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help for online freelancers

A community of freelancers from Pakistan!

Aim is to help out young freelancers to promote quality work at affordable price to international market.

What is Freelancing:

If you are the type of person who likes to have a lot of freedom in your professional life, then you may want to consider freelancing as a real possibility for the next step in your career. Freelancing means that you can act as your own boss, create your own schedule, and take on as many or as few projects at any given time as you want.

However, if you’re new to the field as a freelancer, you might be nervous about finding ways to market yourself to be sure you build up enough of a clientele to support you. Fortunately, in the Internet age, you have a lot of tools at your disposal that will make it much easier to network with others in your industry and to get the word out about your services.

Who is a Freelancer?

A freelancer is a person who is self-employed. There is a misconception that people who do online work are freelancers. There is a difference between online work and freelancing. Freelancing can be online or not online. It’s just a concept that you do work for someone without being a part of their company.

Online Freelancing

On internet, there are several websites that allow you to find the jobs that people from all over the world post. It is similar to the very common olx.com. Just like all the sellers post their things to sell on website and buyers contact them and negotiate the rates, there are websites where people can register as clients (who hire people) or freelancers (who perform client’s task).

Freelancing Platforms

Though there are many platforms for freelancing like www.elance.com, www.freelancer.com, www.odesk.com,www.fiver.com, www.guru.com etc. Recently, 2 big platforms joined to form one. Elance and oDesk are now one big platform with a name www.upwork.com .

In this tutorial. We will learn about freelancer in Pakistan through Upwork.

Who can be a Freelancer?

The intention behind this training is to create awareness about freelancing for Pakistani people. Here are some things about Freelancing that you need to know.

Anyone can be a freelancer. There is no discrimination on age, education, caste, color and skillset.
Freelancing is not only meant for IT people, doctors and lawyers are earning more than IT people from these websites.
You do not have to have perfect English to get the project. Clients understand that English is not your first language and they never judge you for that. However, you can’t expect to get a book writing job in English with poor English. So it depends on type of job and you are all set.
Anyone who thinks he is good for nothing, can be a really good freelancer.
If you can operate your phone, use facebook, or know how to browse, no one can stop you becoming a really great freelancer.

What kind of work in available.

A really wide range of jobs is available from all over the world. Either you are a French, dutch, Arabic or Russian, you have an equal chance to get project in your regional language. Pakistani people can easily find urdu jobs.

Here is a list of job categories.

Web, mobile and Software Development
Design and Creative
Content Writing
Sales and Marketing
Admin Support
IT and Networking
Translation
Engineering & Architecture
Customer Service
Accounting and Consulting
Data Scientists and Analytics
Legal
Medical

Your responsibilities as a freelancer in Pakistan

Every job you complete leaves a feedback on your profile. It’s your responsibility to maintain a good feedback on your profile so that more people can trust you and your abilities. You must remain honest with the client and always remember that YOU are representing Pakistan in global market.

By being a freelancer, you will be directly communication with the people of other countries. What you will do will create a perception about all Pakistanis in their mind. Its your responsibility to take care of your country’s reputation. By proving that you are honest, loyal and trustworthy, you will be able to change the mindset of people about Pakistan. If you will make excuses like you don’t have electricity in your country that is why you couldn’t work, you are doing nothing but letting them know that they are not supposed to hire any Pakistani because they have power problem. You need to stay honest and take the blame on you rather than imposing it on every other Pakistani. You need to create a good image of Pakistan.

Now you are all set to start freelancing. In the next paragraph, we will start with creating freelancer profile on upwork.

Choose a right platform for your freelancing career

Here are the links of some of the best platforms where candidates for freelance work can find all different kinds of job offers. I suggest go through each one and then decide which one suits your career. Best of Luck

Freelancer.com

With more than 15 million user Freelancer.com is one of the best options for freelancers to find a job opportunities. The platform connects small businesses and people that are looking for part-time job opportunities in different fields, such as web development, article writing, logo design, web design, SEO Marketing, etc.

Companies can easily post their new projects and then select the right freelance candidate on the basis of their bids. The platform provides a useful reputation system so that businesses know that the freelancer they are hiring is trustworthy.

In the same time freelancers can choose among several different opportunities – project-based jobs, contests or hourly work. Members can easily browse through open job offers that match their skills and previous experience. The contests are one of the unique features Freelancer.com provides. Through them professionals can compete with other freelancers in the same area of expertise and proof their qualities.

Upwork.com

Upwork (formerly oDesk) provides overall freelancer revenues of about $1 billion and plans to expand them to $10 billion in next six years. According to the company its main advantage in the crowded marketplace is the ability for companies to hire candidates quickly.

The company offers a chat board – Upwork Message Center,that enables businesses to directly contact freelancers that are free and able to take the job immediately. In terms of collaboration the platform offers also native Android and iPhone apps as well as shared workplaces that enable larger teams to work together.

Elance.com

Elance is a platform operated the by the same company as Upwork. For now it is still operating despite the fact that it is highly possible that in the future Upwork and Elance will be a single platform. The main difference is that Elance charges freelancers less than other platforms.

In terms of finding a job, it works like other popular platforms for freelancers. Candidates need to sign up for an account, browse through job openings and bid on them. If they beat other candidates in terms of money or skills set, they will be hired.

Guru.com

Guru is another big platforms with 1.5 million users worldwide and $200 million paid to freelancers. Companies can post openings for free in numerous categories that are not limited to the web industry and include management & finance, engineering, architecture, legal, etc.
Guru also offers a useful function that inform freelancers for job openings that match their previous experience and skills set.

Fiverr.com

Fiverr is a unique service as it works the other way around – the ones that post offers are not the companies, but the freelancers. The openings that freelancers post are called “gigs”. Then companies browse through all gigs in a certain category to find the most suitable freelancer.

In terms of categories, Fiverr offers plenty of options – from all kinds of graphic and web design to voice overs, singing and songwriting.

PeoplePerHour

PeoplePerHour is a platform for freelancers that is perfect for professionals in the web industry that are looking for hourly job openings. Candidates can browse through offers in all parts of the web industry – from web design and development to SEO, copywriting, marketing or video.

Freelancers can browse through job offers, make proposals or ask for clarification if the offer is not clear enough. In the same time companies can either post new jobs or directly browse through curated freelancers, check out their skills set, previous experience, reviews and hourly rate. If a company thinks a freelancer is good enough for their job, they can directly get in touch with each other.

99designs

The platform offers jobs in plenty of different design categories, such as logo design, web design, business design, books or magazines design and many others. Each category is divided into numerous subcategories so that companies or individuals looking for a certain design could definitely find it easily.

The platform has nearly 1 million members and has paid out to the design community more than $100 million.

99design offers an intuitive way for companies to meet designers – through contests. After each contest is launched, designers can submit designs. After 7 days companies or individuals pick the winner and continue to work together directly.

In the same time, employers must pay in order to use the platform and can choose from four different packages.

Toptal

Toptal is one of the most popular portals that provides offers only for developers. It’s a good option for small businesses or startups that need to hire a freelancer.

You can find almost every kind of professional there and as freelancers go through an extensive recruiting process where their abilities are tested, companies can be sure that they hire only the best ones.

Craiglist

This is definitely an interesting place to look for a job. Most people believe that Craiglist is just a marketplace where you can trade something in your neighborhood, but in fact freelancers can find plenty of great job opportunities there.

Finding and applying for a job there is slightly different than in the other platform, as that is not the sole purpose of the platform. You need to look through job postings and usually there are instructions on how to apply. In most cases freelancers are required to send a cover letter and examples of previous experience.

In fact, the main advantage of Craiglist is that as it is a platform for trading and not for freelance jobs, candidates can apply free to the job postings and do not need to pay anything.

Top 10 Job finding Career Websites in Pakistan

I also suggest to get in touch with local websites for finding part time and project based jobs. e.g.

Rozee.pk

www.rozee.pk first on the list is Rozzee.pk, one of the best job search website of Pakistan. You can develop and post your C.V very easily. Its search process is very easy and simple just two questions, job title, skill or company and location. At the main page you will found the list of top popular companies and organizations of Pakistan. Pioneer in the job finding career sites in Pakistan.

Mustakbil.com

https://www.mustakbil.com is another Pakistani job search website that will help you in finding best jobs in Pakistan. Here you can find jobs by category, shift, career level, type, and salary. In addition to displaying jobs of Pakistan, it also shows the jobs of Middle East countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, etc. You can also post your job if you are recruiter or employer.

Roziroti.pk

http://www.roziroti.pk is for those job seekers who always search jobs in newspaper. This job portal displays the job adds of leading newspaper of Pakistan like Dawn, Express, Jang, The News, Nawa-e-Waqt, The Nation, Mashriq, Kawish, Aaj, etc. All kinds of government and private jobs according to cities and educations will be found here to explore.

Bayrozgar.com

http://www.bayrozgar.com is equally useful for jobs seekers and employers. If you are looking for job than here you will find desired job according to category, location, type, gender, and experience. If you are an employer you can post your job here without any cost. This job portal is the platform of Pakistan leading companies and organizations. It also lists the recruitment firms in Pakistan.

Mehnat.pk

http://www.mehnat.pk

Most of the job site provides the advertisement relating to career. But mehnat.pk provides the advertisements of latest admission in educations sectors. Like other sites, it also show the jobs adds according to cities, qualification, and newspapers. Moreover you can also submit your C.V. This site also use full for those students preparing for competition exams like Public Service Commissions and CSS.

Jobz.pk

http://www.jobz.pk is the house of Pakistani government and private jobs, online jobs, direct jobs, admissions, tenders, and overseas jobs. Freelancers can also find jobs here if they are interested in to work from home. Besides viewing the jobs you can also post your job here without any cost. Easily manage company information, add, remove or edit information. Moreover, you can also the explore the freelancers here.

Pakistanjobsbank.com

http://www.pakistanjobsbank.com provides you the ease of viewing all jobs ads from various sources like Pakistan’s leading newspapers Daily Jang, Express, Nawa-e-Waqt, The News, Dawn & The Nation at one single place. Instead of searching the jobs advertisements in every newspaper, you can use Pakistanjobsbank to find any ad of your interest quickly.

Indeed.com.pk

http://www.indeed.com.pk starts with two options what and where. Insert the job title, keywords or company name and location like city or province and find the right job. Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages. Create you C.V and easily apply to jobs from any device. This site is equally beneficial for employer as they can also post their jobs free.

Brightspyre.com

http://new.brightspyre.com is another job portal in Pakistan. Visit this platform and explore the jobs o top companies of Pakistan and connect with right job opportunities at right time. Moreover, you can also subscribe for jobs alerts in your email. At present it has 1.2 million registered users. Uniqueness about this platform is that it also shows the expiration time of jobs closing in 72 hours.

Paperpkblog.com

http://paperpkblog.com is the place for jobs, admissions, tenders and classifieds. On paperpkads.com you can search jobs from Jang, Dawn and other big papers blog. You can subscribe their service by email. Old papers are also available for students. Moreover, lot of CV templates are available here that will help you in making comprehensive C.V.