Outsourcing & Freelancing - Freelancing in Bangladesh
Outsourcing & Freelancing - Freelancing in Bangladesh
The majority of
Bangladesh's population is now young. And young people can change the pace of a
country's economy. The total population is now more
than 18 to 35 years old, which is about 32 percent of the population (Source:
CIA - The World Factbook). It will rise to 40 percent by 2015-2016. When the proportion of young people in a country is
proportionally highest Demographic Dividend or
Demographic Bonus Says. This condition is again called
Windows of Opportunity. It can open the door to development of any country. And
if they are not utilized properly at the right time, it will be a grave and
serious danger for any country. This can be one of the most rewarding solutions
to build a large number of educated working people in Bangladesh as an
outsourcer or as a freelancer. Outsourcing
is the work of an organization with the help of an outside company or person,
rather than by themselves. This may be part of a project special or an entire
project. Freelancing is when a person works in a contractual organization or
person who does not work in a particular organization. Just like a
freelancer has the freedom to set the type of work, he has the freedom to work
when he wants. Freelancers are not free during the traditional office period.
Companies usually outsource to reduce production costs. Many times outsourcing
is done due to lack of sufficient time, labor or technology. Basically
outsourced IT-based tasks (eg Web Development, Software Development, Writing
& Content, Design, Multimedia & Architecture, SEO / SEM / SMM, Data
Entry etc.) are outsourced. The countries which provide such services are India, Ukraine,
Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Russia, Pakistan, Panama,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Romania, Malaysia, Egypt and many more.
History Of Freelancing
The history of freelancing in Bangladesh is not very old.
The profession has gained a lot of popularity in the last three-four years. But
in other countries of the world the idea of freelancing was already there. It was started in the 1998 years. "GURU" - the first freelancing marketplace that
was established in 1998 as SOFTmoonlighter.com. After the continuation of
popularity, many more marketplaces including Elance.com, RentAcoder.com,
Odesk.com, GetAFreelancer.com, Freelancer.com, Limeexchange.com were established. Freelancing is also gaining popularity in Bangladesh due to the
expansion of the Internet.
That Is How Freelancing Works
If an organization or employee wants to outsource some of
their work, he comes to the freelancing marketplace and invites bids from the
freelancers for that job. In a bid, a freelancer mentions how many days he will
be able to finish the work, so how much will his wages be. In this way, the Employer selects the most desirable and
advantageous bid from among the many bids for a job. He then contacted the
freelancer and discussed in detail the work. After the work is done in various
ways which are detailed in the "How to raise money" section.
Prerequisites For Freelancing
To begin freelancing, it is important to have expertise
in one of the topics. You should also have a good knowledge of your internet
usage. But if you have expertise in multiple areas of your computer, then you
will naturally be able to work at greater volumes. Most
of your clients will be nonverbal, so you need to communicate with them in
English. They can interview you through Skype or another messenger service. So
it is very important to have good control over English.
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