Economic uncertainty and rapid technological advancements are challenges not only for billion-dollar corporations but also for freelancers, who often face these shifts even more acutely. So, what will the freelancing trends for 2025 be? What should freelancers focus on in the coming year? This post explores the key areas self-employed...
How Many Hours Do Freelancers Work? [Survey 2024]
Freelancing is a form of self employment where individuals work according to their own schedules, as opposed to a traditional 9-5 job. With this freedom, freelancers have the option to work how ever many hours they want to in a week. In this article, we find out what the average number of freelancer working hours are per week and we also take a...
freelancermap celebrates Freelancers’ Day
The freelancing movement is unstoppable. Freelancers are ready to jump into exciting projects anytime and motivated to support both large and medium-sized companies. They bring in expert knowledge, experience, and passion in what they do – what a great combination, right?
The Top 5 Freelancing Trends in 2024: The Future of New Work Unveiled
New Work, a flexible work-model centred around purpose and meaning, is gaining prominence in our society. Among freelancers and the self-employed, this transformation is increasingly taking hold. Here are five emerging freelancing trends in 2024 that could prove crucial for freelancers.
The Future of Freelancing in SaaS: Emerging Trends and Opportunities
In this guide, you’ll learn more about the current state of freelancing in SaaS, the emerging trends every freelancer should be aware of, and how those trends into new work opportunities for SaaS developers.
Women In Technology: Challenges & Opportunities
In today’s rapidly advancing day and age, one would think gender no longer plays a role in work. Far from it - this view of technology being “male” centric is a notion that continues to persist even today and prevents many girls and young women from even considering the exciting professional field of IT.
Freelancing Trends 2023: Top IT Skills, Hourly Rate And Remote Work [DACH Region]
2022 was a challenging year for freelancers. Despite the horrendous shortage of skilled workers, companies have advertised fewer jobs over the past few months due to the inflation, which in turn has led to uncertainties and insecurities. Nevertheless, freelance experts can look to the future with optimism: Highly specialised IT talents in...
The Future Of Work: Workplace Trends To Watch Out For In 2023
With the pandemic bringing the world to a standstill, work schedules and routines were turned upside down in almost all industries around the globe. Many companies were forced to make drastic changes which resulted in the reshaping of work as we know it. This article explores trends surrounding the modern workplace and talks about the future of...
The New Metaverse Trend – What Freelancers Should Expect
The trend of the Metaverse is a topic that’s been gaining popularity with every passing moment. The fully-realised digital world is now paving the way for the future of the internet. So what does this mean for freelancers? And what exactly do IT experts think about the Metaverse? At freelancermap, we ran a short survey among our freelance...
Web3: What Is It And What It Means For Freelancers
It is being said that Web3 is the future of the internet which promises a decentralised, immutable version of the global web - free of intermediaries and equipped with the same cryptographic verifiability as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). But what does that really mean? And how does it apply to freelancers? Read on to find out!