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Each one of us fears the economic recession, the uncertainty of the future, the laid offs, the economic crises, price hikes and much more. A recession seldom gives any reason to smile for anyone. The recent recession has resulted in thousands of professionals loosing their highly paid and cushioned jobs, which they certainly had not anticipated. The news were filled with mergers, bankruptcies, economic crises, stock, market crashing and so on. Thousands of careers and families are at stake but there is little nay one can do about it.

How to Deal with Recession

Recession is a fact and we should accept and face it bravely. This is not the first time we are facing it and certainly not the last time either. Then, why not try to make the recession an opportunity. It might sound weird to some that one can turn recession into an opportunity. To be able and overcome such depressing feelings that any recession usually brings, it is very important to arm your self with self-confidence.
We must always remember that every cloud has a silver lining, and this stands also for the recession. To overcame the recession one has to start think positive, and try to make (or see) the disadvantages into advantages.
Very few of us realize that recessions can provide great opportunities too. Many do not realize, as they are constantly sulking or worried about the uncertainties of the future. The victims of a recession have to look beyond that and search for potential possibilities.  In most cases there are many options still left, for people to try their luck on.
There are thousands of possibilities for a better career if you give it a thought.  Some of which are starting your home business, or doing remote work as a freelancer. Maybe the recession was a wake up call for you, to help you start something new, something that you like more than working 9to5. With this I certainly do not mean that must do meager jobs, as this would further bring down your morale. You need to do something that you always wanted to do but the hectic working hours kept you away from it.
However just sitting on your sofa and being worried about your future will certainly not change anything.  You need to be optimistic and keep looking for opportunities that can help you go through these tough times. Remember that a recession is always the time for new markets to show up.
Internet could be a great option to turn to in such times. There are umpteen numbers of opportunities on the Internet that could give you an opportunity to rebuild your career. You would be pleasantly surprised, with the number of opportunities the Internet has to offer. Actually opportunities on the Internet are always there but it’s only during a recession that many bother to go thru them. So, if you have not tried your luck online, then just try it once and you will definitely not get disappointed. This might seen untrue to many but it is not so. It is a known fact that with or without recession people turn to the Internet for almost anything your can image, from booking tickets, buying products, information on places and much more.
The recession today has made people extremely cautious of the amount they spend to buy goods. They turn onto the Internet looking for people and shops offering the best deal, without sacrificing the quality of their products or services. This could give you an opportunity to start your own online business, which will deal with a number of different commercial products people could be interested to purchase. And consider that there are no business borders on the Internet; your eBusiness could easily reach millions of possible buyers.
There are several programs on the Internet that could give you an opportunity to start your very own online business. But, forget that negative thought that just crossed your mind, if you don’t have the technical skills to develop an ecommerce site, there an plenty of places on the internet where you can auction such projects and easily find freelancers to make it for your.
Starting an online business usually requires only minimal initial investment; you don’t have any overhead expenses like employee salaries, utility bills or rents, as you can comfortably manage it from the comfort of your home using a personal computer and an Internet connection. Such a small home business could be easily expanded into a large enterprise.
But if you don’t want to start your own business from scratch, recession is the best time to invest on an established business or even identify businesses for sales. During the recession many business owners, due to their financial needs, are ready to accept new investors or sell their business with flexible financial terms.
Looking at the profits, you could soon realize what you have been missing, and that you too had the required entrepreneur skills in you. This unfortunate period has worked like the boon for many. A number of people have been forced into the realization of their hidden potentials.
Some people will be glad that Recession happened. They grabbed this opportunity to explore their hidden talents and make more money than they have ever dreamed off.

What about you?

Are you still on your sofa feeling depressed, hesitating to explore this great opportunity or are you already planning for your new career change ?

The job of a free agent is always challenging as well as exciting. For people that prefer to have challenges and excitement in their professional career, freelancing is just best for them. Most of the time a freelancer’s life is full of rewards. This way of working allows you to select your own hours to accomplish your assignments and projects.

There are quite a lot of people that want to follow the freelancing way while working for a traditional job. They are usually fed up with the 9 to 5 schedule, the reports, the office bureaucracy, and the office politics which lets put it simple in many ways they don’t allow you to complete the work. So the problem with many professionals today is that although they are overwhelmed with the advantages of being a freelancer they are also confused with the ways to start.

Working from home, can help you earn plenty of money. Freelancing gives you the ability to participate in many individual projects whenever this is required. By getting involved into many freelance projects you will dramatically increase your revenue but of course your work-hours will also increase. And this is what the freelancing career is all about in reality, flexibility and autonomy. So if you need more money you work more hours, if not you can end up working a couple of hours and still earn enough money to have a decent living. So in reality freelancing gives you the flexibility of being able to work only the hours you want, at least I don’t know any other job that allows you to get up 11:00 in the morning make your coffee and sit on the computer wearing your athletics , or even have a couple of hours break to socialize with friends. Added to this is that freelancers are usually getting paid more than employees, for the same type of jobs.

Freelancers have chosen a conscious lifestyle and that is the most exciting part for any freelancing job. More often they want to create a perfect balance between their social life and professional career in order to grab the right control. Well, for a freelancer the money earnings are always an equation on which the time he spends for assignments is a critical factor.

But unfortunately freelancing does not come only with advantages. Freelancers cannot enjoy the job security employees have (although with the today’s recession you can never be secure). As a freelancer no one will pay for your training, certification or relocation, and these are usually required by most employers require. Last but not least consider some of the thinks that employees take them for granted while freelancers need to pay for them, like insurance, corporate computer cell phone and sometimes corporate car, and of course pay for your vacations or give you a bonus even if no project exist.

On the other hand creating freelance projects and hiring freelance workers is of great benefit for the employers also. In reality in most cases sitting 8 hours a day in small cubicles and getting paid a fixed salary is simple unproductive. Most employees are able to work only with 20%-40% efficiency in a corporate environment. This efficiency level is enough to show that most corporate workers in reality spend only 2 – 4 hours of work daily. Employers now are asked to pay for electricity, office rent, furniture, sometimes employee’s lunches, pay for training and many other daily operational expenses. Employers benefit much more by hiring freelancers and building virtual teams. Using freelancers will dramatically reduce their operational expenses and increase productivity.

A report from Freelance Switch provides great statistics that were produced from a survey included 3700 freelancers (http://freelanceswitch.com/general/3700-freelancers-surveyed-the-results-are-here/)