What is the Future of Freelance Work after Pandemic?


Pandemic hit the world at the beginning of 2020. Due to coronavirus, millions of people across the globe lost their jobs. COVID-19 not only affected the economies but also social gatherings. People are forced to sit in their homes leaving their everyday routines and jobs. Coronavirus is affecting more than 200 countries and territories across the world causing more than 855k deaths. The situation in some areas is worse. It seems that the pandemic is here to stay for a while.

The way of living of people around the world has changed. Now staying at home and social distancing is new normal for the world. The pandemic badly hit the economy of the world. People become unemployed, millions of shares are lost in stock markets, etc. The main loss is faced by business communities. Their business affected the most due to COVID-19.

Advancement in the field of IT, automation, and robotics from the past few decades are changing the course of jobs. Now all the work is done on computers, robots took over many jobs from humans. People are shifting online for their businesses and work. Many businesses have their online setups from which they are earning thousands of dollars. The most prominent field that is the most helpful among all is the field of freelancing.

Freelance Work and Pandemic

People are preferring the easier and convenient ways of earning nowadays. The Internet brought all the world together. Now you can earn easily by sitting at your home. There is no need to look for a job outside your home. A stable internet connection and personal computer are enough for you to work from home. “You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support”, Sabrina Bryan.

FreelancingOpens in a new tab. is the self-employed job in which you sell your services online on different online platforms for different clients across the world. The demand for freelancing has been increasing but pandemic helps in blooming this industry even more. Pandemic doesn’t mean that we rest at our homes by doing nothing. We need food and shelter for which money is required. This means there has to be a way to earn in this situation. The best way is to earn through freelancing. If you lost your job to COVID-19 then there is no need to worry.

Pandemic provides an opportunity for the world to shift their work online. Many businesses have started selling their products online. For example, a cloth merchant displays all of his products online on some website and set the detail of fabric with the price range. Interested people can check the product and order by sitting at home. For this to happen, organizations and companies require online staff to handle their business. This is the example of a simple business that is shifted online.

Freelance work mostly includes other services like if you worked as a graphic designer in some firm and lost your job to pandemic then you can sell your skill online and earn online with this gig.

There are many online earning websites on which you can start your freelance career and start earning today. These online earning websites Opens in a new tab. allows you to be your boss by sitting at home during this pandemic.

There are many types of services on these platforms:

• Graphic Designing
• Web Designing
• Creative Writing
• Social Media Marketing
• Video Editing
• Developer
• Translator
• Search Engine Optimization

Despite these skills, there are other numbers of freelance work that you can do online. You just have to find what online job is suitable for you and matches your skill.

Future of Freelance Work after Pandemic

The worldwide onset of coronavirus has changed the workforce. The work from home has become a new trend in the world and changes the nature of work for many companies and organizations. The companies will have to remain operational during a pandemic and continue to grow. The pandemic only stops social distancing. But to eat and survive work should not be stopped. In this situation, there has to be a way to continue the work.

Freelance work is the most feasible way to work during a pandemic. This situation of the world brought a revolution in the field of freelancing. The demand for freelancers has been increasing ever since. Businesses need freelancers to work for their online setups. People are hiring freelancers from across the world.

The situation of coronavirus is somewhat controlled, but it seems that it is here to stay for a while. This means that freelancing has a bright future ahead. Freelancers are expected to fill more than half jobs in the world at the end of 2020.

Recently Amazon is seeking 100k new warehouses and delivery workers thus extending the work from home plan. According to the University of Chicago, “almost 34% of jobs are now capable of being done from home”.

There is a possibility that the traditional workplace is soon reshaped by freelance workOpens in a new tab.. Inventions like smartphones, tablets, and the availability of the internet everywhere help in contributing more toward freelance work.

Education, start-ups, SMEs are now shifting online thus increasing the demand of freelancers to work with them by sitting at home. The sudden growth of freelance work predicts the future of work after the pandemic. Expert says that shift toward freelance work was bound to happen in a few years, but coronavirus accelerated its growth. The young generation prefers freelance work than a regular 9-5 job. There are different types of freelance work you can do online and make money.

COVID-19 proves to be the era of revolution for the freelancing world. The work from home must not stop to make the global economy work during a pandemic. Many new opportunities for freelancers are opening and many more to come after the pandemic. There is a win-win situation for freelancers and organizations. COVID-19  results in gain for the freelance community. Now there is no need to leave your comfort zone you can do anything by sitting at your home. With or without pandemic many organizations and firms already made their meetings and work online. Now after the pandemic, we see half of the jobs are online. People start to prefer this mode of work. 2020 forced all the clients and workers to shift their work online and this transition happens quickly. Many talented individuals have come forward to show their skills. It is the possibility that after the pandemic many be the unemployment rate decreases due to many online opportunities. The conventional way of getting a job is now changed and it will remain the same after the pandemic. This sudden shift in working remotely proves a turning point in the future of freelance work. When a Pandemic ends companies have to change their conventional working methods. It is the need of the world to shift the way of freelance work.

Conclusion

Pandemic is not the situation that most people plan for, but it is here, and we have to deal with it. Pandemic cause unemployment of millions of people in the world. The world is now shifting online for work. The demand for freelance work has been increased nowadays. The freelance work community is active more than ever. The ongoing situation of work and businesses predict that the after-pandemic freelancing has a bright future. People are now eager to do freelance work by sitting at home and earn money.

Steve Todd

Steve Todd, founder of Open Sourced Workplace and is a recognized thought leader in workplace strategy and the future of work. With a passion for work from anywhere, Steve has successfully implemented transformative strategies that enhance productivity and employee satisfaction. Through Open Sourced Workplace, he fosters collaboration among HR, facilities management, technology, and real estate professionals, providing valuable insights and resources. As a speaker and contributor to various publications, Steve remains dedicated to staying at the forefront of workplace innovation, helping organizations thrive in today's dynamic work environment.

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