Working as a freelancer is something very dreamy, imagine just by waking up any time
without any worry and hurry, measuring your comfort level, but it is not as easy as a beginner thinks, in fact, thousands of skilled and talented workers leave this profession in the startup, because of their improper homework before joining the freelancing profession, apart from that there are several other issues for a new freelancer need to figure out,
in a recent course of freelancing, I am taking from freelancing king sir Hisham I learned some very useful tips and tricks for beginners, which I am going to share through a blog here.
in this series of blogs, I am going to discuss the tips and tricks of freelancing. the thing needed for a successful freelancing career,
please have a look.
1. Showcase your portfolio effectively
it's very important to attract your potential buyer, towards
your services, to compete with your competitors.
for that,, you have to showcase your portfolio you can showcase your skills in the following three ways,
1. your profile
You can build impressive growth in freelancing markets by setting up your profile effectively,
to do so have to upload your portfolio on your profile, talk about your skills and expertise in your profile descriptions, let others know what skills and expertise you have,
2. make your website,
make your website, and talk about yourself, present your skills, and shelf your work there .link that website with your profile, and make it accessible to the employers, this will help your employer to consider you for his particular project easily,
3. Use Social media.
link your social media accounts with your account .upload your videos and portfolio, and content, so that your potential buyer know more about your skills, give access to your clines to content you
2. Behavior of a freelancer.
a positive behavior plays the key role to succeed a business, the same way a freelancer also has to keep his behavior professional to take care of his client as well as his own reputation. here are a few tips to enhance your freelancing journey.
1. be accountable, to yourself / employer, client.
take care of things professionally, for example, after
taking a project firstly set a milestone for its completion.
answer his questions, if he wants to make some changes in
his project, just help him.
your employer is one who chooses you and your business among the thousands. now it's your duty to take care of him and his project.
2. stay to the clock,
keep the track of your time while working on a particular project, divide your work into segments, and try to complete each segment before its deadline.
Be disciplined, don't use social media phone calls, focus on
your project to complete it on time.
This habit will help you build your reputation and grow your
business, also the clients you have worked with,
3. manage your time,
if a project takes 2 hours, then it has to be finished on time, keep tracking your time by using the clock, stopwatch, so that you can complete it on time, moreover this way you will apply accountability as self-discipline too.
manage your project.
to complete your projects on time keeping in mind the buyers needs, you have complete your project in three different phases.
The first phase,
each and every phase should have a milestone, time period,
and price for its completion, in the first phase you
have to submit a sample of your
work with your client, so that he can choose the design he
needs, remember not to miss your deadlines,
The second phase,
in the second phase do the same, work on your project with the same approach, like milestone creation, fixing a price for the phase, etc
Finale phase,
after finalizing your project tell your client, about the time and price, make sure to keep the time as short as possible,
there are a thousand more tricks and tips you can find on your tube website, to polish your skills, you have to keep yourself fully updated.
2 Comments
Amazing information for beginners and as well as for those, who are already in the field.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much , please keep visiting the blog for more content
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