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Freelance Workshopyour way to hunt your first job

About the instructor

My name is Karem ElzftawyElectronics EngineerIOT Developer on Upwork.com TEDxDamanhur Licensee+201062261456Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


About You?

References

• UPWork YouTube channel • Introduction to Freelancing course on

Udemy• Seth Godin's Freelancer Course on

Udemy

What's is Freelancing?

Simply... doing a job under contract rather than full-time employment


Duration•Some are short… a few hours•Some are month to month•Some are year to year

Work Type•Some are low skill•Some are project and team based jobs•Some require substantial expertise and certification


Pay•Some are small hourly wages•Some are fixed price projects•Some mimic a full-time salary

Source of Work•Some are done over freelance broker sites•Some are sourced direct (hirer to freelancer)•Some are Corporate and nearly indistinguishable from full-time works

Who’s The freelancer?

Freelancers can do any job. They just change clients with frequency rather than have a fixed job with a fixed wage.

LawyerLawyer can be considered freelancers: They work for clients on an hourly basis for specific cases.

DoctorsDoctors can be considered freelancers: You hire them for a fixed fee depending on the procedure

BuildersBuilders can be considered freelancers: They are chosen, you sign a contract to their services, and go to your separate way.

Statistics

What You will gain from this course

• Understanding just how big freelancing has become and how sizeable the opportunity is for you

• Learning how and where you can get started in freelancing• Observing what a freelance gig looks like and the consideration

you should have as you begin• Consideration the periphery of freelancing including the lifestyle,

professional conditions, and financials.• Predicting how freelancing and work in general will evolve in the

future.• Where to find more advanced resources (beyond this

introduction to the subject).

Table of contents

• Getting Starting in Freelancing• How To build Your Freelancing Profile• Branding yourself• How to hunt your first Job• Payment ways in Egypt

Freelancing Websites

Articles & Videos

Homework

• Watching the UpWork Videos about the freelancers

“How to get started as freelancer on Upwork” Playlist

• Building Your first Freelancer Profile on Upwork.com

Support

• Google Group• Facebook group just for social!• Email: [email protected]• Telephone: +201062261456• Office Houres: from 12 to 5 PM at

R7baya Co-Working Space “Friday – Saturday”


Thank You =)

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