Freelancing in 2012 : Prospects and Opportunites

Freelancing or in other words  working from home has been  the  great  way  of  earning and  making  a way out of  recession and  financial  crisis  . The  freelancers  of  countries  with  low  opportunities  for  the labour  have been  able  to find  lucrative  freelance  projects  working  remotely from their  homes  . 

The  Trend  in freelance  has  also attracted  the  full time employees  and  many of the  full timers  have bceome  part timers  and  got rid of  boss's  angry looks and  earned  a lot of  bucks  by  interacting with  buyers  of  world  . The  Freelance Marketplaces  such as  Freelancer.com , Guru.com and odesk  has really made  their mark and become  the  top  marketplaces with  the  projects  posted  followed  by peopleperhour.com and  scriptlance  .  

The  Freelance  Companies  have connected  millions of  the  freelancers  with  the  prospective buyers  who were  Huntington fro  qualified  freelancers for  getting their  projects  done  .  The  projects with  hourly  payment were  attractive  than  fixed  freelance  projects  though  fixed  projects  were  more  budgeted  than  those of hourly based  projects. 

The  freelance Companies  are  eying more  opportunities and  more  categories  to attract more  freelancers and  Buyers  by providing them  powerful tools , secured  and  guaranteed  payments  solutions and  many technological advances  so that  working online  could  be  made  reliable  , cost effective  and  fun  .  The  Freelancers  choose  their own  time  , own projects  and  own hours  of working  , this is,perhaps,the  best and exciting way  of  working and  earning at the same time . 

The  2012  will  prove  very  positive and  fruitful for both  freelancers and  Buyers  and  freelance  marketplaces  but the  recent  draconian laws  of  axing the  powerful medium of  internet  may affect its  business  opportunities  since  internet Marketers  call  internet  the  eyes and  ears of  information and  possibilities . 

The  Freelance  giants such  as  Freelancer.com , guru.com and odesk.com continue  to rule the roost and  succeeded  in  putting their  grip on the  lucrative  business and  have been  updating their  services and tools  for  both freelancers and  buyers to  excel  each other  in the  fields  of  multinational  outsourcing .  At the same  time  , there are  many  Freelance startups making their  way and  enter the  competitive  markets  as  new  freelance marketplaces . Hope  2012  will  bring joys on the  happy faces of  freelancers around the world  with the message of peace and  opening  vistas  of  new  opportunists  and possibilities in  this  powerful  business model .

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The Social Media Importance For Startup Businesses

The  Social  Media  has  great  power  which   keeps on  providing  oxygen  for  new  ventures  and  startups which are  in great  need  of  Traffic . Traffic  is  the  only  way to monetize  and  expand  your  brand  visibility  . 

The more  visitors  your  site   gets , the  more  perks  will  go in  your  account  .  Since  people  always  look for the  great brands   which  change their  life  style manifold . But the  proper  marketing of the  product will  yield more  revenue  and increase  both  demand and  supply  provided  that  market opportunity  analysis  is  conducted  and  market  trends  are  analyzed  through   research  at  grassroots level.

 The  Social  media  has  really changed  the  picture  Marketing  and  people  from  workers  to  executive  Businessmen  could  be  targeted  geographically to announce  your  service  . The  social Networks  such  as  facebook , Twitter ,  linked in  ,  facebook  and  myspace  have taken  the  marketing  specially social  Marketing to next level  where  people share  their  interests  and  business  announcement as  well  as  other  related  product information  for  the guidance  of  prospective  buyers  online  . The  Social  Media  has established  a  connection between  the  companies  and  the customers  to keep  in touch with  them  all  the  time  . 

The  Social Media  gives  you  the  facility to  update  the  customers and  visitors  regarding  your  products  ,  new  products  , improvements  or  any news  regarding the  company  for  their  information . The  Startups  can  update  the  customers  and  others  by  tweeting  the  products  and  news  or  any  blog  post  . Similarly  the  facebook and Myspace   also give   you  the  convenience  to share  the  updates  regarding your  company  ,  products  enhancements  , renovation  , improvements  and  technology  so that  the  customers  could  be  facilitated  at  every stage  .

The  small business  owners  can really  benefit from this  powerful  medium of  marketing since  social  marketing  has been more  impressive  as it reaches  the  roots  of  the  people .The  Social Media  can  also  be  very  beneficial for  Individuals  to target their  employers   or  get  a  chance  to be  found  through  social  networks  such as  linkedin .

The  linkedin  is  really  powerful  medium  to  showcase  your  CV  or  resume  along with  skills  so that  the  prospective  employers  may find you  according your  service category  through various  search engines  such as  Google  , Yahoo  , Bing  , Ask  and other search engines  .If  your  are  a  consultant  and  if  the  employers  search  for  consultant then  your  profile  will be  displayed  to the  buyers  then if  your  profile  matches  their  requirement there  are almost chances  you  get  hired .   Thus  social  media  really  helps  companies  as  well as  individuals  to  get  great  exposure  at  no cost  at  all 

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Freelance Job Trends 2011 : Remote Work Tips Analytical Report

Freelance  Jobs  all around the  world  have been  very helpful for the companies since they  could  hire the  Economical  Labour  at  very  reasonable  costs  and also  avail  the  multi regional  Professionals  at  just the single Freelance  Marketplace  Platform where  they  connect each other  means  the Freelancers  get connected  with buyers  of  world  .As  per  analysis     of  various  Companies and  job sites  the  Job trends are  being  shown  in the following  Graphics  which  will  give the clear  picture of  the Freelance  World and  the  most  demanding skills  in in the various  Operating Systems or  Programmes and  E-Commerce Platforms  . 

Here is  the  Graph of  E-Commerce Platforms  as Reported  by Donanza.com

 Following is  E-Commerce  Growth  Rate  

SmallBiztrends.com Reports  the Content Writing Jobs trends  in the Following Grapgh 

   Simplyhired.com  - Freelance Job Trends in Graph Below  

Odesk Writer Jobs  by Month 2011

Freelance  Skills  from  Programming to  Writing  have  been  very lucrative  for the  Freelancers  around the world  . Freelance  Projects  Database  Donanza.com Analyses  The Top  50 Most Requested   Skills  2011  from the  Freelance  Professionals in the Following Ranking Table . 

Top 50 Requested Skills Q1/2011
#Rank	Skill	Rank Change	#Rank	Skill	Rank Change
#1	PHP	-	#26	E-Commerce	+2
#2	Graphic Design	+2	#27	Sales	+4
#3	Translation	-1	#28	JAVA	-1
#4	WordPress	+1	#29	Lead Generation	+3
#5	HTML	-2	#30	Creative Writing	+12
#6	Website Design	-	#31	Link Building	-8
#7	MySQL	-	#32	Social Networking	-3
#8	SEO	-	#33	Social Media	+13
#9	CSS	-	#34	Advertising	-1
#10	Photoshop	-	#35	jQuery	+3
#11	Article Writing	+1	#36	Excel	-1
#12	JavaScript	-1	#37	iPad	-7
#13	Data Entry	+1	#38	Ghostwriting	-4
#14	Logo Design	+2	#39	Andriod	-3
#15	Internet Marketing	-	#40	Magento	-3
#16	Flash	-3	#41	Admin Assistant	+8
#17	Joomla	-	#42	Animation	-1
#18	Content Writing	+4	#43	Academic Writing	-4
#19	iPhone	-	#44	Telemarketing	+11
#20	AJAX	+1	#45	Video Service	+3
#21	Copywriting	-1	#46	XML	-6
#22	Facebook	-4	#47	Drupal	-3
#23	Illustration	+1	#48	Email Marketing	+13
#24	Research	+1	#49	Technical Writing	-2
#25	.NET	+1	#50	SQL	-5

  Freelancing is becoming  very popular  and  each day more and more  Freelancers and  Buyers  are  getting hooked  to these  Online or  Telecommuting Jobs  .  This  was  the first  effort of  presenting Freelance job trends  for the  readers  of  this  Blog and  We  Shall  try  to make it a regular  segment of the Blog to make  you know the latest  trends  in freelance Business  Each Month  or  Each Quarter  . Your  Feedback will increase  our  spirit  to research more  . 

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Coroflot.com. Explore the Creative World

Internet is the great place  for  freelance Designers where  they display  their  creative talent  to massive people  around  the world  .  Freelance Designers  try  their  level best  to produce the  most attractive and  innovative  designs so  that they may attract  more  people  and  win the  design contests  . There  are  many  Freelance Design  websites  which are  the  source of  revenue  for  the  Freelance Designers  around the  world but the   Coroflot.com is the great  Designers  Marketplace  .  

The Coroflot.com is  the great  platform for  the  creative  Freelance Designers  who want to showcase  their  talent before the  wider audience .Being  one  of the  oldest  design marketplaces  , Coroflot offers  the  widest  range  of  design choices  for the Buyers  around the  world  . everyday  thousands  of  Design Hungry     buyers  land  on the  Coroflot's   Wonder  planet  and get busy  in hunting  the best designers  after  having  eyed  on the  showcase  of  the  various  Creative Designers all around the  world  . 

Really , the Coroflot.com is the  great  chain of  relationship for bot the Freelance Creative Designers and Design demanding buyers . The buyers  landing  on the  Coroflot  creative Design planet  get  amazed  to see  the  creative  Wonders  of  the  Freelance  Designers  . It becomes  very  difficult for  them to decide and  select  the best  creation since  all the  creation are  wonderful and  eye  catchy . 

Registration :  Registration is  free  for   Freelance  Creative minds  where as  the   Design hungry  Buyers  have  to consider  the  following posting  charts  as  displayed  on the Coroflot.com . These  are  very competitive  rates  by Coroflot.com Design Marketplace. 

Single job $2653 job pack $6955 job pack $1,05010 job pack $1,750

 The payments :The  payments are  made  by  Design  buyers  through  Credit Cards and Paypal . The Buyers will have to pay  the Creative  Designers  after selection of  their  creative  Designs  . The  Buyers  will have  to pay the  coroflot as  per  above  Packages  . 

Upside :  The Coroflot.com is the great  creative talent  site  where  the creative minds  all over the world gather  to to showcase  their  creation to the world  . 

Downside : The  Only downside is  its design as  it is not appealing for the  Buyers  . They must  improve their design and  give it a professional touch unlike  other  Design   Marketplaces  so that  it must attractive  maximum number of  Buyers and  creative minds  around the world. 

Future  Trend Analysis : The  way  the  Coroflot.com Design marketplace has  developed  it could  be  analysed  that  it will  become the best  Design  marketplace on the Web  since it is very old  and  having the most  mind boggling  Creative Designers  to its  database  whose  mastery of  designs  impresses  everyone  who lands  on this  amazing  Creative  Design marketplace . 

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Freelance Startup: Clickworker.com Review

Freelance Marketplaces  are  the great  source  of  Income generation and revenue stream even in the  time of  Recession . Freelancers  work  without  boundaries  , without limitations and  the  buyers  enjoys  the  work  of  professional  from  multi dimensions .

Freelance marketplaces  are  the  great  places  for  seasoned and  part timer   Professionals  to earn some  extra  money for  their  living  . Many of the  Freelancers  have  made  the  freelancing a  full time  job since  it is more  rewarding than  the  full time job  where  nobody  has  to see  the  angry looks of  the  Boss or  bear his  orders  .

Today  the  News Startup site  , we are  going to review  is  Clickworker.com . Clickworker  is  a great  marketplace  for  the  Freelancers  to complete the  orders  posted  by multiple  buyers  who are  in urgency to get their task done by the professionals .

Registration and Payment : The  Clickworkers  as the  term used by the site for freelancers  are  paid  through  ACh  , Bank account and  Paypal where as  the order posters  can pay  either  Paypal  or  Credit Card . The  Registration for  Clickworkers  is  free  . Where is  ordering system has  some  list  of  rates  for each service  . The  Buyers are  advised  to review  the list first  before  posting their projects .

Upside : Clickworker.com is  very  Freelancer  oriented  since  it has  great rates  for  Freelancers specially in Writing and Translation , Web research and  Survey  etc .

Downside : Posting a  project is complicated  as  it has  been names  as  order a  term much  different than  tradition Freelance Marketpalces .

Future Trends and Analysis : Incorporated  in 2005  , the  Clickworker.com has  experienced  tremendous  growth and  its  operational area  has  been expanding  constantly  . With  the launch full featured  website  in 20011  , Clickworker  will  surely make  its  mark of  freelance  world  which believes  in crowd  sourcing .

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New Freelance Startup: OnlyFreelancer.com Review

Freelance markets have played a role in this cyber world today. People with multiple skills will be hung in these markets freelance to earn extra money in their Part Time . Freelance business was also one million U.S. dollars business, companies doing Freelance business have crossed the trillion.

Freelancers are always happy when they know or hear about new freelance market because they believe that each new freelance market brings more buyers and will publish more projects for freelancers. Estartups.co.tv will go through the new Freelance Marketplace Onlyfreelancer.com

Only Freelancer.com is the ideal platform for freelancers and buyers to connect and interact with each other to do business independently. Onlyfreelancer.com is simple with easy navigation market.

Registration and payment: Freelancers can register for free, while buyers can post projects for free on the Marketplace freelance only. Viewing Project and registration is very simple. The project offers Onlyfreelancer.com displaying only in writing and software categories. Regarding payment terms as a freelance payment option of Paypal, Moneybookers, Credit Card, Alertpay and CashU.

Advantages: Onlyfreelancer market is very simple and mostly free for freelancers and buyers to do business. While only a percentage is calculated using the site independent.

Downside: the site is new in the beta phase and has a limited number of projects for freelancers future. Freelancers must wait for the site gets established in the market freelance, and made his place in line with market leaders such as freelance Freelancer.com, Guru. Com, and Peopleperhour.com Odesk.com

Future Trends and Analysis: From the beginning, onlyfreelancer.com has experienced a slow and towards the analysis of the comparison can be predicted that in the future, will set up an independent market with a number of projects and a growing number of professionals.

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The Startup Jobsite : BrightSpyre.com

With The each  Passing day  more and more people  getting connected  to Internet and  start  their  Job hunting online since  it is the more effective and  easy  way to  explore  multiple  positions  globally and  become the part of  Prestigious  Companies  have  great  offerings and  perks for the  employees.

There  are many Career  sites  but  with the  reputation and  recognition  ,BrightSpyre.com has  become  2nd  largest  Career Portal of Pakistan  where the  most  reliable and  biggest  companies and  Development organization post their  premium jobs .  Over  900000 Lac  Jobseekers  hunt for  jobs  where  as  over 25000 jobs  have been posted  by renowned  National and International  Organizations .

Registration :  The  Jobseekers  can  register  free and  post their  CV and  apply for unlimited  Jobs since there  is  no limit  job applications  . Where as  Employers  can only  post  jobs  on paid  basis  since  BrightSpyre.com has  no free  Option for  Posting  Jobs  . 

E-Hiring:  The  Career  Portal  BrightSpyre.com has  great  feature  of  e-hiring  and  E-portal where  Companies  can add  job link  to their  website  such as  jobs.company.com   where as  it will  be  powered  by  Brightspyre.com The  Members  can login  with same  BrightSpyre  user name and Password so its is  very easy  and  no further  registration required .  

Upside:  The  Brightspyre.com is  Free  for the josbeekers  and  the  jobserkers can aply  for  multiple  Jobs  at same time   . BrightSpyre.com has  also  very  easy  navigation and  job search Features .

Downside : The Only  thing which could  be  downside  that is  paid  posting for  Employers  . The Employers  pay  heavy fees  in Advertisements and  announcements  . It will  be  very  attractive  feature  , if  brightspyre .com allow  Employers  to post  jobs  free  on the  Brightspyre.com  but they  can also  have some  pro features such as  unlimited  posting of  jobs  , shortlisting , testing etc  

Future Trends and  Analysis :  Since  brightSpyre.com is  developing  rapidly and attracting more  members and employers  , it can be  assessed  that  it will be  soon  in the  great  position in  Pakistan as  reliable  job site  

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The Biggest Career Portal : Rozee.pk Review

There  are many  Career  Sites  for the  jobless  youth  for  hunting their  jobs  but some  Job sites  are  very impressive and  everyday more and  more people  get attracted towards  them.The  Career Portal  Rozee.pk is  the  Biggest and  the most reliable  Career  Portal  .

Companies  such as  Local , International  and  Development  Organizations  post their  Key  Position on Rozee.pk as  it is  the  most trusted  career  portal of  Pakistan . The  Rozee.pk  is  venture backed  web portal and  said  to be  the  first  Website  which is  backed  venture  . 

Registration and  Selection :  The  Registration is  very simple  for  both  Employers and  Job seekers . The  Jobseeker  can upload  multiple CVs  to suit the  Job requirements  and  specifications  .  The  Employers  are  at  ease  in shortlisting the  talent more suited to their  needs  electronically and  even conducting  Entry Tests online before  interview .

E-Hiring :  The  Rozee.pk is  pioneer  in enable the  companies'  websites  with  E-hiring  Options and  completely  automated solutions  for  applying for   jobs   advertised  by the  company  that has  E-hiring  Solutions  .  This  saves  time  of  the  HR  Manager  and  the  shortlist candidates  from the  great  Pool  of  Talent .This  service  is  offered  to employers  on paid  basis  where as  Employers  can avail free  services  at Rozee.pk Portal . 

Why it is among  the  Big  startups  : 

                          Rozee.pk  is  Big   startup  in terms  of career  Portal  since t is the sole  job site  having  more  than 10 Million  Jobseekers and 40000 plus  employers  . It is  very easy and  single click jobsite  where jobseekers  can send  their  applications to the prospective  employers for getting hired  .

Future Trends and Analysis : Combine  the current as well as analyzing the future  trends  it could  said  that Rozee.pk has  great  successful Future  provided  that it improves  its job search features  , registers  only  Credible  Employers and  conducts job fairs  as  it already have been doing  for  quite  some time  .

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