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We spoke to Diana Smith, who is currently freelancing in Dubai.
Freelancing in the UAE has been on trend for years and continues to grow. This lifestyle choice offers many benefits, such as focusing solely on your well-being without having any additional pressure from work or family life balancing acts all at once.
In Dubai, freelancers enjoy good time management and flexible work timing that can help them avoid the pressures of a fixed schedule.
"The trend of global first approaches to jobs encourage more people to work from remote locations, and it's widely accepted that people better and potentially hard in these environments". Stated Diana Smith, a freelance graphic designer based in Dubai.
The Dubai resident of 10 years can maintain a balance between work hours and family time due to their excellent management skills, along with a lack of pressure about fixed timings in which she must complete her work.
Diana says that she can approach his work without feeling the stress of having a 9-5 job. She also enjoys getting more time off during weekends and holidays, even if it means occasionally staying up late on occasion.
"I love working as a freelancer because you can set your schedule," said Diana.
Diana said that working from home and looking after her children while still supporting them financially has been a blessing. She noted how freelancing gives parents the time they need for family life and ensures financial stability if anything goes wrong with either parent's health or employment status (which is common).
Freelancing has given her more control over when to take breaks and how much time she spends working on each project. "Living life the way I believe it should be lived," Diana said about being a freelance graphic designer in Dubai.
Easy Freelance has been running a series of articles on freelancing in the community, and I was able to speak with co-founder of a UAE Freelancer marketplace about why this is so important.
Hakim told me that there are many advantages for being your own boss as well as drawbacks if you don't know what's going on! He also shared his thoughts on how these issues can be fixed or at least managed better over time - solutions such us increasing education levels among prospective clients might help too.
"We want to educate and empower freelancers in the UAE," said Hakim. He believes that many companies are unaware of how they can hire a freelancer, so his community is here for both parties."
Freelancing in Dubai can be hard work but does give you a multitude of options when it come to maintaining a work/life balance.
If freelancing sounds like a viable option for your career, feel free to reach out about the possibilities the Easy Freelance Platform can offer you to get your business started freelancing in Dubai.
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