The English word freelance is formed from free and lance. If the first is clear, the second is somewhat puzzling. But the thing is that this concept was first used by Walter Scott in his well-known novel Ivanhoe, where the author described a medieval mercenary warrior.
The history of the emergence and
development of freelancing abroad and in Russia
The history of the emergence and development of freelancing abroad and in Russia
In 1979, Frank Schiffa described in detail the advantages of remote work. He also proposed solving all work issues exclusively by phone, which he called “telework.”
This monumental work helped to create the first Western freelance exchange – SOFTmoonlighter.com (1998). With the Internet, the user denmark whatsapp number data registered on the website and looked for the appropriate work there. Moreover, this exchange is still functioning, only the domain has changed – Guru.com.
In our country, freelance exchanges began to open in 2000-2001, but they stayed afloat for a very short time due to difficulties in maintaining the platforms. The oldest exchange within the RuNet is considered to be FL.ru, which continues to exist today. But this topic is not so clear-cut, since many call Freelance.ru or Weblance.net the pioneer. It is quite interesting that Freelancer’s Day is celebrated on May 14, since FL.ru was formed on this day.
The second impulse in the progress of the domestic freelance sphere was the economic crisis. 2008 marked the increased interest of the population in remote work, and after the economic situation improved, many people continued to engage in this type of activity. Since then, the demand for remote work has been constantly increasing.
Freelancing is work on the Internet
so the success of this area’s development largely depended on the evolution of the global network. Back in 2004, high-speed why did we just tell a client that we are not going to continue working with them? and mobile Internet by lists covered the country’s territory only at the expense of large cities. Villages could not boast of such opportunities.