1. Freelancing
101
START YOUR FREELANCING JOURNEY TODAY!

2. Table of Contents
What?
What is
Freelancing? Why?
Why
Freelance?
When?
When
should you
start?
How?
How to be a
freelancer?
Where?
Top
Freelancing
platforms

3. Welcome!
Get ready to take notes and learn ..

4. About Me
My name is Ahmed and I am
your instructor. Welcome!
My hobbies
About me
Degree in Nanoelectronics Engineering +
Master’s degree in IC Design
Experience / Studies
Graphic Design Web Dev
Photography

5. —Neal Donald
“Life begins at the end
of comfort zone.”

6. What?
What is freelancing?
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7. What?
Freelancing is working as a self-employed
person/professional for multiple employers
without a formal agreement or contract.

8. Benefit of
Freedom
A freelancer may work part-time
or full-time and at any span
of time that he/she desires

9. Why freelancing?
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Why?

10. Why?
Freelancing essentially comes down to
one fundamental thing:
“Professional Independence”
Which is the ability to influence when you
work, where you work, how you work, what
you work on and with whom you work with.

11. Why?
Why should you start freelancing?
● Be your own Boss !
● Work at the comfort of your home
● Do only what you love
● Control your professional destiny
● Manage your own time
And:
● Economy needs more freelancers
● Portfolio careers are becoming
new normal
And the most important thing: You will
earn more than you think !

12. When should you start freelancing?
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When?

13. When?
There won't be any pre-defined right time to
start freelancing but its all about one’s
personal decision

14. Skills
You have all the
necessary skill-
sets to get
started
Comm
you have good
communication
skills to seamlessly
communicate with
clients
However you may start
when:
Portfolio
You have good
portfolio to
showcase your
work

15. Excited to
START ?!

16. How shoud I start working as a freelancer?
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How?

17. Develop a skill
What you are good
at
Skills Demand
What the market
wants
Market
Opportunity

18. High Demand Freelancing Skills
Video
Video creation
and editing is on
high demand !
Coding
Programming has
been one of the
most in-demand
careers
Design
Includes graphic
& web design,
and motion
Marketing
Social media
marketing and
SEO
Voice Over
You can monetize
your voice !
Writing
Neptune is the
farthest planet
from the Sun

19. So Far So Good ?

20. Freelancing Platforms
Recommended
Freelancer.com
UpWork
Fiver
To Explore
PeoplePerHour
TopTal
CheggTutors

21. Tips for a Successful
Freelancing Career
Starting is hard, but
maintainig a good progress
even harder !

22. DO’s
Push urself
Always stay up to
date in your skill
field
Be Friendly
Be Likeable,
Excited and
Enthusiastic
Be referable
never let the client
be unhappy with you
or your work
Focus
Focus on clients, his
needs, his expectation
and be Flexible
Honesty
Be honest,
reliable and self
guided
Be Clear
Don't be vague
while explaining
things to client

23. Freelancer.com: Process
Bid
Choose a project
of interest and
place your bid
Start
Once you are
awarded, you
start working on
the task
discussion
Discuss with the
client the project
details
Deliver
Deliver your
work, ask for
review and
feedback !

24. Global Market Size for the Gig – Freelancer Economy
1,500,000,000

25. The world has a lot to offer,
unleash the explorer inside
you !
Do you have any questions?
ahmed12zaky@gmail.com
+65 9084 7560