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How to Start Freelancing in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Guide

You can Easily Learn Freelancing in Pakistan 2022 by reading this article thoroughly as it covers every aspect of this field.

What is Freelancing?

Freelancing is a way to start earning money for yourself without having to do a job. You can learn some Easy skills and provide Services to Customers or Start your own Business, like Blogging, Ecommerce, Digital Marketing, etc. Many easy skills can help you earn without doing a job.

What is Freelancing and How does it Work in Pakistan 2023?

In Pakistan, a large portion of People lack awareness of the Digital World and how it works? Most people here don’t have proper access to Smartphones or the Internet. Those who have access to both use social media platforms and that’s the internet for them as they lack awareness of How to properly use the internet. Since the start of the internet, very few people were earning money through Freelancing in Pakistan.

But, mostly due to unemployment, freelancing got a huge boost in the last couple of years. Thanks to People like Rehan Allahwalia, and Hisham Sarwar, and E-commerce education Platforms like Extreme Commerce and Enablers, Freelancing in Pakistan 2022 has become a very large source of income for students. In 2022, Pakistani Students are earning through various Freelance Platforms as they are learning more and more skills.

After Covid-19 Freelancing in Pakistan had a Boom, Students, and people in general, were unemployed so they did everything to survive the Pandemic. Below are the stats for how it had a boom just after the Pandemic Hit.

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Tax on Freelancers in Pakistan 2022:

As of 7 June 2022, Govt. of Pakistan is planning to impose a 30% tax on Freelancers in Pakistan. Federal Government is considering imposing a 30% tax on freelancers and content creators in the upcoming budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-23. Including an increased tax on income of more than 1 Million PKR per year, and earnings from freelancing, online games, YouTube, TikTok, and other social media platforms.

What Freelancing Skills do you need to learn to start Earning in Pakistan?

According to me, there are two types of Freelancing Skills you can learn to start earning in Pakistan.

1. Hardcore Skills
2. Soft Skills (Easy to learn and Execute)

Hardcore Freelancing Skills:

Hardcore Skills are the Best way to earn huge money regularly. These are hard to learn and master but get you more money. These can also help you master more sub-skills. You need to master these and experiment on your own to earn using them. For example, writing is a tough skill to learn and master, you need to practice it regularly. As you become an expert you can easily learn Creative Writing, Copy Writing, etc. Here are 5 Hardcore Skills:

·         Blogging

·         Web Development

·         Web Designing

·         SEO Research and Writing

·         Ecommerce 

Soft Freelancing Skills:

Soft Skills are the easiest to learn. You can learn a few and start earning today. As these are the easiest to learn, these can get you less but a decent amount of money. First, you should learn these before exploring hardcore Skills. Here are 5 Easy Skills:

·         Logo Design

·         Microsoft Office

·         Affiliate Marketing

·         Photoshop

·         Data Entry

What Websites are Best for Freelancing in Pakistan 2022?

There are many websites for earning through Skills. But the Best Freelancing Websites are listed below:

1. Fiverr
2. Upwork
3. Guru
4. Freelancer

Best Websites for Freelancing in Pakistan 2022:

Fiverr:

Fiverr is the best website to start freelancing in Pakistan in 2022. According to SimilarWeb, It is the largest Website in this niche in the whole world with approx. 60 Million Visits Per Month and 22% of those visits come from the USA. You will be surprised to know that the second-most 8.35% of Fiverr visits come from South Asia. This all happened in the last 2 to 3 Years as People got aware of the website.

On Fiverr, you can post a maximum of 5 gigs with a minimum starting price of $5 for each Gig. You can use SEO to crack the Fiverr Algorithm and Start Earning using Soft Skills.

Upwork:

After Fiverr, Upwork is the second most popular and used website by Freelancers in the World. According to SimilarWeb, this website has almost 43 Million Visits Per Month. Once again, most visits from the USA with 20.65% then India, Philippines, and Pakistan respectively. This means this website has a lot of Potential for Pakistanis. You can use your skills to start earning in Pakistan from this website.

On Upwork, you can set your hourly rate and customers will hire you at that rate. You can also choose to work specific hours in a day and you can also bargain your hourly rate with customers. On Upwork, Customers post a job and you have to send them an attractive Job Proposal to get hired.

Guru:

Guru.com is an Indian website that is very popular among freelancers and Clients around the world. According to SimilarWeb, it gets around 1.1 Million Visits a month. Most visits from the USA then obviously Sub-continent.

This Website works like Upwork. You can post your Portfolio and Clients will post a job. You have to bid on a job with a handsome proposal for getting hired.

Freelancer:

Freelancer is also a very famous website and among the most used by freelancers and clients. Its Pakistani Domain gets around 700K+ Visits a month and the global website gets approx. 7 Million Visits a Month with Visits from the USA in the top 5 countries including South Asian Countries.

It also works Similar to Upwork and Guru. You Post your work and experience or what you want to get hired for and Clients also Post jobs. You have to bid on jobs.

Is it very hard to do? Tips for Freelancing

Freelancing is not hard at all. You just need to understand Customer Behavior and the most popular soft skills being used at the time. You can be a Professional Freelancer in no time if you use our market analysis and tips to Become a Pro. Create a Professional Freelancing Profile on all Platforms and Start Earning Money in Pakistan

Tips and Tricks for Freelancing in Pakistan 2022:

• Always stay up to date with the latest updates regarding your Skills
• Always update your Skillset, Check the newest trends to acquire new skills
• Always Keep Practicing, as we all know Practice makes a man Perfect
• Work on your English Language. Learn spoken English as it is very necessary for everyone who deals with International Clients
• Learn how to conversate with your client as the first meeting shows the character of someone
• Learn SEO (Search Engine Optimization) as it is the most useful Skill on the internet. It will help you on every platform and it will improve your writing a lot
• And in the end, always remember you are an honest Freelancer. Don’t get yourself into fraudulent activities as it will not only impact you but Every Pakistani Freelancer’s Image who is Hustling out there