New technology has enabled freelancing to become increasingly common across an array of sectors including but not limited to professional service jobs; this could be anything, from legal to content creation!

Whether you’re deciding which career route to take or are an established professional wondering what your options are, consider whether these conventional freelancing roles could meet your needs.

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With the expansion of the digital world and social media, businesses need content tailored for different platforms. You might see roles as specific as making content for Instagram or editing videos for YouTube.

There are various routes into these kinds of roles, and while you must learn to do the job properly, you don’t necessarily need a degree or certificate. Online courses, for instance, on Udemy, Hubspot and LinkedIn Learning, can help you acquire the required skills. And a strong portfolio of work and excellent client feedback can take you far.

 

Working as a freelancer in the network and IT field can earn you significant money and offers lots of flexibility and opportunities as technology continues to evolve.

As a computer-based line of work, this area naturally works well as a route towards freelancing and working remotely. And with the ever-growing need for technology solutions, there is always a demand for these professionals.

While a degree may be preferred, there are stories of those who have made it without one. And freelancing is a great way to get your foot on the ladder as well as to move up the ladder and generate more income once you’re more established.

Helping people with their investments and personal finances can be a lucrative career choice, but one which has been slow to embrace freelancing due to the requirement of personalised work and face-to-face contact.

But with technological improvements, this is now a possibility, and financial management is increasingly shifting online.

Roles can include anything from bookkeeping to investment consulting. But whatever you choose, you must be a fully-trained professional to manage people’s finances.

If you are highly organised, project management could be an excellent route to freelancing while earning a high salary.

Project management involves developing, budgeting, scheduling and implementing companies’ projects in anything from IT to construction; this can increasingly be done from online platforms.

To become a project manager, you will need to have completed either the Prince2 or Agile course, or a project management apprenticeship.

Administrative work is perhaps one of the biggest to go freelance and roles as a virtual assistant (VA) are widespread. Businesses will always need support with communication, calendars, organisation and team coordination, so this line of work is unlikely to go away any time soon.

While no specific qualification is required, a background in administration helps. Or you can highlight those all-important transferable skills: organisation, diligence, attention to detail, and whatever else makes you stand out from the crowd.

Learning can increasingly be done online using virtual presentations or video calls. Students are now able to learn from skilled teachers in any discipline across the world and have access to high-quality tutoring to meet their specific learning requirements.

This is hugely beneficial for language learners as they can easily access a native speaker to teach them online. But it doesn’t have to be languages – any subject, from chemistry to psychology, can be taught online on a freelance basis. So, whatever your specialism, you could transition into freelance teaching relatively easily.

If you’ve seen the TV show Suits, you will know the stereotypical image of a lawyer: smartly dressed, working all hours of the clock in an expensive office.

In reality, modern lawyers have many more options than this, including freelancing.

Freelancing enables lawyers to work for multiple firms in different cases at once. They can pick and choose work and have more flexibility for home life and personal projects.

However, this route requires a lot of hard work and dedication. It is a long road to becoming a qualified lawyer, and then it’s even more work to establish yourself as a freelance consultant. You’ve got to be in it for the long haul!

Architects are well paid, and freelance roles are abundant out there, allowing the pursuit of a variety of projects while maintaining autonomy over time, workload and finances.

However, becoming an architect is no easy feat. You’ll need extensive work experience and recognised qualifications to qualify, which takes many years.

But once you’ve obtained the proper qualifications, the options are limitless, including working for a private firm, the public sector or, of course, as a freelance consultant.

 

Whatever route you are taking on your freelance journey, Skillbox can help find the right clients for you. Sign up today and see what opportunities are out there.