| There are many aspects of online freelancing that | | | | those who copy other people's work so, that they can |
| make it drastically different from a traditional work | | | | have an easier time. Unfortunately for the culprit, this |
| environment. This leads to several problems that online | | | | does not work at all. Any self-respecting online boss |
| freelancers discover later on in their online career, only | | | | knows tools on how to detect these practices, and |
| to find out that it's too late. In the following paragraphs, | | | | you can get fired as soon as they find out, which |
| we will talk about the three most common mistakes | | | | doesn't really take too long. |
| that online workers make. | | | | The third most common mistake is thinking that |
| The first common mistake of online freelancers is | | | | government-related obligations can be set aside |
| thinking that online work can be nothing more than a | | | | because tracking financial transactions is more difficult |
| hobby, so they often take it for granted. Actually, there | | | | when done via the internet. When we say government |
| are more and more people who participate in the | | | | obligations, we refer to things like tax remittances, |
| online economy each day. Hence, it is not surprising to | | | | social security payments, and the like. Though it would |
| discover that some people consider their online jobs as | | | | seem that evading these responsibilities makes one's |
| their primary source of income. Unsurprisingly, one of | | | | life much easier, the truth is that it will probably backfire |
| these people may be your online boss. If you do not | | | | on you. Of course, the internal revenue agency may |
| take your job seriously, this may be the premature end | | | | be able to detect it right away, but what will you do if |
| of your new online job. | | | | they asked how you could have bought a new car |
| The second common mistake is thinking that since | | | | after telling them that you don't earn much? |
| work is done in the internet, the concept of | | | | Online work may be different from what we were all |
| accountability can be set aside. This is especially true | | | | used to doing, but the expectations still remain the |
| for those online workers who plagiarize material, or | | | | same. |