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The Effects Of The Pandemic On The Freelance Industry

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"173035871"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">We all know how this pandemic has been&period; Horrible&period; Counter-productive&period; COVID 19 is the first major pandemic to happen in over a hundred years&comma; and it is still ongoing as we speak&period; Businesses and economies had to shut down&period; Employers laid employees of or put on a compulsory break&comma; significantly affecting the way the world works&period; But what about the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dictionary&period;cambridge&period;org&sol;dictionary&sol;english&sol;freelance"> freelance<&sol;a> industry&quest; Aren&&num;8217&semi;t they unaffected because of the nature of their job&quest; These are some unanswered questions everyone seems to be asking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theword360&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;01&sol;erik-mclean-VaiKXZs4PA-unsplash-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"covid restriction on freelance" class&equals;"wp-image-7607" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The Facts<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The pandemic has worked in favor of some forms of freelance services and created a decline in patronage in others&period; Food delivery services have risen in patronage due to the lockdown procedures that the government put in place&period; These rules don&&num;8217&semi;t allow people to leave their houses and order food&period; Thus&comma; they have no choice but to hire hybrid services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Other forms of freelancers&comma; like wedding planners and professional entertainers&comma; have seen their business decline&period; This is because their services are not needed at the time and have become unnecessary of some sorts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The pandemic has positively affected a lot of freelance workers from developed countries&period; Because companies worldwide have turned toward using online tools to keep their business afloat&comma; freelancers from developing companies have been in luck&period; They offer lower prices for their services&comma; and they provide the same quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theword360&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;01&sol;hello-i-m-nik-7I4u37HwA08-unsplash-1024x685&period;jpg" alt&equals;"freelance job" class&equals;"wp-image-7609" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Conclusion&nbsp&semi;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The pandemic has had different effects on the freelancing economy depending on the geographical location and the form of freelancing you are into&period; If your form of freelance leans more into providing the appropriate necessities during this pandemic such as food&comma; the number of people that will patronize you will be high&period; In contrast&comma; if your form of freelance does not lean into providing the appropriate necessities during this pandemic such as Wedding planning&comma; then your business would not receive any income&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">However&comma; freelancers that provide these needs are at a higher risk of contracting the virus than freelancers that don’t&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A photographer might not be getting any money&comma; but he is not significantly exposed to the virus&period; A fast-food delivery service will make big bucks&comma; but their employees can easily catch the virus&period; In the end&comma; it would be a choice between safety or money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">If you want to find some jobs to cope with the financial strain this pandemic has placed on you&comma; then you should consider using some <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theword360&period;com&sol;2021&sol;01&sol;22&sol;5-best-job-search-websites-you-can-use&sol;">job search sites&period;<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-coblocks-author"><div class&equals;"wp-block-coblocks-author&lowbar;&lowbar;content"><span class&equals;"wp-block-coblocks-author&lowbar;&lowbar;name">Jubril Lawal<&sol;span><p class&equals;"wp-block-coblocks-author&lowbar;&lowbar;biography">Jubril Lawal is a goal-driven and result-oriented content writer with a passion for delivering useful&comma; informative content&period; He is a student of Obafemi Awolowo University&comma; and is a mental health and human rights advocate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-button"><a class&equals;"wp-block-button&lowbar;&lowbar;link">www&period;linkedin&period;com&sol;in&sol;jubril-lawal-400b721b7<&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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