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    Freelancing: Thriving

    in a Platform Economy

    Trainer: Syed Muhammad Zubair Azam


    Faculty, Business Administration
    SZABIST, Dubai.
    What is Freelancing?

    Why shall you be involved in freelancing?

    Session Type for work which you can offer.

    Agenda Major Freelancing platforms.

    Skills required to be a successful Freelancer.

    How to acquire these Skills?


    Independent
    Work has
    emerged as a
    recent trend
    What is Freelancing?
    Why take on freelancing work?
    Why shall you be involved in Freelancing?
    Why shall you be involved in Freelancing?
    Requirements to start
    Freelancing

    Communication
    Specific Skillset and Negotiation
    Skills

    A Portfolio
    Freelancing Platforms
    Freelancing
    Platforms
    • Upwork (www.upwork.com)
    • Fiverr (www.fiverr.com)
    • Guru (www.Guru.com)
    • Freelancer (www.freelancer.com)
    • PeoplePerHour (www.PeoplePerHour.com)
    • Freelancer Marketplace UAE
    (https://marketplace.ae/)
    • The Work Crowd (www.theworkcrowd.com)
    (www.theworkcrow.ae)
    • Graphic Designs (www.99designs.com)
    How Freelancing
    Platforms Works?

    • An account on Fiverr.
    • A “Gig” (Compulsory)
    • A PayPal account (to
    withdraw money)
    Which Skills to focus on?

    COMMUNICATION GRAPHIC DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY SEO REPORT HTML ADS


    SKILLS AND VIDEO
    EDITING
    Skills to learn in 2022
    Top Marketing Skills Top Technology Skills Top Customer Services
    • Marketing Research • Web Design Skills
    • Social Media Marketing • WordPress • Customer Services Reps
    • Lead generation • Web Programming • Customer Support
    • Social Media Ads • Shopify • Email Communication
    • Marketing Strategy • Graphic Design • Phone Support
    • Social Media • API • Online Chat Support
    Management • JavaScript/CSS/HTMP • Data Entry
    • Email Campaigns and PHP Programming
    • Administrative Support
    • Virtual Assistant (VA)
    • Content Writing
    How can you
    learn these
    skills?
    Formal Informal
    Self-Learning
    Education Learning
    Informal Learning
    Self-Learning
    Freelancing is not for you if you don’t have…

    Networking Communication
    Discipline
    Skills Skills

    Curiosity Tech-Savviness
    Learn Collaboration
    Tools
    Any Questions?

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