3 trends of freelancing in 2018

With the constant development of technology, more people are becoming freelancers. It is believed that the development of freelancing became possible only with the advent of the Internet, but in fact, freelancing appeared a little earlier, in 1972. Turning to freelancing has become a real trend, only in the US, in 2014, 53 million Americans were freelancers. Of course, the numbers went higher since then. And why shouldn’t they? But freelancing also has its own trends and directions. Now — 3 trends in freelancing 2018!

1. Growth of blockchain freelancing. In 2017, the world came to crypto-currencies, turning the understanding of the economy. Strictly speaking, digital currencies appeared earlier, but only in 2017 they became interested in ordinary users, not only crypto-enthusiasts. In 2018, interest in blockchain is just as high. Industries need highly specialized workers — blockchain architectors and developers.

2. Greater competition. Most companies understand that a freelancer will make work faster and cheaper than an employee. And yet, there is not enough work for everyone. Many freelancers attract customers with low prices. Others are notable for the high quality of work between workers. Simply put, the freelancer has to fight for every client. This trend will continue in 2018

3. Domination of social networks. Now all the work revolves around them. Social networks take away most of the advertising budget of any company. In addition, freelancers also work in social networks. Now such services are in many ways working tools.