WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO START FREELANCING?



❗�LONG POST FOR FRUSTRATED FREELANCERS AND NEWBIES

�"Freelancers and independent workers are the fastest-growing workforces of all industries." 2018 Research on Freelancing.
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�Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, we had several people in offices working for bosses while they enjoy the monthly payments.
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�But during the pandemic, most people were laid off. That was pathetic because not many people prepared for freelancing.
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Freelancing means you work for yourself. You offer your skill(s) and get paid.
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��THE BEST WAY TO START.

�If you want to chart a path for freelance career success, you need to be sure you’re not doing it for the wrong reasons. Don’t do it because it’s popular, or you believe it’s an easier way to make more money.
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�If you do, you will be frustrated. From getting your first client to landing other jobs, freelancing will need you to be well prepared.
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��FINDING YOUR FIRST CLIENTS

�To start, you need to know who your ideal clients are. You may not be able to get them right away, but you have to have a clear idea in your mind of who you’re trying to target, so the decisions you make about which clients you work for are gaining you momentum down that path.
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�Know who you are targeting with your skill(s). Write down 5 things you have to offer them about the skill.
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�You will find people who will tell you to start with freelancing sites like Upwork, Toptal, Guru, Fiverr, and so on.
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❗❗Don't take that advice except you are ready for the frustration.
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�Those sites offer you International competition. You are competing with people who have been there for years and have earned a reasonable amount of money.
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�Rather, ask your family, friends, school connections, previous employers, or colleagues if they know anyone who needs your services.
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Make personal connections with local community members you can meet in-person, and intimately learn the needs of their businesses.
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�When you first start, your main objective is to gain experience. Making money — although it may be a pressing need — is a secondary concern for the long-term health of your freelance business.
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More experience and expertise will bring more money. You have to put in the work to build up to that goal.
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Some freelancers have little knowledge about the skill and still go-ahead to teach it and offer it as skills.

Then you will see graphics design class with a very poor flyer.

Seek expertise. Money will follow later.


Happy weekend.�FINDING YOUR FIRST CLIENTS

�To start, you need to know who your ideal clients are. You may not be able to get them right away, but you have to have a clear idea in your mind of who you’re trying to target, so the decisions you make about which clients you work for are gaining you momentum down that path.
.
.
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�Know who you are targeting with your skill(s). Write down 5 things you have to offer them about the skill.
.
.
.
�You will find people who will tell you to start with freelancing sites like Upwork, Toptal, Guru, Fiverr, and so on.
.
.
.
❗❗Don't take that advice except you are ready for the frustration.
.
.
.
�Those sites offer you International competition. You are competing with people who have been there for years and have earned a reasonable amount of money.
.
.
.
�Rather, ask your family, friends, school connections, previous employers, or colleagues if they know anyone who needs your services.
.
.
.
Make personal connections with local community members you can meet in-person, and intimately learn the needs of their businesses.
.
.
.
�When you first start, your main objective is to gain experience. Making money — although it may be a pressing need — is a secondary concern for the long-term health of your freelance business.
.
.
.

More experience and expertise will bring more money. You have to put in the work to build up to that goal.
.
.
.
Some freelancers have little knowledge about the skill and still go-ahead to teach it and offer it as skills.

Then you will see graphics design class with a very poor flyer.

Seek expertise. Money will follow later.


Happy weekend.

Tosin Ayodeji
Writing Mentor.





Tosin Ayodeji
Writing Mentor.