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Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by youngmajor: 10:41am On Feb 14, 2018 |
[img]https://1.bp..com/-MIpE-0NLgo0/WoQBZ4tQt5I/AAAAAAAAAKA/vzrc5TVjQ7cYeVaI97EFOqyuInUK-oycQCLcBGAs/s1600/frustrated-freelancer.jpg[/img] Being a freelancer offers lots of freedom and independence that’s impossible to have in a typical office environment. Many freelancers tend to get lost in this freedom that they fail to realize they are making some mistakes. These mistakes mitigate their effectiveness and ultimately make them earn far lesser than they could. If you’re are a freelancer, chances are that you’re already making some of these mistakes. Very few freelancers get to realize these mistakes and fix them on their own. If you’re an aspiring freelancer, you can avoid these mistakes that are rife in the freelance world. Without further ado, let’s take a look at these mistakes. 1. Know your worth Many freelancers determine their worth based on the default price range of the freelance platform. Others let the client decide for them. This is wrong on many levels because you may never really earn as you should if you don’t take a stand in determining the pricing of your skills and time. While some clients know how much their projects should cost, some just don’t know. Either way, both categories would always want to get the lowest budget possible. However, there’s another category that doesn’t care how much the project costs them; they just want huge value for the budget. Nevertheless, you need to determine your worth. You must ensure you don’t undervalue your skills neither do you place a price tag on them that is way beyond the value you can offer your clients. To help you determine your worth, you need to ask questions like: • Did you go to school or took a course to learn the skills you’re offering? • How much years of experience do you have on the job? • How updated are you as regards the latest trends towards a better service delivery? • Are you skills highly sought after? • How professional are you? Etc. These are just a few questions to guide you while you ascertain your worth. 2. Know when to shut up The need to earn more makes a lot of freelancers commit severe blunders. Often times, the red flags were visible that the project may not end well, but they ignored it. Was it carelessness or desperation? When relating with clients, you need to know when it’s pointless pushing if further. For instance, a client who is getting too familiar should be carefully observed. Or did you notice that the client was grumpy and complaining while giving you a brief of the project? It could be a bad omen. Sometimes, you don’t need to shut up because of the client; you need to shut up because of you. Most clients are business people who have a target and deadlines to meet. It therefore doesn’t make sense to delay their projects when you’re swamped with orders and you know you can’t deliver within the required time. Doing a shoddy job will not only make you lose a client forever, it also means you get a bad review or even forfeit the budget to the client for poor delivery. To add under this point, you don’t need to tell the client all about yourself. Learn to be discreet and know what to divulge. 3. Know when to stop Freelance can be quite demanding and time consuming. Your clientele is increasing and the rate of the orders is coming in a bit too quickly. Your business is booming but you’re also getting pressed from all sides. Does this sound familiar? Freelance is awesome and gives you the privilege to earn as much as the hours you put in. However, you need to learn to take a break. Don’t get so consumed in your business not to notice that your health is not getting proper attention. Quite a number of freelancers have broken down at various points and were forced to take a lengthy leave from the online business. Except you have a routine that gives you time to exercise and have some “me-time”, a break is too important to your health for you to ignore. Furthermore, you need to also learn to give time to your social life. Don’t forget your friends, remember your family and take that break! Doing so will make you alive to each day and enhance your effectiveness. 4. Know the importance of branding Freelance is moving beyond the sphere of just having skills to the stage of building a brand. Branding in business is crucial that global companies pump millions of dollars every year to create or sustain their brand. Many times, the difference between a small company is not in the quality of products but in the branding. It’s not too different when it comes to freelance. You need to create a brand rather than just focus... More: http://www.nigeriaonlinebusiness.com/2018/02/5-top-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how.html What other mistakes do you think freelancers are making? 2 Likes
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by mrphysics(m): 3:32pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Moniker changed, still the same person. Importexpert 6 Likes |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Donald3d(m): 3:33pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Very true .It pays being a freelancer when you know what you are doing and you don't stop learning 4 Likes |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by BizLifeE: 3:33pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
I am going to read this thing again. Perfect Money/Payeer/Epay/Neteller/Skrill: ItuGlobal |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Nobody: 3:35pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by cystem(m): 3:39pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Nobody: 3:41pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
True |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Valfrankie(m): 3:43pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Wow!!! Someone needs to see this |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Arsenalholic(m): 3:48pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
mrphysics:I swear. All his threads be making FP in different monikers. Yet, they said: 19. Don't use alternate accounts to access Nairaland... Seun and his bunch of ****** mods. Una well done o 1 Like |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by blessme105: 3:48pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
mrphysics:He can never change. |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Emmyk(m): 3:52pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Krafty006: 3:56pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by mrphysics(m): 3:57pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Arsenalholic:Lol, treat Nairaland rules like Nigerian constitution. It's only for the poor, it doesn't affect the whales. Who told you they don't know people with alternate monikers? |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Arsenalholic(m): 4:01pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
mrphysics:After they will say Nigerian government is bad bla bla bla. |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by mrphysics(m): 4:03pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Arsenalholic:Everyone knows the truth about the everything. Most times, I wonder if this people pay seun and his moderators |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Arsenalholic(m): 4:16pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
mrphysics:I think that much is obvious. |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by mommaJ(f): 4:57pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Wynnah(m): 5:07pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Nice Write up.... |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by phpfx(m): 5:16pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
I started freelancing since last year, I didmt earn a fime toll now.. whats the secret pls? 1 Like |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by designVATExcel: 5:39pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
No 1 is the Koko, particularly for service based freelancers. Product based can easily markup the COGs (cost of goods) but for services it's quite tricky. Determining the right price to charge. 1 Like |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by vezycash(m): 5:56pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Pilot4Airbus(m): 8:47pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
vezycash: I swear down mehnnnn For like 6 months no orders, I vex change country la gender this December , got 2 orders... at least people dey follow me talk sef unlike before nobody dey ping me. |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Maxcollins042(m): 10:51pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Valfrankie:how many words does he write per day? |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Valfrankie(m): 10:55pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Maxcollins042(m): 11:09pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
Valfrankie:Approximately that's 1500 words per day. The pay is fairly okay. In fact your bros is enjoying o. 1500 words per day for N50k at the end of every month is nothing he should be complaining about. |
Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Valfrankie(m): 11:34pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Valfrankie(m): 11:35pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by Valfrankie(m): 11:45pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
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Re: Top Mistakes Freelancers Make And How To Avoid Them by phpfx(m): 12:35am On Feb 15, 2018 |
vezycash: lol..thanks...i never thought it this way |
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