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An honest guide to freelancing!
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About An honest guide to freelancing!
Introduction - how to use this course
Pros and cons - is freelancing for YOU?
Why freelancing?
The biggest concerns of freealncers
Starting up mindset
A few words about equipment
Going legal
How to avoid the "Freelance roller coaster"?
Stand on more legs!
How to start your own marketing?
The 4 stages of a client
Online clients
Local clients
The power of "Word of mouth"
Networking is important!
How to communicate in e-mail?
Client meeting
"Bad" clients and how to deal with them
The disappearing act
Listen to your instinct
How to think of possible projects
Keep the client!
Assertiveness - one of the most important skill of the successful freelancer!
Contracts!
Price it right!
Please, don't work for free!
What we like: Payment
What we don't like: late payment...
Taxation - we all have to do it eventually
Work life balance - is it a myth?
The healthy freelancer
Motivation
Time management
"Singletasking" - the road to efficiency
Don't survive - THRIVE!
Social life - or the lack of it?
Always. Develop. Yourself.
The ultimate power of saying NO!
Know when to quit- the need of a reality check
Share your success!
What You Will Learn?
- There is no reason to sugarcoat it: freelancing is hard! You have to sell your services, deal with clients and manage your finances all while living a balanced life! And that is not always easy! I am a designer and a teacher, and the last 10 years of it as a freelancer. In this guide I honestly talk about the ups and downs of freelancing. It contains all the things I wish someone would have told me when I started as a freelancer!.
- What can you learn during this class?.
- Oh, and one more thing!There are so many classes about fast online success for freelancers.Sorry, but this is not that type of class. There is no magic pill.You will not learn here how to get rich fast. But you might learn a few things about starting your own freelance business and maintaining a happy and wealthy freelance life!.