What aspects of foreign freelancing are you interested in?

Question

Freelance

I want to write a rather voluminous article about freelancing and it would be interesting to dilute it with questions from freelancers.
In questions, please mark your profile, for example, I’m thinking of starting freelancing, freelancing for a year in Russian freelancing, freelancing for 3 years on elance.com
About me: a successful freelancer, I don’t live in Russia, I’m in the top 5% of the best freelancers on odesk.com

Answer 1

What is the best way to receive money? (Ukraine)
I have been working for oDesk for 4 months, but through a company.

Answer 2

1. It would be interesting to hear the opinion on the comparison of prof. growth (not to be confused with career growth) freelancing and working in a company (team).
2. How true is the opinion that a freelancer is a loner?
Profile: occasional freelancing + permanent remote work with several companies. The whole thing is about 4 years old.
Zs: do not forget to leave a link to the article here later.

Answer 3

-Requirements for the background? Is T.Cormen and D.Knuth necessary/demanded/paid or is sustainable wordpress skills better? This is highload, bigdata is for the beauty of candy wrappers or you have to deal with class tasks, say, implement your own MapReduce.
-I want to do well, well, at least for a start. Perfectionism and new environment slow down the pace. What are the expectations regarding speed, productivity? Is it better to be very good or very fast?
-If, for example, professional qualifications are sufficient, then how much time, effort is needed to create a convincing profile / high rate.
- I'm just afraid. It’s more familiar and convenient for me - a friend asked, yes please, I’ll do it inexpensively. But I want to try. Can you tell me the first steps and classic mistakes of beginners or advise a training manual? What to be afraid of, what not to be afraid of?

Answer 4

How to stop freelancing and finally start living?

Answer 5

What chips are on foreign exchanges and are popular there, at the same time, they are absent on domestic ones - and why, in your opinion?

Answer 6

I live in Ukraine, do freelancing for the 3rd year in Russian freelancing, there is a desire on elnce.com but spoken (even written) English with a dictionary, while I read manuals in English quite freely. Is it real? and what are the options? Sit down and learn English is not an option for many reasons..

Answer 7

Who motivated you to freelance? Is it better to start working remotely from the beginning or freelance right away?
An office worker who is afraid to decide on freelancing.

Answer 8

How to pay taxes in Russia.
And where do you write that top 5% on oDesk?

Answer 9

I would like to know more about the specifics of specializations, in particular on the topic of design. I know this is not your line of work, but do you know other actively beeping specialists?

Answer 10

Freelancing experience for a couple of years, I didn’t use exchanges before that, I proudly grabbed word of mouth of customers + tips for a commission from related specialists. Considering the situation on the market and the drop in sales, he became interested in foreign exchanges.
The question that worries me is what level of English is required for design / design and turnkey projects (mainly with typical functionality).

Answer 11

Somehow a year will soon pass, but the article is still not visible. For example, I am most interested in where there are intermediaries? Commercial agents who will search and negotiate with the client will give the implementation to me. And then experience - nowhere to go. Skills - at least a hundred servings. But while you make your way through the crowd of Indians, orders are leaving.
Who would be engaged - that's where the money will be. Of course, if you have a team of smart and obligatory freelancers.

Answer 12

How to leave the office to freelance and go abroad? Where to find customers for long-term work; how to prove abroad that you are not unemployed, but have a regular income; how and where to pay taxes - in the Russian Federation or at the place of residence, or both there and there;
How to stand out among hundreds of other freelancers on exchanges and get an order?