This term is basically used to describe a person who is virtually self-employed or not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. This is actually becoming more and more common as the years go by, probably because of the ‘free’-dom attached to it. And there are unions, insurance companies etc being set up all over the world, specifically for freelancers. Read on to find out the benefits freelancers have and *shrug* perhaps maybe you’ll want become one.