Bhaumik Patel

[Featured Freelancer] Meet Bhaumik Patel, Top Android Developer from India

by Mohd Danish

Continuing with our series of featured Freelancers, today we are proudly presenting you our Top Android Developer Bhaumik Patel who just bring the remote development to a whole new level.

Tell us about yourself.

My name is Bhaumik Patel and I hail from Gujarat. Development is not just my Job it’s  my passion which also provides me with the Identity of who I am.
I am having a rich experience of 5 years in Android, iOS and web development.

I am a strong believer in Karma and follow only 1 rule in life-

If you Aim for something, Let’s make it happen. Because no one could help you achieve anything if you won’t come out of your comfort zone

Why and when did you start freelancing?

I started freelancing since I was in college, It helps me to earn some extra cash and reduce my family burden.
For almost last 2 years, I quit my job and started full time freelancing because I love being working alone.

What do you like about being a freelancer?

Man! The list is really long –

  • You’re your own boss.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Writing a code at 3:00 AM on my terrace with my laptop and a cup of coffee (My personal Favourite)
  • You don’t have to wake up early (especially for me!!)
  • I can have a long break anytime without explaining the reason for the HR
  • Help me to build a strong network and share our knowledge and thought with them
  • Finally, I don’t have to work on my special days, festivals or I even don’t work on weekends.
Did You Know? About 53.7 million Americans are working as freelancers, which makes 34% of the total workforce.

What are the challenges you have found in your freelancing career?

Finding my first Job was really a tough Job for me, I was in my 5th semester and it took around 2 months for getting my first proposal awarded because there was no previous work, no portfolio not even a graduate Degree.

But after getting my first Job done with a 5-star rating, freelancing became an easy Job for me.

Convincing my first client for really a tough Job as I don’t have much to say except my assurance and promising.

Definitely, it was an underpaid Job but it was worth doing because it was the first milestone to be crossed to kickstart my freelance career.

What I learn from freelancing is that- Patience and persistence is the Key to everything.

What according to you does it take to be a successful freelancer?

According to me to become a successful freelancer you must have following characteristics.

  • At Least 1 skill and the ability to complete the project whole by your own
  • Patience and Persistence
  • Excellent communication and sales skills.
  • Ability to write a sales Proposal ( matters the most )
  • Good at networking
  • An open mind to learn anything new.
  • Punctuality ( Because deadlines need to be followed like religion)
  • Adaptability – To quickly understand changing requirements

Mythbuster: Being a freelancer is not an easy job!

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How did you get to know about Truelancer?

I usually work with eLance and Freelancer but their service charge was way too high. One of my previous employer offer me a full-time remote Job on a contract base, As Truelancer provide a really good platform for Long run projects with all NDA and contracts and all those stuff He asked me to move on to Truelancer.

What do you think about working on Truelancer?

Working on Truelancer has been a great experience. I am getting regular work in here and with the Truelancer Prime, I am always having 1 or 2 big projects in my Pipeline.

What do you like doing when you are not “Freelancing”?

Oh! That’s why I am a full time freelancer.

Freelancing gives me the wings to follow my own path. In my free time I like to travel different places, hangout my college friends, Go on a road trip and the list goes on and on.

I Want to Hire him

 

Okay! So Bhaumik really seems like a fun guy with his goals set for the future. Next week we will meet the last featured freelancer from January. Stay tuned!

 

Featured Freelancer- Meet Natasha Ivanovic

by Jessee R

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Continuing with our series of featured Freelancers, today we present a one on one with Natasha Ivanovic, an expert content writer who has had her fair share of accolades on Truelancer.

Read about our last week’s feature here

 

 

 Tell us about yourself?

Well, I grew up in Vancouver, Canada and finished university with a degree in Criminology and Political Science.  I went to high school for writing, creative writing and music, which really helped me when it came to applying my skills for freelance work.

 

Why and when did you start freelancing?

I actually started freelancing only a couple months ago. I’m currently living in Serbia and my Serbian is slowly progressing. I needed to create some income. I was pretty stuck with what I should do, ended up on Google, and it led me to Truelancer.

 

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What do you like about being a freelancer?

I mean, being able to choose what jobs I would like to work on is always a plus.  My apartment is my office, so I’m usually in my sweatpants, comfortably sitting on my couch and writing.  I enjoy comfort, so it can’t get any better than that.

 

What are the challenges you have found in your freelancing career?

Freelancing is definitely different from having a steady job, because there is no security that you will get the project you proposed on. That being said, the instability as a beginner freelancer  tests your determination and how hard you will work to get and complete a project.

 

 

What according to you does it take to be a successful freelancer?

I think you have to have a great amount of patience and time management. Of course, being skilled in your field is essential, but sometimes the process of getting projects can be a mental struggle.

 

How did you get to know about Truelancer?

My trustworthy friend Google directed me here!

 

What do you think about working on Truelancer?

I received my first project on Truelancer, so I’m naturally bonded to this site. I enjoy working on Truelancer; the site itself is organized and really easy to use.

 

How is your experience being associated with Truelancer as a ‘freelancer’?

Well, I don’t have many years on me as a freelancer, but so far the time I have spent as one, as been a positive experience.

 

What do you like doing when you are not “Freelancing”?

Well, I have my own personal blog and am currently writing a screenplay so I try to invest my time in those things. But of course I go out with friends, watch movies, you know, nothing fancy.

 

Well! Natasha seems determined to make her way through and come out on top. Our featured freelancers are those people who have achieved commendable accolades in a fast span of time. They certainly deserve the appreciation.

 

Stay tuned as we come up with more one-on-ones with our freelance heroes and heroines!

 

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Featured Freelancer- Meet Rahul Rakesh

by Jessee R

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Continuing with our series of featured Freelancers, today we present a one on one with Rahul Rakesh, an expert content writer who has had his fair share of accolades on Truelancer.

 

Read about our last week’s feature here

 

Tell us about yourself.

 

Hello everyone. My name is Rahul Rakesh and I hail from Patna, the capital of Bihar. I have engineering, actuarial and management backgrounds but writing is my passion and so I tend to utilize my free time by writing as much as I can for myself and for my trusted clients.

I am 24 years old and a strong believer in the idea of complete independence of thought and free will. I have been blogging for more than 2 years writing about almost anything which comes to my mind from fiction and poetry to essays to global issues.

In a nutshell, I am rebel belonging to a well-educated Indian middle class family with dreams bigger than the size of mountains!

 

Why and when did you start freelancing?

 

I started freelancing last year in August when I began to scour for work across the internet.

 

What do you like about being a freelancer?

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Oh! There are numerous things which I like about freelancing.

  • You’re your own boss
  • You don’t have to follow a fixed routine (for me that is kind of a big deal)
  • You can build a strong network, much larger than that on a job
  • You have a chance to do what you really love doing and get paid for that
  • You don’t have to wake up early (especially for me!!)
  • There is no authoritarian framework of rules and regulations to hold you back
  • Finally, It’s a wonderful adventure!

 

What are the challenges you have found in your freelancing career?

 

Finding work at the start can be really tough. This is because no one knows you and your talent at that point of time. You have to pitch your capabilities in the vainest of fashions to get noticed.

But once you start working and building a network, work will gradually come to you. Persistence is the key in the arena of freelancing. If you want success in a day then you better find something else.

Convincing the first clients is a difficult task but ultimately when you deliver high quality work, you will get noticed immediately.

 

What according to you does it take to be a successful freelancer?

 

There are various skills which are involved in the making of a successful freelancer

  • Highly skilled at his mentioned expertise
  • Extreme Patience and Perseverance
  • Excellent communication and sales skills
  • Good at networking
  • Politeness and humility
  • Punctuality ( Because deadlines need to be followed like religion)
  • Adaptability – To quickly understand changing requirements

Being a freelancer is not an easy job!

 

How did you get to know about Truelancer?

 

I was just searching the internet for freelancing websites when I found Truelancer and I liked it.

 

What do you think about working on Truelancer?

 

Working on Truelancer has been a great experience. I have come to know numerous skilled and professional people whom I did not know before. I am earning and paying my bills so that is one less thing to worry about. I personally think Truelancer is the best freelancing website I have laid my hands on.

 

 

How is your experience being associated with Truelancer as a ‘freelancer’?

 

The experience has been a joy-ride. As said earlier the best thing is that the network I have established is prominent and kind of makes me feel more secure than any job environment. There is steady stream of income which is slowly increasing. The payment methods are lucid, transparent and incredibly quick.

All in all, Truelancer is one of the best online experiences I have had.

 

What do you like doing when you are not “Freelancing”?

 

Oh! I do a lot of stuff. I write more for my personal collections (Also! So that I can publish a book someday!), I watch a lot of Hollywood movies and TV series like The Big Bang Theory and yeah I am occasional party animal too! Ha-ha!

 

 

Okay! So Rahul really seems like a fun guy with his goals set for the future. Next week we will meet the last featured freelancer from January. Stay tuned!

 

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Featured Freelancer- Meet Chinmoy Maity

by Jessee R

Last Week our Featured Freelancer Series showcased an interview with Abhishek Pathak. Continuing on the established tradition, Truelancer brings to you another successful freelancer. Today we go one-on-one with Chinmoy Maity, our featured freelancer of the week.

 

 

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1. Tell us about yourself?

This is Chinmoy Maity. I’m from Medinipur (West Bengal).  I’ve completed my B.Sc. on Computer Science with 1’st class in 2010 from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal and then I’ve completed my MCA (Master of Computer Application) with a Gold Medal in 2013 from Vels University, in Tamil Nadu. Back in 2007 when I joined college as a computer science student, I was impressed by computer programming at the first day of my college when i wrote a program for a + b=c in C language and that was the thing that changed everything. Currently I’m working as professional php developer. Well, I’m Full stack developer but specialized on back end development.

 

2. Why and when did you start freelancing?

I started freelancing in 2007 to earn little more but I have grown in my thinking over the years and now I freelance majorly to learn new things and face more challenging environments to keep improving myself.

 

3. What do you like about being a freelancer?

I like that it is not boring and very adventurous as you get new kind of work every time. Plus, you try new challenges, meet new people in the form of clients, and form new connections which are always beneficial. You also get to know different business procedures. It’s risky but I like the risk.

 

 

 

4. What are the challenges you have found in your freelancing career?

  • It is hard to find clients with whom you can work comfortably.

 

  • Sometimes there is a lot of to learn  new technology  in a short time frame and work on it as per client requirement

 

  • Security for payment is also a huge factor

 

 

5. What according to you does it take to be a successful freelancer?

  • First of all have a good knowledge on a particular technology on which you are good at and. Also keep looking to learn new technology which is trending.
  • Beside working skill, you also need good communication skills to make sure you understand your client and  you client understands you clearly.
  • You need a secure payment  model

 

 

6. How did you get to know about Truelancer?

 

I came to know about it from one of my colleagues who was in Dipesh Garg’s( Founder at Truelancer ) network.

 

7. What do you think about working on Truelancer?

  • I never been this happier as a freelancer. It is the safest and secure platform I have come across.
  • They care about their freelancers and try to find out new talent and give them a fair chance to grow.

 

 

8. How is your experience being associated with Truelancer as a ‘freelancer’?

Just AWESOME!

 

 

9. What do you like doing when you are not “Freelancing”?

Besides my professional work I’ve an interest in embedded systems and robotics , so I try to spend time with that and working on ideas to make an innovative product.

 

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Featured Freelancer- Meet Abhishek Pathak

by Jessee R

In this series, we are showcasing our interactions with some top freelancers on Truelancer. We have selected those freelancers who have shown quality work and remained on top of the rankings through the feedback and endorsements received by them.

Today we are going one-on-one for an interview with our top freelancer Abhishek Pathakme

 

Tell us about yourself?

Hello my name is Abhishek Pathak. I am final year IT Engineering student from Thakur college of Engineering, Mumbai. I am part time freelancer at the moment but plan on becoming a  full time freelancer once I complete my education.

 

When did you start freelancing?

I started freelancing in 2010 I am working on various big freelancing platforms providing SEO, social media and Graphic Designing Services

What do you like about being a freelancer?

The best thing about working as a freelancer is that I can work anytime as per my convenience. Another major benefit while working as a freelancer is that you get to be your own boss!

What are the challenges you have found in your freelancing career?

As I am still student i don’t get enough time to work. However I still manage whatever work I can complete.

The first year was really hard. I spent most of the time marketing and promoting myself, my skills and my services. Finding work was tough back then and it was hard to keep myself motivated.

This kind of career requires patience. I was determined to break through and achieve my goals and that kept my motivation uptight and unbreakable.

Also once you start getting work, managing schedules to ensure all the work meets the necessary milestones and deadlines becomes exceedingly difficult as the work increases in quantity. If you do not have a proper time and work management system you are bound to get frustrated. I was frustrated at the start but gradually I developed a system of managing my freelance portfolio.

However, if you have proper knowledge and can give high quality work, following deadlines like religion then you can impress anybody easily and build a strong network and get regular work.

What according to you does it take to be a successful freelancer?

Well according to me certain principles which I strictly follow should always be adhered to by freelancers.

  • Deliver results that actually make a difference!
  • Provide quick and friendly communication
  • Go above and beyond what you promise
  • Offer a fantastic post-work service – always ensure your Buyer is happy.
  • Build long lasting relationships.

How did you get to know about Truelancer?

While searching for online website that provides freelancing opportunities, I found Truelancer.

What do you think about working on Truelancer?

I have worked for many freelancing website, but Truelancer is different from them. I can see more than 200+ people joining Truelancer daily. It is a very big platform for freelancers to get started and find some quality work. I have never got this type of response on any other freelancing website.

How is your experience being associated with Truelancer as a ‘freelancer’?

Working with Truelancer has been an awesome experience. If you offer good quality work, you will automatically get great response and you are bound to grow and make profitable connections. I have got very good response from the clients and my network has increased by leaps and bounds.

What do you like doing when you are not “Freelancing”?

I like blogging. I have my blog www.geekybuzz.com (currently under maintenance). It will be operational soon and feature a lot of my other writing interests.

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