South Africans must Embrace Online Freelancing
Taking a quick survey in any freelancing
website today will tell you one thing Africans and South Africans are not
contributing to their fullest capacity in this industry. And this can only
workout badly for the continent, the reason being by not taking part in a major
world economical industry with a capacity to change the way business is
conducted forever, we will be left behind again and we will find ourselves
playing catchup.
The Online freelance industry as a whole is
not very old infect it is not even ten year old today, and yet the major
companies driving the industry today e.g. freelancer.com are making waves in the
economic landscape. And this is due to the fact that the online freelancing
industry absorbs all the experts who are not employed and all those who can do
with a little bit of extra income, and the other fact that companies worldwide including
South African and African companies are starting to see and like the benefits
of working with freelancers compared to full time staff, and therefore they are
more and more dependent on the freelance community for their day to day
operations and even on market research, product and service research up until the
actual implementations of the findings.
The contributing factor that’s pushing the
rest of the economic landscape to follow the freelance industry is the cost
benefits on the day to day operations of the company and also access to a skill
base otherwise rare in some countries.
If South Africa continues to play on the
side lines of this industry then the outcome isn’t going to be good for
everyone including those permanently employed as they can end up losing their
jobs, as their companies are losing their competitive edge over international
competitors who are embracing the freelancing industry at its best and reaping
the benefits.
The South African government must also do
its part to support the freelancing industry as it will mean much more benefits
for them, the industry promises to solve some of the government’s long lasting
problems including the one of unemployment, lack of skills in important government
structures. And this could be the answer they were looking for.
The author is Justice Ndou.
Here’s my Freelance Profile.
1. Website Development Portfolio
2. Search Engine Optimization Portfolio
3. Article Writing Portfolio
4. Landing Page Development Portfolio
5. Wordpress Website DevelopmentPortfolio
Freelance and save the day.
