It can be tempting to want to always go after new clients, or to land the next great client. If your process is non-existent, it’s just a disorganized mess, the less likely your clients are going to want to continue working with you, and probably won’t recommend you to their friends. A good process means that you have an organized system and way to work with your clients from the start, the middle, and the end. The more you put out there, the more useful and relevant content and information you share with people online, the more you’re going to look like an expert in your particular craft or skill. Start building a reputationĪs Charli says, building up your brand and getting your voice out there allows you to be “known for your craft.” A few great mediums to make yourself known is a blog, YouTube channel, and podcast-all platforms I use to build and grow my brand and reputation.
Now what? How do you start making your freelance life fruitful? There are many ways you can start making more money as a freelancer and entrepreneur, but we’re going to focus on just five ways for now. So, you have your first freelance client. Once you have your first freelance client, how do you start making more money? In the second video in my freelance series, I continue my conversation with Charli Marie on the topic of: 5 Ways to Make More Money (As a Freelancer & Entrepreneur) In SPI Podcast session 460, Jay Clouse joins me to talk through an easy way anyone can get starting freelancing.
You may be hired for a specific skill, but you (or them or both) soon realize that there are other opportunities that you see, other areas where you can benefit the business. And even if you don’t, you know that there’s a big opportunity for you to build your base of skills for your future clients.Īnother benefit of freelancing is that it empowers you to enter a particular business space, get to know the people in there, and learn the ins and outs of that specific business type or industry. You probably have a few of those skills already. That’s a huge benefit when it comes to starting out in freelancing. Here’s just a sampling of some of the types of freelance skills out there:Īnd that’s just a small portion of the types of freelance skills available on the market. Even if you don’t have that skill right this moment, who says you can’t learn it and eventually offer up that skill too? The cool part about freelancing is that there are so many different types of freelancers out there, offering up a huge range of skills. And you do so with your specialized skill. If you have a skill a particular client or brand or business needs to help them solve their problems, they will want to hire you to solve it. Freelancing is, at its core, offering a skill you have in exchange for payment. I think it’s important first to define what freelancing is. Let’s get started! What Is Freelancing, and Why There’s Huge Opportunity in Freelancing
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And then, as you’ll hear me talk more about later in this post, you can take what you learn working with clients, and turn it into something more passive-with tools, or even a team! But first, let’s figure out how to get that first client. It’s, quite simply, a great way to get started in business.Īfter all, think about this: You just need one client. But if you are dedicated and put in the effort, freelancing is a great way to get your foot in the door of an industry or niche you’re interested in. If you don’t do the work, you’re not going to get paid. Freelancing is definitely not passive it’s super active. It’s not passive income, which is an important thing to understand. Freelancing allows you to quickly get paid for a task that can actually help solve problems for people.Īnd when you’re first starting out, freelancing is the number one way to get started online. In that post, I explain that freelancing is one of the two quickest ways to generate online income (the other is affiliate marketing). The 2 Quickest Ways to Generate an Online Income The SPI community has been asking about the world of freelancing a lot lately, so I thought I’d share some recent thoughts on freelancing to guide you in how to get started freelancing (and get your first client).īut first, I want to take you back to a post I shared in November 2017:
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