Why is Freelancing on the rise?
Business owners across the U.S are asking, “Where have all
the workers gone?”
However, even prior to COVID, the economy was already seeing large increases in the numbers of solo entrepreneurs
Why are Freelancers on the rise?
Due to rapid automation, digital transformation, and
demographic change, companies are increasingly struggling to find people with
the skills they need when they need them.
The COVID-19 crisis underscored the need for companies to be
more nimble in reacting to changes, managing fixed costs, and managing the work
itself, lending even more importance to the fact that users of platforms report
increased speed to market, productivity, and ability to innovate.
A recent survey by freelance platform Upwork found that 20%
of current employees (10 million people) are considering freelance work.
Further, while in the past, freelancers may have been viewed
as those who couldn’t find full-time work, they are often sought-after workers
who have reached their career peaks and want flexibility in how they work, when
they work, and the projects they are working on.
Beyond the pandemic’s direct impact on the freelance
economy, shifts in the global economy, technology, and political climate, as
well as the changing expectations of today’s workers have inspired trends that
will continue to grow into the foreseeable future.
More Flexibility
People want more flexibility and control over how they work,
where they work, whom they’re working for, and charting their path around their
careers in a different way.
As newer generations enter the workforce, millennials and
Gen Z, in particular, has seen that the employment contract is broken and we
often hear, “That’s not for me.” The new workforce has a much more kind of
empowered idea around how they’re going to build their careers that’s much more
autonomous and not related to a single firm. It’s much more about skills that
they have, portfolios that they’re building. They feel like that’s where they
have safety and security. Being tethered to a single employer feels riskier to
them.
Broaden your Skill Set
The best thing about working on diverse projects is that
with every new project you get, freelancing offers an opportunity to learn
something new.
Freelancing allows one to step out of the comfort zone and
work on something you always wanted to but were too hesitant about.
Many young professionals have side businesses they are
passionate about but have little time to work on. With freelancing, you have
the freedom to choose the workload.
You can take up projects that aren’t too draining and leave
you with substantial time and energy to work on your side hustle.
Increased quality of life
Are there days when you are absolutely sick of your routine
and want to completely change it but work commitments are a hindrance?
Freelancing offers complete control over your timings. If
you are a night owl you can work when the moon comes out, or if you are an
early bird, you can start your day with the sun.
Improve your Interpersonal skills
Since you are your own manager, it makes sense to learn and
hone the skills needed to manage all the additional tasks as well. Admin skills
and better communication habits will come in handy.
Now is the time to get strategic
Forged across six years of research, planning, development,
and deployment, B2B platform One Source Direct has been unveiled with a
distinct aim at both centralizing and streamlining small business and
solopreneurs connections.
Unveiled at the onset of 2021, One Source Direct is geared
toward subscriber usability and simplicity, coupled with a base mantra of 'What
Does My Business Do and What is Somebody Looking For'. The One Source Directs
platform’s easy aesthetic is geared toward efficiency for small business
owners, freelancers, and solopreneurs aimed to Connect, Create and Grow.
By creating centralized connections under the platform’s
headings of Needs, Leads, Offer and Articles, the One Source search portal
presents a straightforward ease-of-use, while also offering a very modest
introductory price-point for leads.
Whether the objective is as simple as looking for office
supplies and being notified of sales and promotions or sending out a company
newsletter to One Source connections that would otherwise just sit on a website
waiting to be found, the platform has the potential to trim all manner of
Internet fat.
And as a differentiator, One Source Direct wisely presents
the option of subscriber anonymity and confidentiality, a further time-saver to
cut out the deluge of spam, viruses, social media invites, unwanted
solicitations, and phone calls that come as a result of so many online
connections tools.
Impact your small business networking experience by connecting your products and solutions to business leads. By creating a business profile on the One Source Direct platform, instantly network with a growing community of international business customers.