Glossary of Freelancing:

Question:
Why should I learn freelancing?
Answer:
Let’s face it, when a university graduate enters job market, there is not a lot to offer in current
Pakistani job market. Not everyone can afford, not to have a job, so what does he do? Instead of
getting into some black hole, worried about an uncertain future, freelancing is a hope to get
oneself on his feet.

Question:

What will I learn from this course?

Answer:

Everything that you need to understand to get started with freelancing: - You will learn the basics
of freelancing - How to get started - Introduction to the most popular freelancing portals - How
to create your profile - How to select your skills - How to apply for projects - Basic tips on
communication with clients - How to manage a project - How to get paid - Importance of
feedback once a job is finished

Question:

How quickly I will be able to earn?

Answer:

Depends on your skills and an ability to adapt client requirements, market trends.

Question:

Will I be able to pick the skill I want to earn money from?

Answer:

Yes
Question:

Will I be taught how to do bidding on the project?

Answer:

Yes

Question:

I do not know any skills, can I still do freelancing?

Answer:

Freelancing is a serious business; you do need to make up your mind before you get started. You
may get started with basic skills and keep on improving as you move on. There is a lot of market
research and material available to make you understand which skill is suitable for you.

Question:

I don’t want to bid on the project what is the best way to do freelancing?

Answer:

You can make a small team with roles defined where someone can manage the bidding process
and you can concentrate on the service itself.

Question:

Does freelancing actually pay you money?

Answer:

Yes, it does.

Question:
How do I get the payment from freelance marketplace to my bank?

Answer:

Payoneer Card , Wire Transfer to your bank

Question:

What are the most important soft skills to learn in order to do freelancing?

Answer:

Communication, Adaptability, Problem solving

Question:

Can I quit my day time job and do freelancing full time and earn money?

Answer:

Yes

Question:

How much I can earn per month?

Answer:

Depends on your skill set and how much you are focused to get things done.

Question:

What if I fail?

Answer:
You can always get restarted. Failure only means you know one more way things are not
working out.

Brand : A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Calculate hours : The time spent to complete the project, used to calculate the pay for the job.

Career : An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunit

Centric : Central point

Charge : A price for a service rendered

Communication skill : The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and as intended, such as Sp

Concise approach : The more abstract concept of an idea or a project.

Craigslist : Craigslist is an American classified advertisements website with sections devoted

résumés, and discussion forums.

Description of project : A set of goals for the project, the overall objectives for the project, as well as a project

Determining authentic Checking if the project is fake or real.

project :
Dispute : Argument or disagreement, an official one between a freelancer and an employer

Domain : Area of interest, e.g., skill or service offered.

Email usage : A method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices, th

Emphasis : Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

Escrow : An escrow is a financial arrangement where a third party holds and regulates the
transaction.

Facebook : An online Social Network to connect with friends, family and other people you know. S

FBR : The Federal Board of Revenue is a top federal government body that investigates crime

First response : The first answer a freelancer gets from a prospect employer on a project he has bid on.

Fiverr.com : Fiverr is the world's largest freelance services marketplace for lean entrepreneurs to foc

Fixed price : In a Fixed price job, freelancers submit their proposed bid for the entire project and sug

Foreign remittance : Transfer of money from a foreign worker to their family or other individuals in their ho
Free mockup : A free mockup is a free design sample offered by a freelancer to a potential client.

Freelance platform : Freelance platform is a marketplace for businesses and freelance workers from all over

Freelancer.com : Freelancer is a global crowd sourcing marketplace website, which allows potential emp

Freelancing : A person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employ

GIG : A service offered on Fiverr is called a Gig.

Goals : Targets set for an achievement.

Guru.com : Guru.com is a freelance marketplace. It allows companies to find freelance workers for

High priced projects : High value Projects.

Highlighted Bids : Highlighted Bids is an option for freelancers to feature their bids, highlight it and mak
USD (price can vary from freelance to freelance market place).

Hosting : A web host, or web hosting service provider, is a business that provides the technologi
Internet. Websites are hosted, or stored, on special computers called servers.

Hourly job : In an Hourly job, freelancers log time with the Freelance Marketplace’s Desktop App
Diary.
IBAN : IBAN stands for International Bank Account Number, which you can use when making
sort code & account number - it's an additional number with extra information to help o

Keyword : A Keyword is a word or phrase - typically a phrase of two or more words. Keywords a
the major aspects of a search query. More number of keyword will generate more speci

Killer proposal : Irresistible offer made to attract a potential employer.

Knowledge : Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical

Learning : Learning is the process of acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behaviors,

Limited : Term used at the end of a company name, in order to indicate that it is a limited compa

LinkedIn : LinkedIn is a social network for the business/professionals community.

Live : Website/service available online on the internet by some web service/host.

Location : A particular place or position.

Logo : A symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uni
Low productivity : Low productivity in the workplace refers to a condition where one or more workers com

Making Money : Earning cash against a service offered (job or business).

Manage project : A methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from conception to c

Marketing : The study and management of exchange relationships. Marketing is used to create, kee

Mastering a skill : Understanding and executing a skill with high efficiency, performance and productivity

Mockup : Mockup is basically a model of something, which shows how it will look or operate wh

Niche : The product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs, as well as the price rang

Outsourcing : Outsourcing is a business practice in which certain functions required by the busines
business’s employees.

Payment : A payment is the trade of value from one party (such as a person or company) to anothe

Payoneer : Payoneer is a financial services company that provides online money transfer and digi
their bank account, Payoneer e-wallet, or onto a re-loadable prepaid MasterCard debit c

PayPal : PayPal is the online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves a
money orders.
Peopleperhour.com : PeoplePerHour is a freelance market composed of people who are experts in their field

PMB : A PMB is the place for you to communicate with your employer/freelancer on an onlin

Portfolio : A portfolio is a set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person's ability

Premium bid : A premium bid is a proposal that will show your quote at the top of the employer’s list

Pricing a project : Project Pricing means a model in which you are going to estimate costs of the project, a

Project analysis : The examination of all the costs or problems of a project before work is started.

Project Evaluation : Project evaluation is a systematic and objective assessment of an ongoing or completed

Project milestone : A milestone is a specific point in time within a project lifecycle used to measure the pr
up a long-reaching job into smaller pieces that a freelancer can accomplish one at a tim

Quality bid : Aims to help quality freelancers to win more projects per bid, by giving feedback to fre

Remittance : Transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country.

Resources : Resources are materials, energy, services, staff, knowledge, or other assets that are tr
 made unavailable.

Sample Work : The sample work is a work that the applicant has done to show his/her workability to th

Saving on bills : Ways to save money on business cost.

Search boost : When looking at any membership above Basic you’ll start to see “Search Boost” as on
your recent earnings. Search boost will automatically add a predetermined “boost” to th

Self Confidence : The belief in oneself and abilities, it describes an internal state made up of what we thin

SimplyHired.com : SimplyHired is an employment website and mobile application and an online recruitme

Skill : Skill is the knowledge and ability that enables you to do something well.

Skrill : Skrill is an e-commerce business that allows payments and money transfers to be ma
transfers.

Soft Skills : Soft Skills refer to the more intangible and non-technical abilities that are sought from
or professional skills. These are skills that are less specialized, less rooted in specific vo
of a candidate. Examples of important soft skills are communication, teamwork and pro

Software : Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers

Speed of response : The time required for a system or person to react to some signal. In freelancing, it is
 enquiry.

Sponsored Bid : A Sponsored bid is a way to get noticed immediately by employers over competing fr
0.75% of bid amount (minimum $4.99 USD, maximum $19.99 USD). Sponsored b
"Sponsored Bid" label.

Time Tracker : Time-tracker is computer software that allows the freelancer employees to record time

Timeline : A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order.

Tracking : The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities

Un-Orthodox : Different from what is usual or expected in behavior, ideas, methods, etc.

Work load : Amount of work or number of work units assigned to a particular resource over a given