In life there are always positive things and not-so-positive things to just about everything we do. One of the wonderful things about being a Freelancer is the freedom to choose exactly when and how much we will work. We can work in the privacy and comfort of our own homes and on our own schedule. If we need to go to a doctor’s appointment, we simply go. If we need to attend a child’s event, we simply go. If we wish to go to a sporting event, we simply go. We can get to our work later in the day or early in the morning – whenever it is convenient to us.
The downside to this freedom, unfortunately, is that we lack some of the benefits which come from working for someone else in a company. Benefits such as Health Insurance. When we work for someone else, that company pays for Health Insurance for us – and possibly Dental Insurance and even Disability Insurance.
What does this mean? What this means is that we exchange the safety which the large company offers to us for the freedom that working as a Freelancer affords us.
In an excellent article in this month’s issue (February 2016) of Inc magazine, on page 56 there is a very well-written story about the benefits and downsides of Freelancing. Although this article is largely focused on Freelancers in the USA, there are many things in the article which are also useful for our Freelancers in India. The safety net of Health Insurance is a key one.
We at www.IndiaFreelancers.com are keenly aware of this. As time goes forward and we grow, we hope to be able to offer our freelancers an inexpensive way for them to be able to connect to and join a Health Insurance company in order to have health insurance.
We at IndiaFreelancers.com are dedicated to Freelancers and all about Freelancers. We know the concerns of our Freelancer community and are always looking to see what we can do to help make the wonderful freedom which comes from Freelancing be less risky.
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