The work culture is changing rapidly with a lot of uncertainties; a large number of people are taking on freelancing, part-time or full-time, mostly to diversify their skill set, fill their time, earn additional cash or venture in as an entrepreneur.
By 2020, freelancing will represent 40% of the workforce. Here is a list of skills you can jump start a freelance career and become part of the 40%.
Upwork, the world’s largest freelancing website, released its quarterly skills index in the US recently. This is the list of skill sets growing in demand in 2016 and contains a few of the skills mentioned in the post 6 Freelance Skills In Demand.
Upwork, the world’s largest freelancing website, released its quarterly skills index in the US recently. This is the list of skill sets growing in demand in 2016 and contains a few of the skills mentioned in the post 6 Freelance Skills In Demand.
7. Voice-over Artist
A good voice and communication skills are all you need to be a voice-over artist for radio advertisements or corporate videos. The pay is decent with amazing opportunities for youngsters.
8. Translation
There are immense opportunities for people who can read, write and speak more languages than one. Begin working on freelance translation assignments with strong regional and foreign language skills.
9. App development
A skill that can churn a huge income, the skills required are back-end computing, mobile UI designing, programming amongst others. The future is bright since people are using their smartphones to browse the internet.
10. Executive Search Specialist
The sky is the limit when we talk about income in this field, by helping companies find suitable candidates for specialized roles. This lightens the HR work in the corporate while you earn, for all the tedious work put in.
A few more skills:
1. User experience design
2. ASP development
3. Shopify development
4. English proofreading
5. SEO writing
6. Animation
7. Virtual assistant
8. Lead generation
9. Data mining
10. Video editing
11. WordPress development
12. AngularJS development
13. Java development
14. Accounting & Bookeeping
15. Android development
16. iOS development
17. Zendesk
18. MongoDB
19. Data visualization
20. AutoCAD
This skill set lists skills in demand in the US, it is growing in many other parts of the world. Opportunities are huge for freelancers who want to earn higher paychecks each month.
Just take the time to know yourself and find at least 5 skills you are good at and then narrow down to one or two, to begin with. Good Luck!
Just take the time to know yourself and find at least 5 skills you are good at and then narrow down to one or two, to begin with. Good Luck!
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