Topic 20 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): The importance of YouTube for Freelance, free learning

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will highlight that YouTube is free and learning has no limit.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Search the right content to learn
• Identify his/her favorite YouTube publisher

Non-Graded Exercise:

Watch some skill learning videos on YouTube and identify your favorite YouTube publisher.

Note: Non-Graded hands-on exercises are only for your practice, you are NOT required to submit the solution of these exercises.

Topic 19 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): How to learn a new skill?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will highlight the importance of using Internet properly to acquire new skills.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Internet browsing

Non-Graded Exercise:

Search the internet and identify the websites you can learn tutorial from.

Note: Non-Graded hands-on exercises are only for your practice, you are NOT required to submit the solution of these exercises.

Topic 18 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): What skill excites you?

Topic Brief

In this topic, it will be emphasized that the skill you want to learn more is the skill you should choose as a freelancer.

Topic 17 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): Define Your Goals

Topic Brief

In this topic, targets you want to achieve as a freelancer will be discussed.

Topic 16 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): How to Have Self-Discipline?

Topic Brief

In this topic, the importance of applying rules and regulations to yourself will be discussed.

Topic 15 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): Following your passion - good or bad advice?

Topic Brief

In this topic, the trainees will learn the importance of following their passion.

Topic 14 / Choose Your Craft (Skills): What skills do you have?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainees will be taught to explore their skills to flourish in freelance market.

Topic 13 / Introduction to Freelancing: Freelancer vs Office Worker

Topic Brief

This video will cover what makes you passionate in life.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Business development
• Communication skill

Topic 12 / Introduction to Freelancing: What is the key to success?

Topic Brief

In this topic, the trainer will talk on the importance of commitment and passion.

Topic 11 / Introduction to Freelancing: Disadvantages of Freelancing

Topic Brief

In this topic, importance of social networking, family, and friends will be discussed.

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Topic 10 / Introduction to Freelancing: Advantages of Freelancing

Topic Brief

In this topic, benefits of freelancing will be discussed such as importance of self-sufficiency and independence as a freelancer.

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Topic 9 / Introduction to Freelancing: Why Freelancing?

Topic Brief

In this topic, it will be covered that why trainees should get started with freelancing and become self-employed.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Business development skill

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Topic 8 / Introduction to Freelancing: Major Freelance Marketplaces

Topic Brief

In this topic, all the major freelance marketplaces will be covered so that freelancers can sign up, avail the opportunity and get started.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Identify freelance marketplaces

Non-Graded Exercise:

Make a list of all major freelance marketplaces.

Note: Non-Graded hands-on exercises are only for your practice, you are NOT required to submit the solution of these exercises.

Topic 7 / Introduction to Freelancing: Types of Freelance marketplaces

Topic Brief

In this topic, overview of freelance marketplaces will be provided. The marketplaces are divided into two types

a) Traditional freelance marketplace

b) Non-traditional freelance marketplace.

Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:

• Trainee will come to know about freelance marketplaces.

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Topic 6 / Introduction to Freelancing: What is Freelancing?

Topic Brief

In this topic, the trainer will provide definition of a freelancer. A freelancer is a person who is self-employed, works from the comfort of a couch at home and who is only answerable to the employers he/she works with, in the freelance market.

Topic 5 / About Me: How can I be contacted?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer’s contact information will be provided so that in case of any query the trainees can easily contact him.

Topic 4 / About Me: What am I going to teach you?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will brief the trainees about the contents that will be taught in this course. He will inform the trainees that throughout the course, he would share freelancing tips and tricks which he has learned during his 15 years’ experience. He will ensure the trainees that he would train them about how to do effective freelancing.

Topic 3 / About Me: Why you should learn from me?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will try to answer the common question of trainees that why should they learn this course from him? The answer is that trainees will take the inspiration from 10 years of experience of freelancing guru who has aced freelancing and brought the good name to the country as a freelancer.

Topic 2 / About Me: How did I start freelancing?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will share his story of accidentally starting his freelancing career after reading a Bill Gate’s article. Trainer would state that he had no prior computer education but it did not stop him from starting freelancing. The motivation of having a career as a freelancer for him was to have freedom to be his own boss.

Topic 1 / About Me: Who am I?

Topic Brief

In this topic, trainer will introduce himself and provide Pakistan’s current rank in freelance market. He will inform the audience that to be successful Freelancer, computer education or background is not necessary. He will talk about his aims which are to enhance Pakistan’s foreign exports, IT industry and employer’s trust. He sets the goal of making Pakistani people self-empowered after completing this course.