The internet has been in charge of the great increase in the numbers of freelancers operating around the globe. An average Freelancer makes about 1,000-1,500 US dollars per month in Nigeria by working for people in Canada, US, U.K., Australia, India etc. And the major advantages of freelancing is the flexibility in working hours and flexibility in the work location. Freelancing does not also disturb your normal day-to-day activities since you can decide to work at any time or place you want with either your mobile phone or laptop. The foremost skills people used to make money through freelancing are: Writing, Photography, Video (Social Media Videos, Animation videos), Graphics Design,  Blogging, Search Engine Optimization, Digital Marketing, Telemarketing, Software Development, Social media management, Customer care assistant, Professional Services, Web Development, Data Entry, Project Management, Virtual Assistant, Accounting, Teaching or Talking, Creating Algorithms, Research Assistant, Translation service, Data Analysis and some special Software Skills like SPSS, STATA etc.