time or full time.

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mar06

mar06

So far I didn't experience yet freelancing. But I have a opportunity and chances of it, why not right ? I know that lots of good feedback appeared in freelancing. And l love to do it whenever a free time because I guarantee that it can really help my daily life thru earning some extra money income.

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adamschule85

adamschule85

In this aspect, I've been quite fortunate. At the moment, I'm working with two clients. Both of them want to work with me in the long run, and I have no plans to look for other assignments in the near future. I've never been irritated by either of them, and they're both wonderful individuals to work with. They value my time and flexibility since I keep my promises. As a result, it's always been a win-win scenario. Both are from the United States. The most difficult task is to maintain a consistent cash flow. Everything is unknown until you are able to establish a long-term relationship with a client. Get this game at pubgfree.io and Lily’s Garden by Tactile Games.

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