How do you decide if freelance software testing is right for you?

I can highlight that freelance testing testers should face challenges more than the normal organisation testers. So the skills to educate themselves with knowledge of both testing technologies and product knowledge is very much required,

To be a successful freelance manual tester, there are a few key steps to follow. First, hone your testing skills and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies. Develop a strong portfolio and highlight your experience in various testing domains. Network actively and join relevant online communities and forums to connect with potential clients. Deliver exceptional work quality, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively with clients to build trust. Continuously enhance your skills by taking certifications and attending relevant workshops or conferences. Lastly, provide excellent customer service and maintain professionalism throughout your freelance career to attract repeat clients and positive referrals.

With the current AI tools rapid deployment automation can be done with little human interaction. Software will always interact with a human so a human needs to test it. Manual exploration testing will always be needed.

To succeed as any tester more so someone who is freelancing, foremost, they should be able to understand the software under test and think as an end user to look for potential pain points. By completing this exercise, they would add more value to their test scenarios in both quality as well as coverage.

Actually I disagree that this is realtd only to freelance software testers. All of this is related to all software testers. Besides, according to trends, testers will need to prove their coding skills, because testing jobs that don't require automation skill become fewer and it seems that someday will disappear at all.

As a freelancer SW tester you must be known at your terget market .Recommendations,networking and succesfull at your projects is the best way to get such recognition by your target market

You need to weigh the uncertainty of contracting freelance with the benefits if higher wages. Versus the familiarity and pension benefits of regular employment. I think it's often a choice based upon your age and personal situation. Married with children your more likely to want regular employment. Less formal responsibilities the freedom of contact work has its allure.

At the same time will get courage to work on multiple domains. Example - explore bank payment gateway integration logic in the insurance sector(OTP, TP website redirection conditions, handling error messages on different screens). In freelancing we can reuse the HTML element menu content in different projects( application and websites) menu like drop down option,radio button, year count and backdrop design structures. By providing suggestions and assumptions,we can improve our market logic.