Why I Have Become a Freelancer in Digital Marketing

I used to work at a company from April 2014 to April 2019, but I have become a digital marketing freelancer since May 2019.

“Why did you become a freelancer?”

If you are a freelancer, you must be asked this question by many people; in fact, they always ask me it.

I will explain why I have become a freelancer.

3 reasons to become a freelancer

(1)To come back to Beppu city, which is my hometown

Oita Prefecture(Source: 別府市は何県？)

Beppu city in Oita Prefecture(Source: 別府市は何県？)

I like to go to travel within Japan, especially places which has a lot of nature: ex.)the sea, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs

So I have decided to move from Tokyo to the places.

At first I didn’t think Beppu as the place, so I started to find out them from scratch.

As a result of finding out, I realized that I wanted the place 3 conditions. (1)the sea (2)mountains (3)hot springs

…I remembered that Beppu had all three: It is near Beppu Bay, Mount Tsurumi(*1), and has a lot of hot springs(*2).

(*1)Mount Tsurumi is a volcano in Beppu.

(*2)In japan, Beppu is famous for hot springs city.

So I have decided to come back there.

sunrise in Beppu Bay

Mount Tsurumi

hot spring in front of Beppu station

(2)Low salaries in Beppu

After I decided, I started to find out digital-marketing companies in Beppu, but I realized that there are few companies in Beppu.

I discovered few companies, but they pay me much cheaper salaries than in Tokyo because an unit price in Beppu is much cheaper than in Tokyo(*).

(*)For example, if you work at a company as an Internet Advertising consultant, an unit price per month is about 200,000-250,000yen.

(3)To work remotely

In order to keep an unit price in Tokyo, So I decided to do business with companies in Tokyo remotely because I keep an unit price in Tokyo.

I deciced it in March 2019, so I reported to previous company that I would resign the company in April 2019, and I have became a freelancer in May 2019.

Many Japanese may want to come back their hometowns, but it is so cheaper salaries than Tokyo that it is difficult to come back.

So I recommend Japanese to come back there and go business with companies in Tokyo remotely.

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