Most of those who start freelancing at the very initial stage are interested in working in the data entry sector. Because data entry work can be learned relatively quickly. Learning to work in this sector requires less money and labor. So entering the freelancing sector everyone thinks data entry is an ideal freelancing sector.
But among the experienced freelancers i.e. those who have been working in the freelancing sector for a long time, most of the freelancers discourage data entry work. Especially those who want to build a successful career in the freelancing sector are repeatedly advised not to get involved in data entry work. An experienced freelancer may not give such advice to anyone unknowingly. Of course there is a reason behind this.
But you may have a question, why don’t we work in this sector where there is an opportunity to earn a good amount of income within fifteen days or a month? That is why I will discuss with you why you should not join data entry jobs. Let’s take a look at the 5 reasons experienced freelancers discourage newbies from data entry work.
1. Cannot provide long time support
Data entry work can never support you for a long time. Because you don’t need any special skills for data entry work. Only if you have a good command over the computer . The rest can be taught to you by your client within a day. And where your skills don’t play a major role, there is no guarantee of how long your tenure will last.
Suppose a client gives you the task of converting a JPG file to a text Excel file. And for this job you don’t need skills like content writing or coding. So when this project is over, the client may not give you any more work. Maybe he can find someone who can do the work for less than you. So there is no guarantee how long the data entry job will support you.
On the other hand, if you are practicing in the graphic design, video editing, coding or writing sector, the value of your work will increase day by day. Because these are skills or talents that you have to work hard to learn or master. And in all these sectors your remuneration will be determined based on the quality of your work. If you can do the job better than others, you are guaranteed to get work from the same client for a long time.
But how long a client’s job in the data entry sector will last depends on the client’s needs and wishes.
2. There is no learning curve in data entry work
According to experienced freelancers, the work that a young child can be taught to do in a day can never be a specialized skill. Data entry tasks are basically like this. That is, anyone can do it if he takes a day to explain it. Then it cannot be considered as a special skill. So it can be said that there is nothing to learn in data entry work.
Suppose your client says to create a list of 20 reputed restaurants in Dhaka city and their contact numbers. Or make a list of the top 50 places to visit in the world. Now to do this you may need time and internet browsing skills. But nowadays there are hardly any people who cannot browse the internet. So you cannot learn any special skills through this job.
In the freelancing sector, you should do all the work where you can constantly develop your skills along with work. Data entry jobs basically get you paid but you don’t get to develop any new skills. And this is why experienced freelancers discourage data entry work.
3. Data entry jobs are comparatively low in income
Since data entry work is not valued for your talent but for time, the income in this sector is relatively low. A Skilled Person earns remuneration based on the quality of his work. It is seen that he can complete a particular job in just 10 minutes with his talent and charges $10 for that job. And you earn 10 dollars by entering data all day. In this case, the evaluation of talent is more than time.
So you understand that all the jobs that require special skills are valued more. And in that case the income will be more. On the other hand, data entry work does not require any special skills, so payment is made on time basis in this sector. In that case the income is comparatively less.
4. Data entry work experience is not considered as a future asset
We can often apply for better jobs in the future by showing the work experience we do early in our careers. Because when interviewing for a new client or organization, they want prior work experience. But there is no possibility of getting any job in future by showing previous experience of data entry work. Because data entry tasks are one at a time.
Since data entry is not a specialized skill, it makes no sense to present this task as an experience to the client. Maybe you have worked with a previous client to collect data on some of the world’s most unique sights But the task of the current client is to rearrange the data from one excel file into another file. So in this case your previous work experience will not come in handy while working for this client.
Basically you will get paid temporarily by doing data entry work. But it will not be of any use as your future wealth.
5. Work is not readily available
Since data entry work can be mastered very easily i.e. anyone can do this work so the competition in this sector is high. It can be seen that the number of freelancers is more than the clients. So when they see a job offer, everyone jumps together. And the client can use this opportunity to get the job done at the lowest price. So data entry work is not very easy to say.
On the other hand, clients do not find freelancers to do the work with specialized skills. Even if they get, their demand or remuneration is high. As a result, the client is forced to do the work by paying relatively more. And work is always available. Because no one can do these jobs at will, so there is less competition.
And data entry jobs are not easily available as there are relatively more competitors.
last word
Data entry is not a job for those who want to work long time in the freelancing sector. But those who are thinking to earn money by doing small jobs online and later join some other job, they can do this data entry work for now. These words are the opinions of experienced freelancers. It’s not a farfetched word at all. So focus on any one of coding, web development, graphics design, video editing, content writing etc. if you want to build a successful career in the freelancing sector.
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