How did you start your work as a freelancer, and why?

At a time when Arabs are suffering from many economic problems, relatively high rates of unemployment, and a lack of understanding that exists between companies and their employees in the Arab region, self-employment, in its broad and comprehensive sense, comes to try to solve these problems, or at least reduce them, by developing effective methods and systematic solutions to each problem. In this article, we will talk about some things related to self-employment, which will really benefit and interest you, whether you are an employee or looking for work, or even if you are a business owner, entrepreneur, and distinguished self-made person.

Contents of the topic Toggle Freelancing, where the work is no longer tied to a place. What the numbers tell us about freelancing: Freelancing between advantages and disadvantages now, how do I work as a freelancer, Khamsat, and microservices. Freelance, freelance platform.

Do you prefer to work freelance? And why? Self-employment, where work is no longer tied to a place.

The work was always linked to the company's headquarters, and there was no escape from being present or working from outside this headquarters. The person was forced to leave his home every day to work on realizing other people's dreams, and waste time on things that are worthless and in vain. However, after the spread of the concept of self-employment, things have become much easier than before, as you are no longer forced to be tied to a specific place, your work is no longer tied to a full-time job, and you are no longer forced to work with a manager who does not value you or with an organization that does not add anything to you and constantly consumes your physical and mental capabilities.

With freelancing, you have the ability to work from anywhere, even on transportation, on long-distance trips, and in unsuitable climates. You are no longer restricted to working for 8 consecutive hours or more without any rest or enjoyment of what you do. Freelancing, by its name, makes you free in your life. You come out of the box of stereotypes and boredom into a world full of interesting and enjoyable work. It gives you absolute freedom to choose what you like to work on and what you don’t like. Freelancing is the solution!

What the numbers tell us about freelancing: In a report issued in the last quarter of last year by the Freelancers Union in cooperation with some foreign freelancing sites such as Elance and Odesk in the United States of America, it was proven that there are more than 50 million freelancers who have contributed amounts exceeding $700 billion to the American economy, which is a staggering number that demonstrates the economic benefit of freelancing. There are also expectations that the number of freelancers in the United States will exceed 40% of the total number of employees. Also in the United Kingdom, in a survey conducted with recent graduates, it was shown that 87% of them believe that self-employment is a great career option for them in their career path.

The number of people working as a freelancer is growing at a rate of 4% more than that of traditional employees in the United Kingdom, and more than 15% of employees in Europe are freelancers. Also, the rate of self-employment is constantly increasing in all countries of the world. This is a simple statistic from one of the global reports showing the rate of growth of self-employment from 2004 to 2014 in the continent of Europe: With the rise in the unemployment rate in the Arab world and the Arab region, which has the highest unemployment rate in the world, exceeding 20 million people, and with the increase in Internet users in the Arab region, whose number reaches 136 million citizens, self-employment comes to open its arms. For every person looking for work and looking for different and non-typical success, thank God that the Arab region is gradually accepting freelance work and the rate of freelancers is constantly rising, as the Mustaqil website, affiliated with Hassoub Company, includes more than 50 thousand Arab freelancers, which is a wonderful thing and augurs a lot of good.

Freelancing has its advantages and disadvantages. Nothing is perfect. Perfection belongs to God Almighty. Freelancing, like it has many advantages, also has drawbacks and risks that you must know from the beginning. Among the risks of freelancing are: 1- Fluctuation of financial income and lack of stability. One of the most prominent problems facing freelancers and those who work as a freelancer, especially new ones, is that the financial matter is always volatile. Sometimes he has many projects from which he makes profits and money, and at other times he does not find any work at all. You must look for solutions to this problem so that you can avoid or overcome it. Such as joining a team and working with them as a freelancer, as well as building a strong network of relationships that enables you to communicate with many who need your services, and also trying to provide and create multiple sources of income. 2- Time and the inability to control it. Time is like a sword. It is, as one of my friends says, a saying that does not honestly express the importance of time. In self-employment, many people fail to balance work times and rest times and organize their time as well as increase their production noticeably and comfortably as well. Maybe one day you work 6 hours and another day you don’t work at all, one day you stay up until the end of your work on your work, and at another time you finish before dinner. The matter requires more organization, effort and a strong will that makes you control your time with all strength and comfort so that you can save your efforts. And exploit it to achieve success. 3- Fear of change. Humans are naturally afraid of risk and change, and self-employment itself is a risk: leaving your job for an unknown future, which you must create yourself. Everything in it results from your effort, money, status, relationships, etc.

It becomes more difficult if you are one of the stereotypical people who hate change and like to remain in the same way, and what they do they never change. Perhaps after days or weeks of self-employment you will learn from your risk and change and will become your best teacher and companion on your path. As for the advantages of freelancing, they are many and many, and we can mention them, for example, but not limited to: 1- In return for the best money, freelancing is characterized by flexibility. You can work on more than one project at the same time, which guarantees you that you will get money and more in return. Likewise, working in foreign currencies such as the dollar and the euro, which are among the most common currencies in freelancing, guarantees you more money because, of course, or in most cases, it will be more expensive than your currency. The dollar in a country like Egypt represents about 8 pounds, but in Kuwait, for example, it is nothing, so the difference in currency may be an advantage or a disadvantage. It is better than a fixed and traditional job, where you receive a fixed salary that only increases over long periods.

2- Absolute freedom in freelancing. You choose the projects you prefer to work on. There is nothing that will force you to work. You only do what you love. You are in control of your decision and the projects that you will work on, and the compensation you want for each project, and you are the one who knows which projects will add knowledge, experience, or even money to you, and which projects are truly worth it over others. In self-employment, “you are free.” 3- Continuous learning and development. Self-employment allows you to develop your practical skills and increase your experience in your field of work. Depending on the types of projects, the problems you face will differ and therefore the solutions will differ. Thus, you will have truly benefited from working on the projects you have chosen, and the extent of the projects you work on will be the experience you will gain and the skills you will develop.

4- Building a wide network of relationships: Relationships have a special strength in life, and in freelancing their strength increases, as relationships and recommendations are considered one of the best ways through which you can obtain new clients and projects. With every client you work with or a project you work on, you build a network of relationships that will be your strongest weapon later on. The best marketer and companion for you in this step is your work by which you prove your competence and that you deserve to be hired. You will also get permanent recommendations from your previous clients, something whose importance you will undoubtedly realize when you try it. 5- Everywhere, and from any place, as long as you have your laptop and an Internet connection (you may work without it), you can work freely in your days and travels, in your joy and sadness, in your country and other than your country. Freelancing is no longer tied to a time or place or even to specific parties. You can work from anywhere you want, and it is an advantage that saves you a lot of useless wasted time.

Now, how do I work as a freelancer? With the presence of Arab platforms such as Khamsat, Mustaql, Asnad, and others, freelancing becomes easier and more convenient, as these platforms allow you to work as a freelancer and provide you with thousands of clients who are looking for people to hire them to work as a freelancer, and also guarantee your rights and money. These platforms are easy to use and are in the Arabic language, and all your interactions are with Arab people just like you. We will talk about two of the most important freelancing platforms, which are Khamsat and Mustaql, respectively. Fiverr, microservices. It is a purely Arabic website, Malak

For the leading Arab company in developing the Arabic web, Hassoub, which always works to spread the concept of freelancing. “Khamsat is the Arab market for buying and selling micro-services. Get your work done or provide services to others starting from just $5.” This is the description of the Khamsat website. The Khamsat website allows you to sell mini-services such as writing, translation, editing, design, etc. for $5, which is an appropriate number for micro-services. It is a wide market on which there are many, many freelancers. Khamsat includes people who have achieved very large sums of money and success stories taught in universities. It has met with remarkable success from its launch until Raouf bought his account. What's wrong with you?

If you can produce microservices, Khamsat is your place. Khamsat is an easy site to deal with and use. You will not face any difficulty in dealing with it. All you have to do is click on “New User” and start entering your data and creating your account. You will be able to deal and profit with ease, and there is a wonderful and cooperative technical support team that will always help you and work in your best interest. Freelance, freelance platform.

One of the indispensable sites for you as a freelancer while searching for projects and clients is the Mustaqeel website, which is also affiliated with Hassoub Company. It is a wonderful and well-known site that works to bring together project owners and freelancers in an easy, creative and professional manner. “Mustaqil is a platform that connects project owners and freelancers in the Arab world. If you are a project owner, you can use Mustaqil to complete your projects over the Internet easily and safely. As an independent, you can browse existing projects and add your offers to the projects that you can complete.

The freelancer guarantees your full rights and acts as an intermediary between the project owner and the freelancer.” This is the description of an independent website, and I think it is adequate and comprehensive. It was able to convey the purpose and purpose of the website in a simple way, in simple sentences, and it contains many sections and specializations that you can work with. The Independent website works with a wonderful mechanism, which makes it the best choice for project owners. The site includes more than 50 thousand freelancers, which makes it the largest Arab site for freelancing in terms of freelancers present on it. All you have to do as a freelancer is to register on the site, then search for the appropriate project and submit your offer, and the project owner will start comparing between the applicants and choose the most suitable. Likewise, for the project owner, you can register and add your project, and then move to the stage of receiving offers, until you choose the most appropriate offer for you. Freelancing is growing continuously and rapidly, and you should look at it as an alternative or addition to your job. You must taste the taste of freedom, passion, and love of work.

This article was a quick look at freelancing, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as some numbers that prove the speed of the growth of freelancing and the world’s trend towards it. We also mentioned two of the most important work platforms, which are Mustaql and Khamsat. The article is just the spark of the beginning, and the end of the thread, and you must go ahead and do not turn around. Make your decision if you can. The number of users in Khamsat + Independent + Asnad + Hasoub ads who seek to work online exceeds approximately half a million Arab users, and this would herald a new future for starting work on the Internet.