Comments on: Drawbacks of Being a Freelancer in UAE

By: Kamil

Kamil — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:22:00 +0000

I’ve started freelancing lately. My first job was to come up with product names for this facebook like website… the boss is very choosy.
I have been writing for The Firday Times, based in Lahore, and me in Isloo. They pay. :D
I got my first cheque from them after a month. I was escastic! *typo?*
You should write to magazines and papers.
I feel writing technical articles kills the juices.
Kamil´s last blog ..Back?

By: freelancer.ae

freelancer.ae — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:57:50 +0000

What’s a problem with money withdrawal?
You can withdraw to your credit card, than to your banking account

By: freelancer.ae

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By: Legal Alien

Legal Alien — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:45:47 +0000

Hi Samar,

There is a medical writer I currently want to employ and she lives in Dubai and I wasn’t aware that you cannot withdraw money via Paypal in UAE. What other options do you have minus Paypal?
My writer said she tried linking her debit card to her Paypal account but it just wouldn’t work. :(

really appreciate your help!

By: gh

gh — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:38:53 +0000

Well, looking forward to hearing from you then. I am sure there are many people who read your blog and might also be following this thread. Won’t it be better if you publish it as a post and help all those people interested in your field. Well, my questions require precise answers that explain the basic know-how of your profession which I’m sure will take a few minutes for a groomed writer of your caliber.

By: Samar

Samar — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:57:01 +0000

Those are a lot of questions :)
1. I cover a lot of topic. Anything from Social Media, blogging to diet & nutrition. The best part about freelancing is that the only limitations there are, are the ones you put on yourself.

2. Right now, the nature of work for my clients involves blogging and article writing.

3. I’ll email you the answers to those. Too big for a comment :)

By: gh

gh — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:22:37 +0000

And just a few more:

3a-Is freelancing a well paid job?

3b-Are there any defined pay rules or structures for it?

3c-Are these Negotiable? Who plays the dominating role in it; employer or employee?

3d-Are you satisfied with what you are getting?

3e-Are your employers satisfied with your work and vice versa?

3f-How often does it happen that you have to seek new employers and new work. What’s the frequency? And the role of nepotism in this domain?

3g-You want to work for local print media as well. After that what is the next stage of achievement in this profession?

3h-What was the inspiration behind all this writing stuff?

By: gh

gh — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:56:31 +0000

1-What are the topics you normally cover in freelancing?
2-What is the nature of your recent assignments?

I hope you would like to share with the readers.

By: Samar

Samar — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:08:00 +0000

S: Woman, we’ve been out of touch for way too long. Though I do think I told you about my freelancing.

Sal: What’s interesting is that I know how to read arabic but I don’t understand it. I do plan on learning it. I’m looking around for an afforable class these days.

Arabic is completely different from English but closer to Urdu – which is my first language. Both are written from right to left and the alphabets are different too.

By: Sal

Sal — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:58:30 +0000

So, when are you planing on doing the bilingual thing? My BIL was learning Arabic for his military training and he said it wasn’t all that hard, just a bit different in structure from English. Keep us posted.