Earning Online as a Freelancer

There are several ways to make money online but one of the most effective quick and reliable method is becoming a freelance.
In this article I will guide you completely on freelancing.

1. What is a Freelancer? 

   A freelancer is someone who is self-employed and are not committed to an employer for a long time
   or they can also have multiple employers at same time i.e work on different projects they desire to work on . One can be a full time freelance worker  or a part time one.

2. What kind of work does a freelancer do?

   For a freelancer,possibilities are endless.The list of categories of jobs available to a freelancer is HUGE.A freelancer can select a job according to his skills and desire.
   A few of job categories are
   

   • Writing :One can become a freelance writer and write a few articles to get paid.

     example.URGENT need 2 press releases that can be accepted on prweb, 15$ each.e.t.c

   • Coding:A freelancer who has knowledge HTML,XML and other scripts can offer his services to someone willing to create a new website or help them solve some problem with there scripts.e.g

     Put JAVA Push Notification IOS/Wordpress site to Wordpress Genesis Child Theme.etc

   • Designing:A freelancer with a creative mind and good editing skill can get a job or a project to design a Logo for a new website/business, design a website headers,create videos,edit photos,write song lyrics and many more.e.g

     Fine art illustrator needed for a map.etc

   • Marketing:Freelancers are also given projects to promote/market new products or generete sales or lead.e.g

     Market/promote my I-Os app

3. What do I have to do to become a freelancer?

   All you have to do is find a good freelance site and signup with them complete your profile and tell the employers who you are,what you can do,any past records/accomplishments.(make your profile impressive so that an employer just gets the hint that you  are the best person for the job  and hires you.

4. Where can I get freelance job? 

   • Following are some of the best sites where you can become a freelancer and get freelance jobs.

     O-Desk
     Freelancer
     Elance
     Get a coder
     Guru
    

              How much can I earn from freelancing?

I can not tell you this as it depends entirely on how many jobs you are given and how much do these jobs pay.I have seen jobs that Pay hardly $5 and jobs that pay even up to $4000.(U can say luck,works in this section)

        

Now you know what a freelancer is and I would recommend freelancing to any one who has time a good skill and there,s a market for that skill.

 (however,do remember that you might not just make a residual income from freelancing)

Happy earning :)