Karan is an MBA in Marketing graduate, who decided to start freelancing as a digital marketer post leaving his corporate job. Having exposure to working in different brand campaigns, and meeting various CEOs and influencers further sparked his interest in the field of digital marketing. According to him, the pandemic resulted in giving more growth …
In love with writing since her teenage years, Shrutika took the leap of faith of resigning from her job to become a freelance writer. Not happy with the 9-5 job, her desire to become her own boss one day led her to pursue freelancing. She loves that freelancing is about collaborations. For Shrutika, LinkedIn as …
Painting the blank canvas of life, Samarpita is a freelance writer & editor, who chose this path post completing her masters and leaving her corporate job. Restless at heart, she doesn’t shy away from the challenges of life and is always ready to learn and try new things. She weaved her own path to freelancing …
Content with her achievements and grateful for her mistakes, Mahima is a social media marketer and a content writer, who started freelance writing during the lockdown after completing her masters in journalism and mass communication. For her, freelancing is about flexibility and being your boss, while she also acknowledges the uncertainty that comes along with …
A writer and a marketer, Aiswarya is an engineer who found her resolve in writing during one of the toughest times in her life. Leaving her secured job at an MNC, she decided to follow her passion for writing and started with blogging. As a freelancer, Aiswarya highlights the importance of having your own website …
Blessed with a wonderful and supportive family, Komal is a literature student, who started freelancing in hopes to realize her full-potential. A freelance content and copywriter, she highlights the importance of staying true to yourself and creating your position in the market. For her, independence and exposure to information are the best things about freelancing. …
A ‘Word Maniac’ since he was 9, Bhavik has been determined to turn his passion for writing into a profession. Post starting his career as a mechanical engineer, with an itch to do something creative and innovative he started his own content and copywriting business. Featured in the list of the ‘Best Content Writers in …
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“Going full-time with your craft is when you know you want to pour gasoline on the fire you’ve already started” ~Arnab Nayak, StartupGyaan Just like any other Engineering student, Arnab entered Engineering(Shiv Nadar University) with the hopes to make money, and not having to depend on his parents to fund his treks, and outings with …
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“My grandma thinks I am still doing a daytime job“ ~ Venkatesh, Artma Studios Venkatesh, an IIM-K grad quit his full-time job to pursue his inner calling of becoming a full-time artist, and today he runs his design startup – Artma Studios where he’s worked with top Bollywood celebrities and made art for the likes …
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With over a decade of product design experience and some of the world’s top tech companies in his portfolio, Arun is a user experience consultant who is passionate about art & aesthetics. For him, bringing the ideas of clients to life and seeing their eyes lighten light up is the best part of his work. …
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An earnest person whose purpose is to make others happy, Simrin strides towards continuous improvement in life. A law student turned content writer, book reviewer, and social media marketing coach, she has polished her skills and caliber to be worth contributing more to this field. She says that writing has inculcated compassion, care, and curiosity …
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In love with freelancing, Pragati’s inclination towards writing led her to become a content creator and a copywriter post doing a MBA in Marketing. Moving forward, she is in the process of building her own business around content marketing. She says that negotiation is an important part of any deal making. According to her, maintaining …
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Talking her heart out to stories, Chumki decided to follow her passion for writing to become a content writer with the support of her parents. She believes in cooperation and maintaining a healthy relationship in a world like this can take you far. She strives for self-development and to build and manage great content for …
Sketching her life in a way that it makes her feel proud when she looks back at it, Surabhi pursued commerce but later found her interest in event management. But life had other plans for her and leaving her highest paying job, she started her journey as a freelance writer. Found her passion for writing …
Worked with 18+ companies and has 3+ years of experience, Pushkar is a content writer who is passionate about writing since the beginning of his college years. Wanting to be his own boss one day, he is happy with choosing the freelancing work-style. He says that the only drawback to freelancing is the lack of …
Following her passion for writing, Vagisha is an English Literature post-graduate who was featured amongst the top 10 content writers of India. She says that it is easy to create a path with established credibility and regular clients. According to her, building your own brand, leveraging social media platforms, and having your own website can …
A person who never gives up, Krishna found her passion for content writing when she began writing on Quora. She left her engineering job for personal reasons and felt a lack of self-satisfaction post that. However, like a star, she shined bright and writing became a part of her. She believes that having a website …
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Believing in going with the flow, Dhara is happy with where she is in life today. A finance graduate turned content writer, she says that creative thinking is essential to content creation. She believes in the power of social media and building long-term relationships with clients to get more projects. She appreciates the flexibility and …
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With his love for mathematics and the wish to solve daily life problems, Ranjan developed his interest in UX. He began his career as a graphic designer but later moved into user experience design. A published author, he believes he has more stories to tell and will write a minimum of 10 more books. He …
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An independent content writer, Bhawna works as a ghostwriter who likes the work diversity that freelancing allows. She believes that the exposure gained through working with different clients helps boost her creativity. She says that co-working spaces are one of the best ways of dealing with isolation and loneliness as a freelancer. According to her, …
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Wanting to build his own website one day, Pritesh started his career by blogging on Quora during his college days. Putting to use his engineering knowledge, he selected ‘Tech’ as a niche for his website content. He believes that having your own website as a freelancer adds great value to your career growth. Focusing on …
Writing her first poem at the age of 8, Mukti has been inclined towards writing since childhood. Post studying commerce and pursuing her career in journalism, she was sure of becoming a writer. With the determination to be a brand herself, she ventured onto her journey as a freelance writer. For three consecutive years, she …
Going where destiny takes her, Diksha is a commerce graduate turned content writer. She started with actively taking part in college societies, to doing an internship, to having her own blog and to now having a list of her own clients. She is taking on an unplanned journey as a freelancer. She believes that with …
Simple, courageous, matured, disciplined are a few characteristics to describe Vibha. Post doing engineering, she started her career as an assistant professor and later became a freelance content writer. Her academic knowledge and experiences inspired her to start writing. She found her way into freelancing while trying to find a balance between her personal and …
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A simple girl whose aim was always to be an engineer, Lakshmi found herself always thinking about writing. Following her heart, she chose to become a freelance content writer. She faced struggle in her initial days of freelancing, when there was no one to help her. She considers time as a major advantage and disadvantage …
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Binati is an engineer turned content writer, who finds happiness in writing and is absolutely certain of sharing it with others. She suggests reading and listening to everything to stay aware of what is happening and to develop quality content. She considers freedom of choice as a major advantage and perception as a disadvantage for …
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A voracious reader, a movie buff, and a skilled photographer, Neha’s love for these three things led her to become a content creator. Her enthusiasm for research, writing, and curiosity to understand people sparked her interest in marketing. She acknowledges that the freelancing life teaches you beyond the execution part. Along with the freedom that …
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From aiming to become a doctor to following his passion for writing and painting, Ipsit has always portrayed qualities like kindness and humility. Choosing to walk a different path, he decided to do freelancing after completing post-graduation to avoid workplace stagnation. He has been living his life considering freedom and flexibility as core principles. He …
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A person with a content heart, Shubham is an engineer turned content writer, who believes that writing is fun. Post completing his studies, he explored various career options, and eventually got back to writing and started working as a freelancer. Convinced with the power of standing out from the crowd, he says freedom is the …
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Finding joy in creating content and sharing with the world, Priyanka’s love for reading led her to become a content writer. She studied English Literature and later followed on the unplanned path to freelancing. Acknowledging the freedom that freelancing offers, she loves to work with an expansive range of clientele. Her approach towards clients is …
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Creating a path for herself, Nidhi, post studying science in school and doing business administration in graduation, decided to leave her full-time job to follow her passion for writing. Started with having her own blog in high school, to helping her brother with his startup, she never thought of doing freelancing until she discovered the …
Arnab is a mechanical engineer turned content marketer. His creative spark led him to explore the digital world and his love for travelling paved the way for him to become a content writer. At a very young age, by optimizing various social media platforms and through building his network, Arnab decided to shift to freelancing …
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A spontaneous personality with an infectious smile, Mitali is a computer engineer turned into a content creator, who is now planning to become a voice-over artist. From being an introvert to now being a people’s person, her aim in life is to share good vibes with the world. Freelancer by an accident, she believes that …
An aspiring law student, Abhishek started freelance writing in the second year of his college while studying literature. While he appreciates the freedom that comes along with freelancing, he still believes that the illusion of ‘being your own boss’ proves to be a major disadvantage for freelancers. Post studying commerce and wanting to study law, …
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Sayantan started his career as a salesman and is now a content marketer and a content strategist. He is a certified graphologist who claims that he’d be a detective if not a writer and a marketer. After completing his three masters including in finance/accounting and human resources, one night Sayantan started writing and has been …
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A computer applications graduate, Abhijeet’s love for writing led him to become a freelance content writer. At the beginning of his career, Abhijeet started his blog The Lazy Writer to build content for his portfolio by writing tech and travel reviews. He is a computer enthusiast, who fiddles with software and uses offbeat tech hacks …
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Anmol is a commerce graduate whose love for technology and writing led him to become a content marketer. Anmol has written a love story and four 4 paperback anthologies that are published. Anmol’s passion for exploring places and the freedom that freelancing allows motivated him to pursue freelancing full-time. He figured that he was more …
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An economics graduate, Pranjal started freelancing, as a side hustle, while she was still doing her MBA. A lateral thinker, Pranjal uses her economics education with an understanding of human behaviour to deep dive into how a person makes a purchase decision. Having worked with big brands, she wants to be known as one of …
Namrata is a Corporate hustler now turned into a Tarot Consultant. A woman of many talents, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, an MBA in HR/IT, and diplomas in Yoga, and Jyotish, to name a few. She finally found her calling in Tarot and Jyotish. A mother to a one-year-old, she is juggling motherhood …
CHAMPIONS – A technology platform launched by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Another step is taken by the government of India, to support local businesses and small enterprises. The web portal is a one-stop-shop for MSME ministry that operates as a control room and a management information system. The name …
Where there is a will there’s a way. We have heard this quote so many times and felt motivated from it. But only a few are able to implement it in its true spirit. Shahul is one such freelancer who knew he wanted to make a career in data science and he applied all his …
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Coming from a small village in Odisha, Riten took a plunge early in his life by choosing Stand up comedy (that too in regional language) as his profession. A designer by the day and a standup comic by the night, Riten is confident that he will be able to fulfill his parent’s wishes through persistence …
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Writing a book is a rare feat. It becomes rarer when you write your first book by 16, it becomes further rarer when you write two by the time you are 18. That’s the opening line for Udita for you. From picking her first freelancing gig in class 9 to now doing growth marketing for …
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Nilesh is the quintessential geek one will come across. He took his passion for playing computer games to making them at an early age. Built his first website when he was in 9th Standard to starting up a Web Hosting business pretty early, Nilesh was always ahead of his times. He landed his first freelancing …
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From being a sub-titlist in Bollywood to writing content for Gaming companies and now creating a platform for reviewing horror content, Roy’s journey has been humble, inspirational, and that of a quintessential Indian middle-class boy. With a dream of creating a platform for Alternate Genre creators and for India’s own products, Roy is already on …
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Few people have the clarity of what they want to do in their professional life. Gyan is a clear-headed professional who ditched a dream Engineering job at Flipkart to pursue a formal education in design. With a lot of design freelancing projects in his portfolio, an internship, and 5 grueling rounds of interviews, he finally …
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Neha, who hails from Delhi broke a lot of taboos to reach where she is today. Coming from a business family, she was the first one to join the service sector. From not getting paid a salary to being asked to leave, and now opening her own PR firm, Neha’s resolve only got stronger. It’s …
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An engineer turned content marketer, Swathi is a Pro when it comes to writing contentfor technology companies. A self-proclaimed crazy planner, she has everything on her planner, her assignments, invoices, and even her child’s activities. Read Swathi’s interesting story in this blog: Why did you choose to freelance? Did you ever do a job? I …
From being schooled at a Hindi Medium school in a small village in Rajasthan to writing great content in English for renowned websites, Pawan, A farmer’s son has come a long way. Pawan has been a hustler all through his life. Be it be doing side hustles in college to support his family or be …
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Amrita is a young freelance content writer based out of Mumbai. She dreams of having her own wedding planning company someday. We talked to her to understand why she chose freelancing and related aspects of freelancing Why did you choose to freelance? Have you done a job earlier? Right from an early age, I wanted …
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