Now a day everybody is talking about of freelancing or how to start freelancing or you might hear about making money online. Some of us might think that making money online is impossible or someone cannot rely on a full time freelance income. In this article I will cover everything you should now in order to start freelancing effectively.
Introduction to freelancing.
Freelancing is an art of making money online. Some of you might disagree with this phrase that making money online is even impossible but I will show you some real world biographies and people that are actually making tons of money doing freelancing.
To do a freelance business, the only thing you will need is a computer and an internet connection and that’s it. You are good to go with a basic laptop and a reliable internet connection.
As you might have guessed it correctly from the above lines that freelancing is an art of making money online or doing real work that actually pay money doing work from home.
Everything that has benefits might also have down side of it as well and that is OK. We will discuss some pros and cons of freelancing.
Pros of Freelancing.
Doing a freelance business can provide a lot of benefits.
i – You didn’t have to work on a boring 9 to 5 manner.
ii – Work in the way you want to work. You didn’t rely on your boss.
iii – it will allow you to sit at a place in your home and work.
iv – You didn’t have to answer someone about your work except the one you are working with.
v – It only requires a computer and an internet connection.
vi – Charge as much as you want.
vii – You will decide how many hours you will be working.
viii – You can sit on a beach of at the comfort of your house while working.
ix – Enhance your business when needed.
x – You can charge on contract bases or per hour.
Cons of Freelancing.
Freelancing has many advantages over 9 to 5 job but eventually it has some disadvantages.
i – You’ll be your own boss and you have to manage all the things.
ii – It will separate you from the society. For example, your family and friends and you will be on a computer screen most of the time.
iii – You’ll answerable to your client and you have to maintain quality in order to keep your business going well.
iv – It takes a lot of time to be a successful freelancer. At first you might not get work/contracts and you have to work hard in order to land the first 2 to 3 jobs and you have to provide high quality in order to get good reviews.
v – There are already freelancers out there that are doing what you’re in and you have to make you stand out in the crowd. For this you have to work very hard.
How to start freelancing effectively?
Now that we’ve discussed what is freelancing? Pros of freelancing and Cons of freelancing. It is time to discuss how to actually start freelancing. Let’s dive into it.
Choosing the freelancing niche/target audience that you’ll be working with.
We discussed that in order to do freelancing you just have to have a computer and an internet connection but one thing that we are missing is the actual skill that you will working on.
You need to find out the skill inside you that you are passionate about as well as that is in demand as well.
You’ll need to polish your skill by making some portfolio projects by using that skill. Let me give you some examples of these.
Making a portfolio to win projects.
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If you are a graphic designer, then the no 1 thing that you’ll need is to have a portfolio that sets you up in the crowd. You should have some logos prepared for demonstration of your skill, you should have some designs ready for your work demonstration while your customer as for previous experience.
If you are a content writer, then you’ll need to have some articles prewritten in order to show to your employer or client that you’ve done this work before.
If you are a web developer, then you’ll need to have some example websites ready to show to someone that you’ve done this work before and you’ll be able to do their work as well.
Now that you’ve created a plan to design your portfolio and also you might have chosen your niche in which you’ll be working as a freelancer.
It is time to go the ground. Let me give you a clear idea about how to start freelancing effectively.
Diving into freelance marketplaces.
First you’ll need to create a profile somewhere.
Second, you need to optimize your profile and provide the information needed for your client to contact you and also your profile must be able to build trust on your customer/client.
Third, host your portfolio somewhere so that you can be able to show it to your client while they ask for it.
Fourth, Set your hourly rate or per project rate.
Fifth, get active on social and freelance market places to submit proposals and responding to buyer responses in order to get order.
Sixth, once someone messages you or make an order then you have to make a quick response, ideally under 2 hours in order to maintain good response rate.
Seventh, provide high quality to your customer in order to get good review and more work in future.
I think that you have got a lot to learn from this article. Thanks for reading this comprehensive article, also if you have any question feel free to ask it in the comment section and i will definitely answer. Always make sure to visit my blog to get news and information like this. Thanks.