Stephen Akintayo

Becoming a Freelance Guru Stephen Akintayo

This book will teach you how to make money with your skills on the internet, The word freelance is derived from the medieval term for a mercenary, a "freelance," which literally described a knight who was not attached to any particular lord, and could be hired for a given task. Freelance describes a position which entails earning money by being hired to work on different jobs for short periods of time rather than by having a permanent job with one employer. A freelancer is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. A freelancer is a term normally used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer full term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company that hire freelance labour to clients; others work independently or websites to get work. Freelance practice varies greatly among its practitioners. Some require clients to sign written contracts, while others may perform work based on verbal agreements. One of the biggest misconception about freelancing is that freelancers are called that because they work for free. That is not the case, and as freelancers gain more and more experience in the field in which they specialize, they can command higher rates for their work, also most people think that freelancing is all about sitting at home and work comes to you. When in reality you have to fight hard for itFreelancing cuts across different fields, professions and industries which include: 1. Administrative Assistance2. Advertising Consultant3. Animation4. Architecture5. Audio Production6. Bumper Sticker Design7. Business / Venture Funding8. Business Planning9. Business Writing 10. Career Counselling11. Catering12. Computer Networking13. Computer Programming14. Computer Technician15. Computer Training16. Copywriting17. Creative Writing - Children's Books, screenwriting, poetry e.t.c18. Customer Service19. Dog Training20. Dog Walking21. Drawing - Caricatures22. E-commerce23. Editing24. Employee Recruitment - Employment Agency25. Engineering - Civil, electrical, mechanical e.t.c26. Event Planning27. Event Promotion28. Fashion Design29. Financial Planning30. Fine Arts.31. Home Cleaning32. House Painter33. Image Management34. Interior Design35. Landscape desig