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Freelance Services You Can Offer Companies from Home

When it comes to freelancing, you could offer several services to companies from the comfort of your home. All you need to succeed as a freelancer is a PC, internet connection, and skills that are relevant to what you wish to do in exchange for money such as writing, data entry and processing, virtual assistance, designs, etc.

Let's look at some freelancing ideas with more details:

You can offer any of the following services as a freelancer:

* Design logos, websites, flyers, etc., for companies: There is no limit to what you can design for businesses to make money as a freelancer. You can develop your graphic designing skills; learn web development and all other such relevant skills. Every company out there wants someone they can entrust some tasks to such as helping them come up with some great logo designs and other materials such as flyers, business cards, etc. Once you know the importance of providing the best quality services and ensure you spell quality with every facility you offer, you can be sure to have steady business and a steady inflow of cash. We have already mentioned some great platforms where you can sell such skills on the web. Fiverr.com is a great platform where you can meet companies who are ready to pay you for your quality services. You can also spread the word about what you do on platforms like LinkedIn to land more sales.

* Become a WordPress expert: Many businesses are turning to WordPress to host their blogs and sites due to the unique features this platform offers. However, one problem most people experience is their inability to navigate the platform and utilize its tools without any hitches. You can tap into this to make money if you have the skills; all you need to do is to learn WordPress extensively. Here are certain things you can help others do on WordPress:

* WordPress website installation and set up: This starts from the moment a customer purchases a domain name and hosting services to the time a website is ready for use.

* Design and manage their blogs: This will include the site outlay and daily tasks such as updating important content and keeping the followers engaged, installing the relevant plugins, etc.

* Move WordPress site from one hosting platform to another. Just like many other advanced tasks on WordPress, moving WordPress installation is one task most companies hire experts to help them accomplish.

* Customization of existing Themes: If you are already in website designs with Wordpress, you can make money helping others customize their existing Wordpress themes.

* Search Engine Optimization. There is an endless market for people with SEO skills. Companies will always pay for such services either because they do not have the skills needed to get it done or they do not have the time. How much do you consider SEO when you are active on social media? Please leave your comments on that.

* Whiteboards animators

The use of whiteboard animations is becoming increasingly popular. You must have watched sales videos where a hand with a felt tip pen springs out from nowhere and starts scribbling the messages the business owner wishes to pass across to clients on a whiteboard. Creating such videos for companies can be among the services you provide from home. Creating such whiteboard animations does not require any unique skills. All you need is to find the right platforms with relevant tools to help you create such animations. or can be some places to start. Sparkol.com or videoscribe.com can be some places to start.  

* Video Recording

Video recordings are so vital for today's marketing systems that you overlook them to your detriment. For most people, recording such sales videos can be tedious and time-consuming, which is why it makes the list of services you can offer companies from home. To make such videos you do not require much equipment these days. With your iPad or iPhone, you can make such great videos. You can find clients who need such services on most freelancing platforms like the ones mentioned previously.

* Become a researcher

There is a market for detailed researchers, and you can add this to the services you offer. Most students these days go online to find professional researchers who can help them find relevant information online where there are more chances of digging up junks than finding factual information.

* Cartooning and illustrations

If you are good with cartooning and drawings, there is a business opportunity here. These days, more companies look for funny and more entertaining ways to convey information about their products and services to their target audience and cartooning presents a viable answer to this need.

We also have all the consulting fields that you explore. Let us do so in the next chapter which will be published next coming Wednesday.

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