Freelancing has grown in popularity in recent years, and the movement is just growing. More people are quitting their employment and reclaiming control of their life by launching freelance businesses. Moreover, the internet has made it a lot easier to generate money online nowadays. So, not only are freelancers reclaiming control of their schedules and …
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It all comes down to the questions freelancers should ask clients. This is especially true when it comes to the types of client questions freelancers should ask potential on the first meeting. Asking the client questions during the onboarding process will help you determine if the project is right for you, scope of the project, …
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Many people are turning to freelance work as a source of income. One of the primary reasons for this is that this year has seen a lot of job losses and high unemployment rates. This means that, even though the gig economy has been booming, we can expect a thriving freelance economy in the future. …
Freelancing appears to be the ideal situation for many people who are tired of their 9-5 routine. You can get out of bed after 10 a.m., have a pleasant cup of coffee, and then walk 10 steps from your bedroom into your workplace to start your working day on your terms. Isn’t that something out …
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Today, attracting modern clients involves storytelling and, in many cases, establishing a highly personalized brand. Moreover, consumers are not only willing but also eager, to have a personal relationship with the products and services they buy and are particularly interested in the brand’s ambassador. Personal branding aids in the development of connection and trust, but …
Finding ways to align freelancers with the company’s goals is critical for its success. As, due to the pandemic, more than half of organizations, or 53%, think that remote work has increased their willingness to hire freelancers. Additionally, many individuals are planning to start their career as freelancers. As a result, full-time employees are being …
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The get leads is critical to the success of any organization. There’s no way to avoid it. It’s difficult to maintain the momentum required for effective business growth without a consistent supply of leads coming in the door every day. Freelance lead generation is the process of acquiring and attracting suitable clients to recruit you …
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To become a successful freelancer many things are necessary. Anyone who chooses to work as a freelancer for at least a year or two knows how broad the skills required can be. Individuals with freelance Skills are better able to: engage with businesses, offer their services, and execute work for clients efficiently. Besides, Education, web …
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A freelancing niche is a field in which you are an expert or a specialist. A field of expertise in which a client would hire you might be anything from SEO gurus to SCRUM masters to technical writing to programming. Finding your niche can lead to additional projects and work, increased money, and a greater …
Personal branding refers to marketing yourself in a way that establishes credibility and authority. Personal branding can help you establish yourself as a leader in your industry. It’s the process of creating a personal brand. It’s the most effective technique to reach out to a wider audience and establish a worldwide presence. Customers want to …
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Freelancing has become a popular job option for many people in recent years. Instead of working for one company on a regular basis, freelancers provide their services to many clients at once. Writing, designing, marketing, and social media are some of the popular professions to start freelancing. Introduction To Freelance Work A freelancer is a …
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Are you a night owl by nature? Maybe you like to work late at night and sleep late in the morning. Unfortunately, in traditional 9-to-5 work, it’s not achievable. For many working professionals, freelancing has become a modern career choice, as they prefer working on their own terms. India is the world’s second-fastest-growing freelancing market. …
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A freelance writer is also a commercial creator, and marketing is not something that comes to the best of artists. As you juggle between projects or deal with the anxiety of ‘no stable projects’, it becomes a headache as it’s more difficult to think of ‘marketing’.But ‘marketing’ need not be a painful or distracting ‘task’. …
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One of the biggest mistakes committed by businesses while marketing their offerings is getting confused between PR and advertising. Although the two activities fall into the same ballpark when it comes to marketing, they are inherently different. If you run a small-scale business, it is important to understand the difference between the two and make …
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Small business owners decided to shut their shops, malls, bars, and restaurants after the Government of different nations said the number of Coronavirus cases had spiked and lockdown is the only option to prevent virus spread. In addition to the unprecedented health crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of social and economic activity …
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Simply put, guest posting is one of the easiest ways to spread the brand’s message while also ensuring the personal growth of your business. This is why it has cemented a strong reputation for itself in the digital marketing industry. Long story cut short; guest posting is the best marketing strategy for you to invest …
As a freelancer or even as a small business owner, you work hard. In order to provide an exceptional product or service, you work closely with your client using your all resources in the hopes this will yield good returns. However, easier said than done, that rarely ever happens. To get paid and get the …
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In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to Optimize the SEO to your e-commerce site to rank higher, increase your click-through rate, improve user experience, and get more targeted traffic. All of which will, of course, increase online sales. Shopify SEO Guide: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Rank #1 (2021) Shopify SEO — The …
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Do you enjoy writing? Are you looking at building your career as a professional content writer? You will be then glad to know that content writing is considered an extremely rewarding career nowadays. With the world moving forward into digitalization, content writers are in tremendous demand. This makes content writing an incredibly challenging profession. Nevertheless, …
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We are aware of the fact that the function of fuel is to propel a vehicle and it is the same thing that digital marketing nowadays plays a role in a business. Digital marketing is the need of the hour to propel a business to achieve its goals. It is expected to play an important …
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WordPress is a platform that allows people to develop high-performance, fully-functional websites without writing code, and according to a report by W3Tech, WordPress has a whooping 39% market share of the entire global traffic. Some famous brands who have used WordPress are Techcrunch, Sony Music, BBC America, Bloomblerg Professional, and many more. What makes WordPress …
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What is a keyword? A keyword is something that people search on Google, or other search engines to find information that’s relevant to their requirements. Example – Mr Mishra has developed an app, and now wants to increase his app installs, therefore he’s looking for people who can help him increase his app installs, so …
It is important to follow government guidelines, and failing to do so can lead to penalties, and unnecessary loss of time, and money. With the introduction of the new e-invoicing law by the government, all eligible taxpayers for this are required to generate e-invoices that are pre-validated through the government portal and provided with a …
Atma Nirbhar Bharat, UnionBudget2021 & Freelancers One of the first things Nirmala Sitharaman talks about the agenda of #Budget2021 is about building “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” Taking the Sankalp of #IndiaFirst, the Finance Minister quotes – “Ancient India was the business epicenter of the world, and Atminarbhar Bharat is the expression of 130 crore Indians who …
In part B of her speech, while presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman says that the digital budget focuses on the contraction in the economy due to the pandemic. Hence, it is designed to support the economy for sustainable growth. In the 75th year of independence, the …
According to the Hurun Global Unicorn List 2020, India currently has 21 Unicorn startups that are collectively valued at USD 73.2 billion. By 2022, the number of unicorns in India might surpass 50. The USA has 233 unicorn startups, while China has 217 unicorns at present. They collectively account for 78% of the world’s unicorns. …
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have witnessed upto 2.5 times increase in the total procurements and transitions in October of Rs 5,000 crore compared to Rs 2,300 crore in May. The payments to MSMEs see a similar proportionate increase to approximately 80% in October from around 76% in May. In the last six …
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari referred to the sector as the ‘backbone of Indian Economy”. In these crucial times of COVID-19 pandemic and post pan India lockdown, the government is heavily relying on the MSME sector to climb out of the economic swamp. The government has taken several initiatives and …
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Launched on July 1, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Union MSME ministry’s new portal for MSME registration witnesses over 11 lakh registrations till now. Seeking help from its field establishments to help entrepreneurs register entities on the portal and execute the process for registration, including: National Small Industries Corporation, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, MSME-Development …
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In the event of not achieving the targeted loan sanction amount of Rs. 3 lakh crore, the government is likely to extend the deadline of 31st October for the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSMEs. In place from May 23, as of now the ECLGS is open for the period till October 31 …
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A unique initiative, MSME Prerana is an online business mentoring programme for small business owners. A programme by the Indian Bank, a public sector bank, was launched by the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, at the bank’s headquarters in Chennai. An integrated initiative with Poornatha & Co, MSME Prerana aims to …
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Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Facebook has been focusing on providing business tools for the survival of small businesses. According to the data released by OECD and the World Bank, in India, more than one-third of the small and medium-sized businesses on Facebook are facing cash-flow problems. Facebook has a wide reach in India, almost every …
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In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) & four other ministries, the government of India launched ARISE – Atal New India Challenges programme in order to support the small businesses and MSMEs. The step is in alignment with the vision of making India Aatmanirbhar and less dependent on the imports and products of …
The government’s rescue scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) amidst the COVID-19 crisis is not performing up to the expectations. Small businesses contribute around 25% to the Indian GDP, therefore working on their health is the government’s top priority. To cope with the aftermath effects of the pan-India lockdown on the MSMEs, the …
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought along financial challenges for many economies and institutions. A major force behind driving the Indian economy, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) also faced a setback. During the lockdown, with working from home and minimized contact, the need for digital payments grew in India. Digital payments were once an option for …
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Businesses are to be made responsible entities. To make them more serious about their contribution to society, the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has presented a new system called Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR). A move for corporates to report all non-financial disclosures under the same single source. It is an improvised version of …
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The government has decided to extend the ECLGS scheme to include individual entrepreneurs. This is a move to cover the lag in the economic growth caused due to Pan-India lockdown and the COVID pandemic. Individual entrepreneurs head more than 6.3 crore Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and larger companies across India. Under this scheme, …
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Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) are the strength of the Indian economy. The sector alone contributes to 30% of the GDP and 40% of the total exports. In alignment to the Make in India vision, the government had taken several steps to support MSMEs. Starting with allocating USD Dollars 1 billion to the MSME …
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed a new framework for micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) insolvency resolution process, reducing the time limit to less than 180 days. The plan aims to focus on making the procedure more cost-effective, quicker and easier allowing the debtors to continue running the business while allowing …
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The new process of registration of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises has come into the effect by the name of Udyam Registration. The MSME ministry also said that an MSME in India will now be called as Udyam as the term is more closer to the meaning of an enterprise. To do this registration, filing …
Startup funding in India dropped by 29% in the first half of 2020. In 2019 the first half, the total funding raised by Indian startups was $5.9Bn as compared to $4.2 Bn in the first half of 2020. This drop is largely due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the data by …
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It’s a known fact that a COVID19 has had a great impact on MSMEs. Most MSMEs are struggling hard to survive and many have shut down. As per this report by the ET, about 35% of the MSMEs in India have shut their shops. To everyone’s relief, the World Bank on Wednesday said that it …
Funds will be used for expanding reach of the platform and adding Freelancer friendly financial services. Bengaluru based startup, Refrens.com, has raised funding from a group of angel investors including Vijay Shekhar Sharma (founder of Paytm) and Anupam Mittal ( Founder of Shaadi.com). Launched in July 2019, Refrens.com offers a free invoicing, payments and expense …
Study conducted from data of 1000s of freelancers. Delayed and Partial payments are becoming the norm. We studied the impact of COVID-19 on the freelance community. The study was conducted on the thousands of invoices managed on the Refrens.com platform. The key trends discovered in the study are related to payment delays for the freelancers. …
2000+. Yes, that is the latest number of deaths estimated world wide due to Wuhan Corona Virus. The biggest virus outbreak post SARS in 2003 (which incidentally also originated from China) has not only caused severe health related concerns but has also jolted businesses (or at-least the way they operate) in more than one way. …
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