Things no one tells you about working as a freelancer

Ch Javed

These days’ people are extremely attracted to freelancing in Pakistan. It is like the new cool thing, that everyone wants to try. Sadly, there are a lot of misconceptions regarding it, that no one talks about. Those who are already in this field and earn money on Fiver, promote it as if it is a field that can make you a millionaire overnight. Sadly, that is not the case. The truth is, you can make accounts on all kinds of freelancing websites, and choose different types of freelancing positions but the field does have challenges on its own. For instance, once you make an Upwork account, you don’t start making money right away. The whole process is a slow burn. Freelancing takes its own sweet time to provide you with the sweet fruit of money. Once you decide to quit your job to run your own business on the freelance services marketplace, it is better first you should understand how to start freelancing and how you won’t earn customers right away. Also, the income is not stable, some months you might earn less, and sometimes you can manage to earn much higher than the last time. And, even if you are your own boss, you do not have weekends free! This is the bitter truth about freelancing.

11:54 AM 12 Apr, 2023