Why are people doing freelance work?

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The reason why people decide to freelance is obvious, individuals who work for themselves have a great deal of flexibility and control. Most freelancers set their own hours, work, and clients, and some even work from home. Freelancing is also a sort of entrepreneurship, which means that the freelancer has complete control over their earnings. Because freelancers are not bound by a salary, they can charge their clients as much as they like.

Freelancing isn't something that most individuals do for the rest of their lives. They either hire additional freelancers or workers to form a full-fledged agency, create their own goods to supplement their freelance income, or return to full-time employment. Freelancing also gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of the types of employment you can accomplish. 

People are talking about freelancing more than ever before, thanks to the advent of the gig economy. That's because there are more freelancers today than ever before - according to a 2021 research by Upwork and the Freelancers Union, more than 57 million Americans is freelancing today.  This revolution of self employment was further moved by the 2019  COVID pandemic.

So, if you have a wide range of interests and enjoy trying new things, freelancing can help you get involved in a variety of projects and industries.