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Advice needed about freelancing
Hi everyone,
My name is Kelly and I am new to this website. I am also new to Freelancing, so would anybody be kind enough to help me by offering any advice you can give about anything relavant to freelance (being a writer, writing articles, finding people who might accept my work, getting people to accept my work, finding sources, writing a blog, etc)?
Thank you in advance.
My name is Kelly and I am new to this website. I am also new to Freelancing, so would anybody be kind enough to help me by offering any advice you can give about anything relavant to freelance (being a writer, writing articles, finding people who might accept my work, getting people to accept my work, finding sources, writing a blog, etc)?
Thank you in advance.
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Opus
Messages count : 87Likes count : 3Registration : 4 February 2008Get out there and speak to people. Lots of them. And if someone isn't interested don't be disheartened - just go and speak to two more.Opus Creative Design Ltd - Contact in PM
SandraGenJobs
Messages count : 12Likes count : 3Registration : 4 March 2015IF you're interested in working from home you can visit like Freelancer, oDesk and Elance and similar online job platforms, you can easily find lots of clients there!There is no failure, only delayed success. - Contact in PM
Lupita
Messages count : 207Likes count : 6Registration : 2 November 2006https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news/how-to-start-up-as-a-freelance-journalist
https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news
https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news
https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news
https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news/why-freelance-feature-writers-shouldn-t-miss-the-news
The above links should answer your queries Kelly. They helped me, but if you've still got questions post again and let us know! - Contact in PM
Lupita
Messages count : 207Likes count : 6Registration : 2 November 2006https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news
This is a good one too! - Contact in PM
Mark Freedomlancer
Messages count : 1Likes count : 0Registration : 6 April 2015Hey Kelly,
Here's a quick checklist.
1. Choose something specialise in. Don’t generalise thinking it opens more opportunities. All it does is dilute your portfolio, your expertise and drops your conversion rates.
2. Take the time to find clients specifically looking for your chosen specialisation
3. Diligently build social proof from all of your completed jobs. Get testimonials social shares on social media et cetera.
4. Study copywriting and proposal writing as a separate skill set. It should be a VERY sharp tool in your box of freelancer abilities.
5. Set up a simple WordPress.com (or similar) so you seem more legit. Use it to display testimonials, portfolio etc.
6. Study what part of your trade produces results of your clients. Sell your services to your clients based on the results (I.E sales or savings) it will produce for them.
7. If you’re new, focus on building your online presence over making money. Take on Jobs for less than you’d like then go the extra mile to do them to a super high standard. The testimonial will repay the effort many times over.
8. Learn how to speak to clients in terms of their sales, their goals and their results.
I'll expand on this checklist on a post sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Good luck. Let me know if I can help.