Minggu, 19 September 2010

Tips on How to Freelance

Just because freelancing involves working with many companies does not mean that you throw away all caution to the wind and handle your work with total disregard of the clients expectations. There are numerous ways in which you can enhance your efficiency in the kind of work that you are engaged in. This is worth your attention, did you know that there are some people who engage in such types of jobs and they end up making more money than those in desk jobs? Then if you did not know you do and to add more is that there are people who have been in this business for more than ten years. What they did is that they just set goals and achieved them besides doing whatever was expected of them. The following are some tips on how to be good in your job whether you are a freelance writer editor or a freelance graphic designer.

For the companies willing to find a freelancer, nobody will ever get to notice you if you present yourself as just an ordinary person. This means that you need to attract attention in such a way that a client will be able to single you out from among dozens. This you will only be able to achieve if you create an eye catching logo. This you can achieve by either hiring somebody to do it for you or designing it yourself if you happen to posses the knowledge to do so. A good and catchy logo will easily attract a new client.

Learn to say no whenever a new client comes knocking for the safety of your existing clients and those to come. By safety it means that as soon as you allow in as many clients as they come, then rest assured that first the quality of work for the existing ones will definitely record a downward trend. You will personally do yourself more harm than good by allowing yourself too much work and yet you know very well that completing it will be an uphill task. This could result in your working for long hours which might be injurious to health.

Since freelance involves meeting of new clients and basically networking, then it would be advisable for you to use some of the social networking sites that we have around in a manner that is likely to impact positively towards your career. Through these sites you will get to meet new people who will recommend you to possible clients or better still you will get to meet the clients themselves.

It is said that in business there are no friends, but that may just turn out in the negative for you. Getting allies will considerably increase your chances of getting more clients since you will also be directing your clients to some allies with expertise in certain fields and as such the reverse will also be done to you.


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