At first glance $1/hour payout for a freelance data entry provider is better than most office clerical jobs that are offered full time. One can just make a quick computation of how lowly paid an employed worker is by just taking the total monthly salary divided by the number of hours spent on the job each month. But, is being a freelance data entry provider better than being employed as a data encoder or clerk in a huge multinational company?
In getting self-employed, there are other important factors which must be taken into account. Success in freelancing means that one must be able to understand one’s personal and business cash flow – the resulting hourly rate should be competitive as well as still make a good living.
Look at the Freelance Job Marketplace Rates First!
Typical rates of data entry providers run anywhere from $1 to $5 per hour on many freelance sites: most offers seem to favor hiring to those who are willing to take the lowest $1 per hour rate. Personally, I didn’t think this kind of pay is enough for the freelance data entry provider to live comfortably – which is further confirmed with the estimate I had outlined below (assuming that the freelancer is honest and wants to update all contributions).
This computation assumes a single freelancer living alone without any dependents and doesn’t even need to rent a place to stay. continue reading »
I keep on finding more and more Filipino freelancers who are willing to get paid with a regular wage each month doing freelance work long term. Usually, there isn’t any written deal – the arrangement is that they get to have fixed payments every month regardless whether the freelancer had performed work or not. There isn’t any defined job scope: the client is free to throw in any work to the hired freelancer.
I am talking about getting jobs directly from clients and not from freelance sites such as oDesk and Elance.
At first glance one visible advantage of being a regular salaried freelancer is that they are given “guaranteed income” for several months to a few years. The “guaranteed income” that I mention here usually does not involve written agreement to bind the freelancer to the client legally. More often, the freelancer usually get freebies, such as several books, licensed software and even a computer from the client – to learn new skills required for the job. continue reading »
By profession, I graduated as an Electronics and Communications Engineer, but my stint with this profession was short-lived. For most of my working life, I was an IT specialist: I was an instructor, programmer, web designer and programmer and now, I do some blogging too.
I have encountered others like me who like to consider changing careers because IT is fast becoming a profession that pays a lot when employed. I also discovered that there are also more jobs in the internet that opens up more possibilities because of some outsourcing sites. Writing and programming are jobs that are usually outsourced for less expensive but quality labor.
I began the IT field by having an inclination in programming. As I was taking up engineering, I noticed that I always got high grades in computer subjects. This had prompted me to pursue professions related to IT.
I took up short term courses to further enhance my skills. After finishing these courses, I got myself employed as an IT instructor for a few years. Then I moved to another company working as a programmer – although I was doing a number of things at a time – web designer, programmer and technician.
Now, I had decided to go on freelance. Although I had applied to various jobs, I had considered the possibility of going freelance instead of getting employed. This is entirely a very different experience indeed because I am relieved from the pressure of going to work and setting strict timetables.
