TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FREELANCER

What is a freelancer?

A freelancer is a person that offers services to clients. A person who is self-employed and not entirely committed to a particular company, can work with multiple clients. A freelancer can earn money on tasks or projects and can charge hourly rates for their work depending on their skills or their experience.

How to be a successful freelancer ?

You can be a freelancer who focuses in admin tasks or you can be a freelancer who focuses in specific niches or industries such as graphic design, appointment setting, etc. Anyone can be a freelancer but not anyone can be a successful freelancer. To be a successful freelancer please read the following guidelines:

• Choose your freelancing niche

Focused your freelancing work or career on a specific skill, industry or niche. Niche is your chosen industry or a particular kind of product or service you offer. By choosing your niche you must first identify your passion and your area of expertise. What are the things you are good at? What kind of work you are passionate about? Choose the areas where you know you will excel.

• Take advantage of Educational platforms

Take advantage of all educational platforms and materials you could find in the internet. You can find many free educational videos and blog, or articles about your chosen niche or niches for you to gain knowledge and enhance your skills. I would highly recommend you to enrol yourself to an online job courses like FVA Academy .

FVA teaches people how to start freelancing through high quality online training on their virtual assistance online courses.

• Build your portfolio

Take time to create a portfolio with your sample works. Provide a portfolio that shows and illustrates your skills and experiences for more chances of winning a client.

• Choose your platform

Platforms are used by freelancers to find clients, and vice versa for the clients looking for Freelancers. One example of an online freelance platform is Upwork. Choose a platform that can help you find a client that fits your skills and experiences.

• Build your profile

Take time to create an exemplary profile where you can showcase your education, skills, expertise, and experience to your potential clients.

• Know your worth and rate

Know your worth and rate even if you're a newbie in the industry. Some clients will take advantage of newbies in the freelancing industry by paying them low rates. As long as you have the skills and knowledge, and you know that you can provide an exceptional work then, you can charge your possible clients a reasonable rate.

• Find a Job you can commit to

If you're a newbie with no experience at all you should apply for the jobs that you are comfortable doing and that you are confident enough to provide great results. There is no point in applying for a job that you know to yourself that you can't commit to.

Building your freelance career or business can be hard, but having a vision and commitment will help you through your journey to be where you want to be. Build your credibility first, and always aim to provide great work results to get positive feedback from your clients, and always aim to build a great working relationship with your clients.