Drawbacks of Freelancing

[nomad]

It is never adivsable to just rely on freelancing to generate enough income for one's survival.

That's not true. If you are highly skilled in things like programing, data anslysis, ethical hacking, etc. you will earn more from freelancing compared to your regular jobs

 

[timewo]

In some countries, only salaried employees have a good social status. The income from freelancing is not regular, and freelancers are treated as unemployed, they are often cheated, exploited and subjected to human rights abuses.

 

[Ratine]

The most setbacks on the freelancing industry especially on the freelancing sites is the availability of fake and scamming clients who refuse to pay for the service rendered to them by freelancers.

 

[freelancermaria]

If you do not have a job or a task, your income will be affected unless you engage in different forums or do other online gigs. In addition, you may become exhausted from doing the same things over and over again and feel quite isolated at times.

 

[nomad]

If you do not have a job or a task, your income will be affected unless you engage in different forums or do other online gigs. In addition, you may become exhausted from doing the same things over and over again and feel quite isolated at times.

The major issue is doing the same thing again and again. For instance, as a writer, you might have to write same kinds of articles again and again and you might feel exhausted.

 

[Shavkat]

The only drawback that comes to mind is this concern. If they are not working for unstable online companies, then they will not gain any benefits from being a freelancer.

 

[Springtime]

That's very true indeed. A freelancer does not have a stable income. That's why it is necessary for the freelancer to have multiple sources of income.