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Freelancing is a great option for those of us in the design industry and the Freelancer club introduced by Diana also gives us an additional option, it's a great platform for us to be able to earn money whenever and wherever we want. In the future, maybe I'll become a freelancer and be able to work whenever and wherever I want, without a fixed office and at a time that suits me. And with motivation and ability, freelancers can earn more money than the average working person. According to the Global Freelance Research Report released by global e-payment platform PayPal, among freelancers surveyed in 22 markets around the world, the average after-tax annual income is around $180,000, with another 28% of respondents earning $250,000 and above per year. At the same time, freelancers have a relatively high sense of well-being, as earning their own money is more motivating than working for someone else.

 

Over the past decade, more and more people have changed the way they live and work. The three years since the epidemic have driven such changes even more significantly, and in fact, this is just the kick-off. In the future, online freelancing will become more and more common, and more and more people will be swept up in this historical torrent. People's habits of working, living, traveling and studying, and their choice of where to live, will all change even more. Online freelancing makes people less and less dependent on location and time.

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Freelancers can enter the workforce quickly, regardless of qualifications or demographics, and only need to have skills and abilities. People are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of lifelong learning, and skills learning is becoming more mainstream, with the practical, hands-on nature of learning gradually overtaking the utilitarian nature of academic learning. In addition, more people are no longer considering the convenience of going to work, but rather the cost of living, the convenience and the happiness index. In addition, as people's need for quality of life becomes more important, the flexibility and relative freedom of the workplace will also be an important factor in people choosing to become freelancers. Especially for me as a designer, I only need to have a computer, tablet and mobile phone to work. So I think that in the future, the boundaries of the design industry in terms of workplace requirements will become increasingly blurred. There will probably be more and more freelance designers as well.