The Rules of Freelancing

The Rules of Freelancing

When i first started out as a freelancer i knew absolutely nothing the only thing i had was the passion to do something i enjoy with my life. I finally figured that as long as there are things in this world that i do love. i should make my living doing exactly that. Then i started freelancing as a:

Freelancing Portfolio

1. Website Developer

2. SEO Specialist

3. Landing Page Developer

4. Article Writing

5. Wordpress Website Development

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At the time that i started i wished i knew what to do and what not to do, but i didn't and that got me in a lot of difficulties and i spent more than six month without making a single cent from freelancing, this was difficult but i kept on learning and i finally figure out what one needs to do in order to become a good freelancer.

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1. The first rule of freelancing

   Make sure you have a portfolio ready before you start

   What i mean is bassically that if you are a freelance article writer you better have a collection of Articles you have written ready for your portfolio, without this you will either get a crappy deal or no writing deal at all.

2. The Second Rule of Freelancing

   Setup your communication Gear Properly

   Makesure that your communication Gear is readily available and functioning properly, this includes good Head phones with a responsive mouth piece, Skype, Google Hangouts, and TeamViewer. This softwares will help you setup a proper Communication Station so you can communicate with your clients properly. It is hard to loose a client because you are not setup properly for to your clients satisfaction.

3. The Third Rule of Freelancing

   Setup Profiles on all the Major Social Networking Websites

   If you need access to clients then you better setup your Social Networking Profiles Properly to reflect the image you need your clients to have of you, in this way when they find you in this social networking sites they know who you are, what you do, and what you can do. this way you will be able to promote yourself much more easily.

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Author: Justice NDOU