I started my career as freelancer since beginning of 2012 as freelance programmer at High-Performance Computing Labs, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. Being a freelancer for 2 years, I am not thinking myself as a freelance master. Thus, this article is not a "how-to-be lecturing", but it's a kind of a reflection. This article is based on my experience and discussions with some friends whom working as freelancer. First thing first, freelancer is a skill-based position . You don't have to get any degree from any university (even in some case it will give a value-added). As freelancer, even if you are still 5 years in age, as long as you have skill or set of skills needed, then you are ready to go. Because freelancer is a skill-based position, showing your skill is paramount. You are very lucky that you are now living in the world where most of the platforms you need as freelancer are provided for free. Here are some examples of free platforms you can use to