There can’t be a better time to start a work-from-home career, and there can’t be a worse time.
WHY IS IT A GOOD TIME FOR FREELANCERS?
Work-from-home and virtual teams are becoming the norm. Flexible working styles are no longer seen as a particular or nut case (How can you expect so much?)
Freelancing allows for interactions with different companies, teams, and individuals. If you decide to get back to a regular, full-time job in future, you have built a strong network. You know the factors that suit you and the ones you don’t.
Freelancing gives that extra income in the days of salary cuts and small businesses almost shutting down.
Freelancing teaches you a lot more on the job than one can in a watertight corporate job description with fixed deliverables.
Virtual work reduces the occurrence of sexual harassment or misconduct at the workplace.
WHY IS IT A BAD TIME FOR FREELANCERS?
No employment benefits, such as PF loans or group insurance, may be needed.
You have to use your own resources, such as devices, internet connections, and workstations. One must share resources with the family in metropolitan apartments, as schools and offices all operate from a home base. There may be a certain amount of juggling involved.
Businesses face a tough time, and failure to pay is becoming commoner than one thinks. Work contracts are signed but not always adhered to. To overcome these hurdles, insist on a certain percentage as advance payment.
Here are some curated resources for you to help freelancing work styles.
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