Wanna earn from the comfort of your home? Read on…

Got tired of getting up early in the morning and rushing to catch that 8:35 local so as to get to the same boring work or you want to earn some extra money without sacrificing your current job? Well, invest some time to learn creative writing and become a freelancer. In this post I have written how one can take freelancing as a career option.
Freelancing, as the name suggests, provides freedom to people to work without a long-term commitment with a company. You can do freelancing in journalism, event management, creative services etc. depending upon your area of interest. Here let's figure out how one can become a successful freelance writer.
You can do freelancing sitting at home or while traveling. You can write on any subjects depending on your areas of interest. It doesn’t require going to office between ‘10 a.m. to 6 p.m.’ everyday unlike most jobs available in the market. Although you will enjoy the flexibility and freedom thrown by this profession, you be prepared to face stiff competition which will keep you on your toes especially in the beginning.
Why freelancing?
Like I have mentioned earlier, this is a very lucrative career option for those who don’t want to be a part of a ‘10 to 6’ type office going league. You work according to your mood and time availability. You get to do work which interests you not your boss. And most importantly, if you can’t step out of your home for whatever reason (for example a mother with a small kid), freelancing comes as a boon to kill the boredom.
What does it take to be a freelancer?
Pre-requisites:
- A degree in journalism not necessary but helps
- A published portfolio
- An active blog (You can start it with http://www.blogger.com/)
All these together can give you a better standing and more publicity. But the most important thing that is required to be a freelancer is ‘impeccable passion for writing’. If you don’t have that the above can’t help you survive in the industry. Many courses are available to develop and hone your writing skills. (You can try this one http://www.sakshisingh.com/)
Things you need to start:
One very important thing in freelancing is you have to be a well learned person. You got to keep yourself up to date and you need to read a lot of material everyday. So if you are still excited about starting your career as a freelance writer, make yourself addicted to reading. As reading resourceful books will help you enhance your writing ability on one hand, it recharges your mind with more ideas on the other.
The flip side:
Freelancing does not offer a steady source of income for beginners. To add to that, it requires a lot of time and a great network to reach a level where you can have respectable income. Also, I haven’t seen any freelancer becoming a millionaire.
There are people who have earned immense recognition in freelance writing. People take up freelancing as a career to pursue their dreams. If you have got talent and some free time, try your hands on freelance writing. In the end, I would leave you with the following quote.
‘Freelancing offers you to become your own boss, choice is yours’