Eminence of freelancers in global society

Freelancer, as name suggest, talented persons prefer to be their own boss, enjoy working with ease and own style. They have stunning job opportunities and touch the pinnacle of career if planed wisely. They spend stress-less professional life and more satisfied due to involvement in their choice of projects.

In present global climate, there is swift change in professional jobs. People are espousing novel techniques to generate revenue and maintain high life style. Nascent studies revealed that huge number of business personnel in two industrialized nations such as Britain and the US are switching to freelancing job. With the advent of advanced technology and cut throat competitive environment, freelancing jobs are flourishing. Freelancers have added advantages of working in flexible hours and fulfil the emerging and changing requirement of project providers or customers.

Though freelancing earning style intimidate the project prospects of many professionals, but working with hi-tech system enable these elites to maintain quality life. Internet technology offered marvellous and myriads of opportunities for freelance to choose the projects according to their knack. Freelancing job is multidisciplinary.

Freelancers utilize their prowess without any hassle and they are free from office politics. It is observed that during hunting projects or task, they have to undergo rigorous activity. Sometimes, there is crunch of assignments or desired work. But they have to bear such short term losses. As golden avenues may be waiting a head if there is extra ordinary talent in persons and above all, they are confident in walking on the path of challenging mission.

Though, opponents criticize freelancing job as there is no fixed income and these professionals do not receive many perks from employer such as vacation pay, health insurance. Critics further stated that freelancers work in isolation and they do not have interaction with other professionals to grow in their stream. But supporters squabble that today technology provides array of media to expand social network and augment professional expertise such involvement in social media may lessen the isolation. But major visible demerit is Lack of Job Security. It can be accomplished through constantly scanning the opportunities at global level and get involve with previous employers. Sometimes, earlier employers do not offer projects due to financial crisis or client’s restriction. Many employers some time need freelancing services if freelancers are in regular touch with them, it is a proven technique.

Some challengers raised concern that freelancers has many distractors such as mobile calls, family and visitors. These disrupts freelancers to deliver premium work. It can be countered by stating that wise planning and efficient time management may overcome such distractors. Freelancers are more apt to do these things as they are highly enthused to put hefty pack of dollars in their pocket.

Freelancers have immense significance in world stage because sometimes, experts are not available in panel. Then organizations or institutes look for professional or talented entities outside and they approach freelancers to meet the growing demands of clients. It clearly shows that freelancers are highly supportive for companies to enhance economy and productivity as they are helpful in crisis period. People with expertise in their area must have good choice to become freelancer.

In nutshell, Freelancers have flair to transform the business world. They are highly important for the progression of organizations as they have flexibility of hours to give their best in any demanding projects. These outstanding piece of work may be beneficial for companies to thrive in global business platform. In this intricate business epoch, multinationals must tap the expertise of freelancers and place their demands in online portal so that talented creatures can join the team and extend their brilliance.  It is supposed that Freelancer brigade is a parallel business militia for any country that can lead to steep economic growth.

Penned by Ragini Sinha

International freelance writer, researcher & MCQ test developer

Internet affectionate relationship: whether dazzling or distressing

Today people witness the epoch of sophisticated technology.  Internet technology is one of such technical advancement. It has immense impact on the life and occupation of humans. Some proponent opined that it is a wonderful gift of technology which equip individuals to have online proximity and perform numerous task without any hassle.

An internet relationship is a type of relationship between people who interact online, and in many cases, know each other only via the Internet. Online relationships are akin to pen pal relationships. This relationship can be dreamy, spiritual, or even based on business affairs.

An internet relationship is generally continued for certain period, just as in-person relationships. The major difference is that an internet relationship is maintained through computer or online service, and the persons in the relationship may or may not meet each other in person. This relationship can be between people in different states, different countries, different sides of the world, or even people who reside in the same area but do not communicate in person.

In today’s convoluted world, there may be distrust and difficult to believe the words of other person online. But it is true that the Web has only made it easier to express feelings, share some experiences and gossip with friends. According to professionals, communicating online before meeting IRL can actually nurture strong relationships by helping those with similar interests and likings. These people come together over great distances. Potential lovers oversee superficial turnings, and people open up to each faster and more genuinely.

Online technology allows to extend relationship faster and more direct. People are both active on many social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Some studies also demonstrated that chatting online first can have a positive effect on face-to-face relationships.

But some truth lies in online relationship:

-      Social media sites are not dating sites. Technology savvy advanced people to perform their important work easily and efficiently. But these are not meant for dating.

-      In social sites, when people begin to chat, it is not necessary that other side person is truthful about who they say they are on social media.

-      People will and can hurt the one who wants to expand relationship online. Relationships on social media may be great at initial stage, but once person takes the next step and meet online partner, it may be in for a surprise. People may take more freedoms engaging on social media than in real life. Therefore, it is advised that people must be alert while expanding their social circle online.

-      While to involve oneself in intimate relationship, one must listen to heart but at the same time hear the signals of brain also.

-      Best approach to make friends is be honest.

Many renowned thinkers conferred that despite the potential drawbacks of the use of internet technology, it offers unique opportunities for people to connect to satisfy both function and emotional needs. Individuals who were more satisfied in their relationship reported using the media more frequently to express affection toward their partner.

To recap internet relationship, it is said that presently, “network society” is a creation of the digital uprising and some major sociocultural changes. Love or affectionate relationship is supreme in emotional responses. Though in the age of Internet technology, people can easily involve in relationship through dating and social media, but to explore real adoration may be more difficult. People must be alert as other side of coin may not reveal authentic information and without faith love cannot be reaped.

Mother's day: Magnetic sacred affection

Poem is dedicated to the sacrifices of mother and she never expected anything in return

Mothers’ value cannot be compared with entities in this cosmos or heavenly sphere.

When God sent me in this universe

I had nothing with me

I was so scared as how I will survive in this cruel world

Where living beings are so horrendous

But God showed astuteness

And dropped me as a tiny creature with confidence

I was surprised

Slowly I was growing

I realized, I was being nurtured with holy affection

And heard some compassionate sound from exterior world

It was my mother

Who gratified my all needs before I sensed

When I grew up

She shielded me from societal evils

Gradually I observed that

No one was as secured as me

Because there was my mother

Who made protective covering as commandoes

When I prayed God

It conversed to me

That

I had not sent you alone

As I tiny being

You were circled by defensive ring

That has immense power to guard you from any peril

That is your mother

I was delighted as significance of mother is invaluable

Innumerable events in which my mother be concerned

Enabled me to touch the zenith of success

But a tearful incident in my life was that

When she left this materialistic world

I was far away

And no one communicated

But she was my mother

How could she be distant from me when leaving this world?

As there was strong emotional bonding

Some kind of magnetic attraction

When I was attending rituals

She appeared as soul

And blessed me

She merged with me

And radiated her power--

Don’t worry my child

No one can separate you from me

I will always be with you

And it is felt that mothers are angel and we all should respect our mother or any elderly female as they are mother figure.

A Poem penned by Ragini Sinha

Cyber-crimes: Awareness and prevention tactics

Today, world populace is exposed to myriads of crimes. Cyber-crime is one of the worst types that threatens human life. 

Cybercrime is a multifaceted and ever changing phenomenon. Cybercrime is also called computer crimes, electronic crimes or e crimes. It is the electronic medium of computer network in which online communication occurs. Many scholars defined “Cybercrime as computer-mediated activities which are either illegal or considered illicit by certain parties and which can be conducted through global electronic networks. Cybercrimes delineate criminal activity in which the computer or network is a necessary part of the crime”. 

A crime such as spamming, passing on computer viruses, harassment, cyber stalking, and others have become are common today. Many professionals consider that cybercrime is heinous crime for the development of any state. It has a serious impact on every aspect of the progression of a country. Government entities, non-profit organizations, private companies and citizens are all potential targets of the cyber-criminal organisation. 

Computer security is highly important as most of the people today are dependent on internet and perform various activities online to save time and money. Computer security can provide the opportunity for the users to protect their sensitive information present on the network and also in the system. It can be said that cyber security is vital to shield the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of computer systems, resources, and data. 

Types of Cyber Crime: 

There are many types of cybercrimes: 

- Telecommunications Piracy 

- Electronic Money Laundering: electronic funds transfers have assisted in concealing and moving the proceeds of crime. Developing technologies make it easier to hide the origin and destination of funds transfer. 

- Electronic Vandalism and Terrorism 

- Sales and Investment Fraud: Due to popularity of electronic commerce, the application of digital technology to fraudulent crime will become that much greater. 

- Illegal Interception of Information: Developments in telecommunications as well as data transfer over the net have resulted in greater speed and capacity but also greater susceptibility. It is now easier for unauthorized people to gain access to sensitive information. 

- Cyber Pornography: Spread of Child pornography and sexually implicit material. 

- Information Piracy and Forgery: Digital technology allows perfect reproduction of the original documents, Such as birth certificates, passport, false identity, counterfeiting of currency, negotiable instruments. 

- Hacking: Information theft from computers hard disk, removal storage etc. Data theft, data destroy, stealing and altering information. 

- Altering Websites: The hacker deletes some pages of a website, uploads new pages with the similar name and controls the messages conveyed by the web site. 

 Prevention of cybercrime: 

The prevention of cyber-criminal activities is dire aspect to fight against cybercrime. Users must be aware while information sharing. A proper security position is the best defence against cybercrime. Every single user of technology must be aware of the risks of exposure to cyber threats, and should be educated about the best practices to embrace in order to reduce their “attack surface” and alleviate the risks. 

Another thing is that education and training are indispensable to create a culture of security that assumes a fundamental role in the workplace. Every member of an organization must be involved in the definition and deployment of a security policy and must be informed on the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) belonging to the cybercriminal ecosystem. 

There are some practical tactics that users can adopt to protect against and prevent cybercrime such as: 

I. being on the lookout for email scams,

II. Securing computer from cybercrime attacks,

III. Staying safe on social media,

IV. Exercising caution when shopping online,

V. keeping personal information protected, and

VI. Adopting strategies to prevent exposure to inappropriate online content. 

Users must take precautions to prevent such dangerous crime while operating on net. 

-Users must install Firewalls: These are programs, which protect a user from unauthorized access attacks while on a network. They provide access to only known users, or people who the user permits.

-Users must change password frequently. 

-Users must do safe surfing: Safe surfing involves keeping ones e-mail address private, not chatting on open systems, which do not have adequate protection methods, visiting secure sites.

 -Users must frequently check virus. 

- Email filters must be used: These are programs, which monitor the inflow of mails to the inbox and delete automatically any suspicious or useless mails thus reducing the chances of being bombed or spoofed. 

-It is recommended to internet users that they must always avoid sending any photograph online particularly to strangers and chat friends as there have been incidents of misuse of the photographs. 

- It is advised not to send credit card number to any site that is not secured, to guard against frauds. 

- It is better to use a security programme that gives control over the cookies and send information back to the site as leaving the cookies unguarded might prove disastrous. 

- Disable file sharing on computers. 

It is well recognized that cybercrime incidents are accelerating at great pace, and its threat is affecting both Government organizations, Individuals and businesses. Therefore users must be alert, and take preventive measures to curb these crimes.

Gist of this article is that technological innovation in terms of internet is dominant tool and effective way of communication but it is susceptible. Numerous cyber offenders play tricks to cheat users and hack sensitive information. To defend against Cybercrimes, intrusion detection techniques should be designed, implemented, and administrated

Will power is driving force for success in career and life

Will power is the capability to control unnecessary and harmful impulses. It is the ability to overcome lethargy and procrastination.

Most popular theories of behaviour change recommend that willpower alone is not always to make actual and permanent change. According to the Stages of Change model, it is significant to first distinguish that there is a need to change, identify possible obstacles to change, emanate up with a plan of action, monitor progress, maintain and manage the change, and cope with any probable declines.

Willpower is elaborated as resolve or self-control and may involve a number of different cognitive and behavioral characteristics.

It is well understood that willpower involves putting off what people want in the short-term to get and what they want in the long-term. It requires mindful effort and often an important investment of emotional and cognitive resources. It also involves resisting urges, fighting enticements, and employing different strategies to maintain control.

Willpower has pivotal role but it is not the only factor that leads to success. Several psychologists believe that willpower can help people achieve their goals, but acknowledge that it is just one part of the enigma. Other scholars have discovered that people with higher self-discipline have better relationship skills, are less likely to abuse alcohol and other substances, suffer fewer mental health problems, and have better overall physical health.

Willpower helps people to exercise more, work more effectively, and live more healthily. Individual who has strong willpower will assert decisions even in the situation of intense opposition or other opposing indicators. People who have better control of their attention, emotions and actions are more successful in career and personal life.

In essence, willpower is the skill to resist short-term enticements in order to accomplish long-term goals.

Talent never diminishes

Many earth creatures are born with great talent. Some gain reputation through utilizing their capabilities but there are many unfortunate people who never get an opportunity to use their talent and live peaceful life. Such people are often depressed and leave hope of fulfilling their target. These persons always feel disappointment when they put extreme efforts to accomplish task but do not get positive response from society. It is a message to all that talent in any field is a gift of God and it can be polished through practice. It’s just a matter of time. Many of us get opportunities but due to odd circumstances, we can not show our talent. Opportunities never wait. Every one must realize the value of time.

Talented people must utilize their capabilities in suitable field. For this, they have to find out in which field they can perform better. They have to search sources from where they can get knowledge to apply in chosen area for better outcome. It is not as easy but if an individual execute assigned task in superior way, he can assume that this field is suitable for him.  Many times, person may not succeed to execute task or powerless to accomplish short term target. He must make efforts to produce good result in preferred field. If a person has talent, he will succeed.

Failure always discourages a person. It advised that people must take tough task as a challenge and use their brainpower to bring positive outcome. It has been observed that due to frustration, some people loose their patience and choose career which is not fit for them. This is the one of the reason; they do not succeed in their mission. Such poor decisions spoil their whole life. Students must be cautious and comprehend their inner capabilities through practically working on fields where they consider, they can be triumphant.

Today globe is facing tough competition. Such competition enthuse rival group to create hurdles in the work or research of talented people. It is just because rivals are envious or do not want talent creature to fulfill their target. Aspirants or jobseekers must be cautious with these hidden enemies. Competitors reside everywhere but smart people intelligently beat their opponent through applying various tactics. In fact, these hurdles disappear when talent emerges.

Sometimes environmental conditions are not favorable and especially students have to suffer a lot. They get golden opportunities but due to personal or environmental snags, they can not exploit their talent. It is true that such opportunities do not come again in the life of individual. But it is also a fact that talented person can create opportunities and get name and fame over night. It is just a matter of realizing his brilliance.

A talented person can gift new technology to global populace or he can discover remedies to fatal diseases. No one can stop the spread of fragrance of flower. The talent is also having same properties. If person has ability, it will be realized and general public as well as experts will value the work of talented people. The person has to step forward in right direction and never feel pessimistically.

Important: This article is an expression of writer. Any resemblance is just a coincidence. Writer is not responsible 

Crowdfunding: Feasible means for start-up project funding

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Launched unique Start UP India – Stand Up India Scheme on 16th January 2016.

Crowdfunding is a type of unconventional finance, which has developed outside of the traditional financial system. Crowdfunding is a technique of raising capital through the joint effort of friends, family, clienteles, and individual investors. This approach taps into the collective efforts of a large pool of individuals, mainly online via social media and crowdfunding platforms and influences their networks for greater reach and exposure.

The crowdfunding model is based on three types of players:

Ø The project initiator who proposes the idea and/or project to be funded.

Ø Individuals or groups who support the idea.

Ø A moderating organization (the "platform") that brings the parties together to launch the idea.

Types of crowd funding:

There are basically four different types of crowdfunding:

(1)  Donation

(2)  Reward

(3)  Equity

(4)  Debt.

In donation type crowdfunding, the crowd gives money or some other resource because they want to support the cause.

In reward type of crowdfunding, individuals forming the crowd give money to a business in exchange for a “reward,” typically the product or service that particular company produces or provides. Reward-based crowdfunding has been made popular by crowdfunding sites that are different from Sterling Funder, such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

In equity-based crowdfunding, members of the crowd become part-owners of the company which is raising funds. It can be said that the company sells some or all of its shares to the members of the crowd. As equity owners of the company, the crowd realizes a return of its investment and, assuming the company performs well, receives a share of the profits, in the form of a dividend or distribution.

In debt crowdfunding, the company raising money does not sell shares, but instead borrows money from the crowd. The individuals lending the money receive the company’s legally binding commitment to repay the loan at certain time intervals and at a certain interest rate.

Benefits of crowdfunding:

The advantages of crowdfunding as compared to sources of funding are mentioned below:

Ø A customer base who are already committed to product business person.

Ø The opportunity for business persons to interact directly with their customers, who are also investors of project

Ø -The opportunity to get feedback from businessman’s customers while product is being developed and tested

Ø Free word-of-mouth marketing for businessman’s product through their supporters.

Ø Instead of providing a share to investors, businessman still own their business.

Drawbacks of crowdfunding:

Crowdfunding also has shortcomings. These can include:

Ø There is no guarantee that businessman will reach his funding goal in the set time.

Ø There is Lack of prestige.

Ø It may have negative impact on future financing options. Basically, Crowdfunding is good for projects that require relatively small amounts of capital.

Ways to initiate crowdfunding for start-up project:

Following are some steps to follow for crowdfunding to implement business idea or product.

Wise planning: Planning is an important part of crowdfunding. Since candidates are trying to show people why they should support their product, they need to evidently show them:

Ø What the product is?

Ø Why they should fund their product?

Ø The timeframe for developing their product if their funding goals are reached.

Ø The incentives and rewards businessman will give them for funding of product.

Entrepreneurs must set their goals: 

Candidates need to set goals so their supporters will know what to expect. These goals include:

·        How much funding you need?

·        The timeframe for your funding.

·        How long it will take to develop business or product.

It is important to manage anticipations, so businessman’s supporters can track their progress. Some crowdfunding websites will not allow to post your campaign unless you have a set funding goal and timeframe.

Choose where entrepreneurs would like to post their crowdfunding campaign:

There are a number of crowdfunding websites that let entrepreneurs post their business proposal to attract backers. The websites differ in:

o   The type of business ideas they will accept

o   The people they reach

o   Their requirements (e.g. some will require you to raise funds within a set timeframe)

o   Their fees (some may have upfront fees, others only charge if you successfully raise the funds you set as your goal)

o   How they can help to promote your idea.

Entrepreneurs will need to do some research to find one that best suits to their business needs.

Entrepreneurs must post their campaign:

To attract backers, entrepreneurs should try to make their campaign to be clear. This can be achieved by presenting their business idea in a unique way. If entrepreneurs need inspiration, look at successfully funded campaigns to see what you can learn from them.

Interact with audience:

Entrepreneurs can expand the reach and significance of their campaign by interacting with their audience on channels such as social media. Keeping supporters informed about their progress will also increase the chances of them marketing product to other people.

Entrepreneurs must thank their supporters: 

Once they have raised the funds according to requirement, they should thank their backers and give them the incentives and rewards they promised them. It's also a good idea to keep them in the loop throughout the implementation of business idea.

Legal issues for crowdfunding: Entrepreneurs may need to register for certain licenses or meet certain legal terms and conditions depending on the type of business idea they are raising funds for, and also the type of rewards or incentives they intend to give their supporters.

To recapitulate concept, Crowdfunding is the practice of backing a project or venture by raising financial contributions from a huge number of people.