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15 Most Popular Freelance Jobs that you can start today

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October 24, 2018

Freelance Jobs can earn you a lot of money. There are a lot of freelancers who earn thousands of dollars every month. Apart from high earning potential the demand for freelancers usually remains high. A freelancer is a well-known term used for a person who is self-employed and not associated with fix employer for a long-term commitment.

Freelancer is a very good career option that can be started without an investment. You just require special types of skill sets and time to complete freelance jobs. That’s it. There are millions of companies all over the world looking for people who can complete different types of jobs and projects. You can join them online via the Internet and earn a lot of money.

In this post, I will share the 15 Most Popular Freelance Jobs that can be started today. Some of them require specific skills that you can learn from experts. Please note that these 15 are not the only freelance job opportunities. There are many other jobs that you can do as a freelancer.

Also Read – Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs and Career Options

15 Most Popular Freelance Jobs

#1 Web Development and Designing

The job of a freelance developer is website development, design, and maintenance. You need to make a website design for your client and maintain it as per the AMC contract. You should have knowledge of HTML 5, .NET, JAVA, and WordPress. Expected Income in this freelance job is in the range of $100 to $1000 per month.

#2 Teaching Online

The next freelance job is teaching online. It is a very simple job in which you need to organize various session and give lectures. You will need expertise in various domains for which you will be giving lectures. To start with you can select various high school-related subjects. You can use various tools such as Skype, and Google Hangout. You can use a famous website such as CueMath to start your freelance career in teaching. Expected income from this freelance job is $500 to $700 per month.

#3 Freelance Writing job

One of the most promising freelance jobs is writing job. It is a very simple job where your task is to complete various writing jobs. It may be ghostwriting, or writing for a blog or website. This job demands good command over writing skills. There are many companies and bloggers looking for good writers. The expected income from this freelance job is $300 to $500 per month.

#4 Data Entry Jobs

Data Entry Jobs are another very good freelance career option. In a data entry job you need to see images and prepare a Word file according to the text written in the image. This type of freelance job requires a commitment to complete certain pages in a day. You need good typing speed to start data entry jobs. The expected income from a data entry job is $100 to $300 per month.

#5 Advertisement Graphic Maker

Graphic designing for advertisements is among one the best freelance jobs. As a graphic designer, you need to create unique graphics which will be used for making an advertisement. The online Advertisement industry is growing at a faster rate which means the demand of graphic designers will be very high. Well, you need to undergo a special course before starting your career as a graphic designer.

#6 SEO Experts

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is also a popular freelancing job that can be started easily from home. Your job as an SEO Expert is to increase website ranking by doing SEO or SEM. You need to undergo special training before acting as an SEO expert. You should be aware of link building, keyword stuffing, and other SEO techniques to become SEO Expert.

#7 Mobile App Development

Mobile App Development is a hot career option. In this job, you need to develop a mobile app as per client requirement on various platforms such as Android, iOS etc. Before starting your freelance career as a mobile app developer you need to take proper training.

#8 CAD Designer & 3D Modelling

CAD designers and 3D modeling engineers are always in demand. If you are from a civil or mechanical background with good knowledge of AutoCAD, CATIA, and SolidWorks you can opt for a freelance job at a CAD engineer or designer. Your task in this job is to create or complete a CAD drawing or design model. You will be paid based on per drawing or per design basis.

#9 IT Development Projects

IT Development Project is another very good freelancer job. However, this job requires deep knowledge of IT programming languages such as Java, .NET, PHP, JavaScript, etc. Your task would be bidding on a project online and completing it within a specific time. You can earn $1000 to $1500 per project.

#10 Business Services

Business Services type of freelancer jobs include jobs in various areas such as accounting, business analysis, finance, legal, tax consultation, risk management, etc. You will find an ample amount of freelance jobs in this area. The payout for business service freelancers is very good.

#11 Sales & Marketing

In a sales and marketing freelancer job you need to market products, especially on the internet using e-mail and social media marketing. You will be paid for lead generation or product sales. You need to have experience in marketing mainly affiliate marketing and Facebook marketing.

#12 Customer Support

Customer support is a very old, but very popular freelance job option. In this job, you need to provide customer support to the customer. You need to have very good communication skills and knowledge about the specific field where you are planning to provide services. In this job, you may need to work for extended hours.

#13 Video Production

A creative person with knowledge about audio-video production can start freelance jobs related to video production. Many advertising companies and youtube channel owners are looking for good video producers. To start video production you need to learn video editing, recording, and audio video mixing. You need to invest money in a professional camera.

#14 Project Management

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources for project completion. There are many companies that hire project managers and freelancers. If you have expertise in project management and planning you can become a freelance project manager. The expected income in this job is in the range of $1500 to $2000 per month.

#15 Office & Admin

Office & Admin assistance is one of the easiest forms of freelance job. In this job, you need to act as a virtual assistant for managing simple tasks such as writing an email, copying data, editing files etc. You need to have basic knowledge of computers to start acting as an office & admin freelancer.

Over to You

In the period of global recession, it is very difficult to find jobs, hence freelance jobs is one of the best alternatives for earning money. You can start this job anytime using Top Freelance websites. Some of the Best freelance jobs sites are Elance, UpWork, Guru, RentACoder, Freelancer, ScriptLance, and Fiverr.

Have you tried any Freelance Jobs? If yes, do share your experience in the comment section given below.

Download Masked Aadhaar – Key Features & Benefits

Personal Finance

Shitanshu Kapadia

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October 21, 2018

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masked Aadhaar

UIDAI has recently introduced Masked Aadhaar. Masked Aadhaar is a new feature introduced to safeguard Aadhaar information. This feature will allow end-users to share e-Aadhaar with security as first 8-digits of Aadhaar number will be masked. It is digitally signed e-Aadhaar which can be used for regular eAadhaar transactions. So, Aadhaar is now available in two formats.

Regular Aadhaar
Masked Aadhaar

It was important to apply additional security to e-Aadhaar. Earlier e-Aadhaar was shared without security. Only security was biometric transaction security. Now, this additional feature will surely help users to maintain privacy and confidentiality of Aadhaar information while doing Financial transactions. Let’s take a look at key features benefits and method to Download Masked Aadhaar.

Also Read – How to generate Aadhaar Virtual ID?

What is Masked Aadhaar?

Masked Aadhaar is a new option, which allows you to mask your Aadhaar number in your downloaded Aadhaar. This means your masked e-aadhaar will show only last 4 digits of your Aadhaar number instead of 12 digits. However, demographic information, photograph, and the QR code will be still shown.

You can download the Masked Aadhaar from the UIDAI website (https://eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/#/). The new facility of downloading Aadhaar will allows you to select between regular addhaar and masked aadhaar.

Key Features & Benefits of Masked Aadhaar

Key Features and Benefits of Masked Aadhaar is given below.

It is secured digital version of the Aadhaar card.
You will be able to share this card without fear as first 8 digit of Aadhaar is masked.
Only QR code and demographic information will be available. A transaction can take place via scanning QR code.
It will help individuals to use it as a proof of ID without disclosing their Aadhaar Number.
It is signed by UIDAI digital signature. As per aadhaar rules, eAadhaar is valid proof and equivalent to a physical copy of Aadhaar.

Download Masked Aadhaar

A step by step process to download Masked Aadhaar is given below.

First, visit uidai.gov.in website.
Now under the ‘Aadhaar Online Services’ section click on the “Download Aadhaar” link.
Now select between Aadhaar, VID or Enrolment ID.

masked aadhaar option

Select Masked Aadhaar as your preference.
Enter requested information including Full Name and Pincode. Enter security code and click on Request OTP.
Enter OTP received on a registered mobile number to download Masked e-Aadhaar.

Downloaded e-Aadhaar is password protected, the first four digit of e-Aadhaar password is first four letter of your name followed by birth year.

Now you can take printout of this Masked Aadhaar. This can be used to do offline verification document.

Make sure to verify a digital signature given on the e-Aadhaar. In order to verify the signature right click on the signature property and click on “Validate Signature”. After validation, it will show a signature valid.

Please note that the downloaded card also shows download and generation date of the card.

Unique Points about Masked Aadhaar Card

Masked e-Aadhaar is digitally signed secured document. It contains as much demographic info as you want, with five options. Apart from name and address other demographics such as gender, date of birth, mobile, email and photo are optional.
It contains QR code with a photograph which is much more reliable than other forms of ID.
It enables both QR code and paperless eKYC where no submission of biometrics and authentication via UIDAI server is required. This will address the fear of data tracking and collection.
Other ID documents like passport, PAN card or driving license do not have such facility of QR code and privacy protection.
QR code eliminates the risk of forgery, fraud, and photoshop of eAadhaar.

In short, it is a very good step taken by the government to protect privacy and Aadhaar Number leakage.

Top 10 Wealth Creator Stocks of 2018 – 50% – 100% Returns

Stock Market

Shitanshu Kapadia

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October 19, 2018

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Indian stock market is currently going through a bad phase. Sensex is losing its shine daily. Most of the shares are in the decline mode. Sensex could able to generate only 2-3% YTD return in 2018. However, few stocks have turn out to be wealth creator mulitbagger in 2018. In this post, I will share details about super performer multibagger stocks of 2018. I will also try to analyze the reasons behind the better performance of these stocks despite the bad market condition. So, let’s discuss “Top 10 Wealth creator Stocks of 2018 – Delivered returns 50% – 100%”

Top 10 Wealth Creator Stocks of 2018 – 50% – 100% Returns

Merck

Merck is a pharmaceutical company. Merck is a leader in immuno-Oncology clinical research. This year stock of Merck has given a magnificent performance. From January 2018 to October 2018 this stock has given 119% returns to the investors.

If we look at financial of the company in the quarter ending June 2018 Net profit of the company has grown twice. In addition to that P&G is planning to acquire a big stake in Merck. The NOD from the government is also obtained. These were the primary reasons behind stock outperformance.

National Peroxide Limited

National Peroxide is very good chemical sector company. It is Wadia group company. National Peroxide has given a very good performance from Jan 2018 to date. This stock has generated 115% returns for the investors.

Looking at financials of the company I could make out that Net Sales and Net Profit of the company is growing every quarter. NPL is doing capacity expansion which will defiantly help a company to grow further. Monopoly product with very good demand is an additional point in favor of National Peroxide Limited.

Indiabulls Integrated Services

Indiabulls Integrated Services is next in the list of Top 10 Stocks of 2018. Indiabulls Integrated Services has given 84% YTD returns to the investor. Indiabulls Integrated Services have subsidiaries of Store One Retail India and Indiabulls Life Insurance. Although Indiabulls Integrated Services could able to deliver good returns but looking at financial and fundamentals it seems to be speculation-based performance.

Responsive Industries

Responsive Industries is plastic sector company. Responsive Industries has delivered 82% return from January 2018 to October 2018. The reasons of appreciation in stock price is given below.

Responsive Industries has very good potential to outperform. The financial results clearly indicate an increase in profit margin. The company is backed by parent organization wellknown business ventures. A company is planning to establish new plant abroad which will increase the company’s potential to earn more money.

HEG

HEG is one of the popular company in the list of Top 10 Stocks of 2018. HEG is involved in carbon & graphite product manufacturing. A stock of HEG could able to deliver 80% YTD returns to the investor in the year 2018.

HEG Income statement clearly shows that Net sales and Net profit margin of the company are growing every quarter. Fundamentally HEG is a strong company. The strong management team and proven track record are plus points about this company.

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Excel Crop Care

Excel Crop Care is pesticide and agrochemical company. Excel Crop care has given very good returns to the investor in 2018. Total YTD return delivered by this stock is 76%.

The primary reason behind the increase in stock price is due to very good financial performance in the last quarter. Additionally, Excel Crop care is getting merged with Sumitomo Chemical India, which is subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Japan.

Indiabulls ventures

Indiabulls Ventures is a capital market company. The primary business of Indiabulls ventures is stockbroking. Indiabulls Ventures has generated 66% YTD returns for the investor.

The rise of Indiabulls ventures seems to be like bull market euphoria. Balance sheet and financial of this company are not very good. The current return offered by stock is purely based on speculation.

Zensar

Zensar is a software company. Zensar has given 61% returns to the investor in 2018. Zensar is increasing focus on digital, automation, machine learning, predictive analysis, blockchain etc.

Zensar is delivering very good result every quarter. A net profit margin of the company is growing. The company has strong fundamentals. Looking at future digital requirement Zensar is good company for investment.

Larsen Toubro Infotech

Larsen Toubro Infotech is leading IT sector company. Larsen Toubro Infotech has generated 53% YTD returns for the investors in 2018. The prime reason for the increase in stock price is strong fundamental growth (YoY) and good order inflow. At a lower level, this sock is good buying bet.

Firstsource

Firstsource is a business process outsourcing company. Firstsource also provides customized banking and financial solution to the customers. Firstsource has delivered 52% YTD returns for the investors in 2018. The company is posting very good results. Debt reduction is another plus point about this company. Firstsource is expected to perform better in the future.

Other stocks which could generate wealth for the investors in 2018 are NIIT Technologies (81%), V-Mart Retail (41%), Jubilant FoodWorks (39%), Mphasis (45%) & Tech Mahindra (51%).

All these stocks were able to generate a very good return due to good business potential, strong fundamental. The past performance of the stock does not guarantee future performance. Request you to do proper research before taking any position.

Also Read – Best Stocks to buy in India for long term Investment

What investor should do now?

Stock Market is directionless and expected to remain range bound for few months. As an investor, you should not panic, stay invested in stock with good fundamentals. If blue chip stock is available at a lower price you should capture the opportunity to invest. Invest in stock with good future potential and invest for long-term at least 3-5 years to nullify the effect of market volatility.

What are your views on these wealth creator stocks? Do you think these wealth creator stocks will give good returns in the future?

10 Best Seasonal Business Ideas in India

Business Ideas

Shitanshu Kapadia

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October 16, 2018

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Do you want to start a seasonal business? Are you looking to earn extra income this season? If yes, here are 10 Best Seasonal Business Ideas for 2024-2025.

Starting a seasonal business is one of the best ways to earn extra money without establishing a business on a full scale. You can run this business for a few months in the year and take a rest for the remaining year. If you are innovative and able to handle different business products you can switch multiple businesses throughout the year and earn a lot of money. Seasonal businesses are easy to start and require very low investment. You can start a seasonal business even from home. A list of seasonal business ideas is given below.

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10 Best Seasonal Business Ideas in India

Sweet and Dry fruit shop

The first seasonal business is sweet and dry fruit shop. It is observed that the demand for sweet and dry fruit is very high during festival season. If you have expertise in making good sweet or if you can hire someone who can make good sweet you can earn a lot of money. In addition to sweet, you can also keep dry fruit in your shop. If you cannot afford a big investment, you can start a sweet business from home by keeping seasonal sweets.

Fire Cracker Business

The second lucrative seasonal business is of a firecracker. The demand for firecracker is high during Diwali festival and during marriage season. The investment required for this business is moderate. You need to take a special license of fire safety to start this business. It is a temporary business which can be done during the Diwali period.

Kite Business

Kite business is next in the list of seasonal business. In India, the demand for kite starts from the month of November and stays till mid-January (Utrayan Festival). If you can switch between multiple businesses, you can first start firecracker business and switch to kite business at the same place. Along with kite, you can plan to keep related items such as thread, Lantern etc.

Rakhi Business

Rakhi Business is a low investment seasonal business. You can start this business even from home. There are two business types in Rakhi Business. First is starting Rakhi Making and second is selling readymade Rakhi. During Raksha Bandhan, billions of Rakhi’s are sold in India. Even Rakhi are getting imported in the foreign market.

Diwali Gift Business

Another lucrative seasonal business is Diwali gift business. You require a small place and moderate investment to start this business. You can either sell readymade Diwali gift or hire manpower to design and manufacture customized Diwali gift. In Diwali, people have a tradition to exchange gift article or customized gifts. Thus starting a Diwali gift business seems to be a very good business option.

Christmas Decoration Business

In line with Diwali gift business, another seasonal business is Christmas decoration business. Each year people spend a lot of money on Christmas decorations worldwide. It gives birth to a new business opportunity. In this business, you need to design, produce and sell custom one-of-a-kind Christmas decorations. The investment required for this business is moderate.

Ice cream making

The next business idea is ice cream making. The demand for ice cream is generally high in the summer season. If you have investment capacity, you can start an ice cream making business. This business can be started initially at a lower scale and expanded based on projected growth.

Holi Colors and Spray Gun Business

Holi Colors and Spray Gun Business is the next seasonal business idea. There are two different options to start this business. The first option is to sell Holi Color and Spray Gun. The second option is to manufacture own Holi colors and start selling. The investment required for this business is moderate.

Raincoat Business

Starting raincoat and umbrella business is next business option. It is a seasonal business of the rainy season. You require a small shop to start this business. The investment required for this business is low.

Warm Cloth Business

The last business is a warm cloth business. Warm Cloths are usually in demand during the winter season. Most of the warm clothes are imported from outside country. If you have a skill and competent manpower you can think of manufacturing warm clothes. The investment required for this business is moderate.

Over to you –

What is your take on seasonal business ideas? Do share your experience and query with us.