Showing posts with label Freelancing Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freelancing Tips. Show all posts

2015/07/23

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250+ My Favourite Resources for Freelance Career (Best of Lists)

work freelance tips and resources
What about your freelance career today? stagnant? more productive?, or you really excited enjoying your freelance career.

We all know that choosing a career path through freelancing certainly has its advantages and disadvantages as online workers. On the one hand, we have the freedom of time to experiment, take client projects, completing, and get payment. Yeah very simple, all you can do just from your home or small space. But on the other, of course you realize there is no financial guarantee. Why? various factors may cause such as difficulty finding project, proposal is rejected, the client does not pay, and so on.

In this post, I would refocus the topic "freelance career productivity". I think, "Your productivity will determine your reputation" whatever your skill both writer, web developer, web design, blogger / marketer, editor, consultant, and so on.

Some my posts actually have discussed about freelancing tips, motivation, strategies, and other inspirations .

Maybe some these tools and tips you may like :
To complete your freelance tools, I have collected some tools and other resources that I have chosen to help your freelance career productivity. Hope it can inspire you.

Freelancing Tips and Inspirations :

1. Don’t Hide Behind My Rules. You Have One Priority. [ youneedabudget ]

2. How Better Customer Service Attracts and Retains Better Clients [ helpscout ]

3. One year of Draft Revise. [ nickd ]

4. 10 tips from 4 years of freelancing (Part 1) [ keithdevon ]

5. 40 Tips for brand-new freelance designers [ millo ]

6. Our secrets for success, working with clients and staying current [ boagworld ]

7. 10 tips for surviving as a freelance artist [ magazine.artstation ]

8. A (Proven) Freelancer’s Guide to Growing Your Business [ okdork ]

9. 20 pro tips for web design freelancers [ creativebloq ]

10. 20 Tips for Freelance Writers [ dailywritingtips ]

11. 5 Ways to Showcase Your Freelance Graphic Design Work [ mashable ]

12. How One Cold Email Landed Me A $15K Consulting Project [ projectpulse ]

13. How to Avoid Problem Clients [ nicholasreese ]

14. 14 Tips to be a Successful Freelance Photographer [ digital photography school ]

15. 11 Things Photographers Wish They Knew Before Going Freelance [ photoshelter ]

16. Dissecting Great Sales Copy For Productized Consulting  [ kalzumeus ]

17. How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-week consulting. [ kalzumeus ]

18. Tips for Designers Going Freelance: Part 1 (My Story) [ mattpealing ]

19. Tips for Setting Rates as a Freelance Graphic Designer [ mirandamarquit ]

20. How to Become a Freelance Writer: 12 Steps (with Pictures)  [ wikihow ]

21. 035: Crafting the Right Questionnaire to Attract the Clients You’ll Love [ seanwes ]

22. 29 Best Podcasts for Freelance Graphic Designers [ vandelaydesign ]

23. How To Make It: 10 Rules For Success From Freelance Photographers [ complex ]

24. Useful Tips for Freelancers when Crafting Design Contracts  [ mycustomer ]

25. The Roadmap To Becoming A Professional Freelance Web Designer [ smashingmagazine ]

26. 6 Not-So-Obvious Mistakes Freelance Web Designers Make [ webdesignledger ]

27. Tips and Advice for Freelance Illustrators and Designers from Army Of Cats [ awesomemerchandise ]

28. Prequalifying Clients [ danielmall ]

29. How to Get the Work You Want [ danielmall ]

30. 9 Rock-Solid Tips That Will Help You Become a Freelance Writer [ becomeawritertoday ]

31. Get rejected, find yourself and get paid: advice on freelance journalism [ sarahditum ]

32. How to Design Your Portfolio to Get Hired (a study of JadLimcaco.com) [ barryclark ]

33. Top 10 Portfolio Tips for Freelance Designers [ vitamintalent ]

34. 20 Money (and Sanity) Saving Tips for Freelancers [ envato ]

35. 3 Great Examples Of Productized Consulting Services [ doubleyourfreelancing ]

36. An Experienced Freelancer's Guide to Finding Clients [ lifehacker ]

37. 7 Tax tips for first-time freelancers [ freelancersunion ]

38. 5 Unconventional Ways To Attract More Clients [ bidsketch ]

39. How To Price Your Services: A Guide For Web Designers [ elegantthemes ]

40. Fearlessly Freelance: 6 Expert Tips From People Who Successfully Took the Plunge [ learnvest ]

41. Making the Leap Into Freelance Copy Editing [ ajr ]

42. 7 Tips for Web Design Freelancers Who Want to Remain Relevant [ codecondo ]

43. The Freelancer’s Guide To Recurring Revenue [ doubleyourfreelancing ]

44. Twelve Survival Tips for Freelance Musicians [ doublebassblog ]

45. Tax Advice for Freelancers [ turbotax ]

46. Tips for healthy freelancing [ everydaydesigner ]

47. Not Sure What To Charge? How To Calculate Your Rate As A Freelance Web Designer [ skillcrush ]

48. 8 Tips for Freelance Designers to Get Paid Faster [ webdesignerdepot ]

49. How I Marketed My Agency so Well I Turn Clients Away Daily (and You Can Too) [ kurtelster ]

50. Five Tips for an Aspiring Freelance Web Developer [ rockettheme ]

51. 7 Tips for Landing Your First Client as a Freelance Developer [ sitepoint ]

52. 5 Tips for Landing Consistent Work as a Freelance Front-End Web Developer [ udacity ]

53. Marketing for Freelancers: 3 Tips to Find Clients for Web Design [ crazyegg ]

54. How to Stop Neglecting Your Freelance Website & Make It Awesome [ ithemes ]

55. 10 Absolute "Nos" for Freelancers [ wakeuplater ]

56. 6 Basic Sales Tips Every Freelance Web Designer Really Needs to Know [ vandelaydesign ]

57. Episode 1: From Freelancer to Bootstrapped Product Launch w/Rob Walling [ chasingproduct ]

58. 10 Ways To Win Your Local Freelance Market [ sitepoint ]

59. 20 Top Promotional Tips for Freelance Designers [ graphicdesignblog ]

60. Value-Based Fees Proposal Template [ markdowntemplates ]

61. Useful Tips for Building Freelance Web Projects With WordPress [ designshack ]

62. Tips on freelance web design meeting [ cewdseo ]

63. 15 Actionable Tips for Revamping Your Freelancer Website and Attracting More Clients [ leavingworkbehind ]

64. 5 Budgeting Tips for Freelance Marketers [ clickz ]

65. The Big List of 103 Freelance Translators' Tips [ tomedes ]


Some resources for best freelancing tools :

1.17 Essential Tools To Better Manage Your Freelance Business [ hongkiat ]

2. 29 essential freelance tools you need to be a productive freelancer [ benrmatthews ]

3. 50 Essential Resources for Online Freelancers & Entrepreneurs [ bidsketch ]

4. 50 Tools You Need To Get Your Freelance Business Started [ skillcrush ]

5. 15 free (and almost free) tools freelancers need to be using [ thenextweb ]

6. 30 Essential Tools and Web Apps for Freelancers [ lifehack ]

7. Top 50 Time-Tracking Tools for Freelancers [ zintro ]

8. 50 Project Management Tools for Freelance Consultants [ zintro ]

9. 30 Inherently Useful Tools for Freelancers [ envato ]

10. 90 tools and services to rock your freelance business [ nusii ]

11. The freelance writer’s toolbox: 50 products you don’t want to miss out on [ cloudpeeps ]

12. 50 Tools to Jumpstart Your Content Marketing Efforts [ kissmetrics ]

13. 22 free tools and apps to get you started as a freelancer [ creativeboom ]

14. 51 Tools Every Freelancer Needs [ levo ]

15. 85+ Tools & Resources for Freelancers and Web Workers [ mashable ]

16. 9+ Handy Tools to Help You Create a Winning Freelancing Portfolio [ freelancem.ag ]

17. 10 Most Useful Tools for Freelance Translator [ One Hour Translation ]

18. 52 Free Tools and Resources to Superfuel Your Freelance Blogging [ Be a Freelance Blogger ]

19. The 10 Best Freelance Tools That No Web Designer Should Be Without [ Boshanka ]

20. 25 Online Tools for Freelance Marketers [ elance ]


What do you think? glad to hear your opinion...

Happy freelancing :)

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2015/07/05

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Top 200+ Resources For Freelance Job Sites (Comprehensive Lists)

freelance job sites
As you know, today there are thousands of online job marketplace as a job or project provider for you as employed people. I think, this very useful opportunity for companies as an employer to find you as an online freelancer.

We need to know, in the online job market can be found in many job types from beginner to advanced level, from trusted client to bad reputation. I think... this challenge is very good especially for newcomers in the online job market.

Why?
You as a beginner may continuously train your instincts in choosing prospective employers, make a contractual agreements, payment method or etc... So that your position as online worker more safer.

I have selected some posts that might be able to use as reference material to get started :
Okay, in this topic I have collected various sources that may be useful to improve your freelance career once your income :).

Below freelance job sites for different creative fields such as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, Programmers, Web Developers, Photographers, Writers, Bloggers, Marketers or Publishers, Virtual assistants, etc. 

1. 50 Freelance Job Sites For Designers & Programmers – Best Of

2. 10 Best Job Sites for Freelance Writers, Designers, and Developers

3. 19 Sites to Hire a Developer or Designer

4. Best Of Freelance Job Sites For Designers & Programmers

5. Top 50 Freelance Marketplaces Online

6. The Best Places to Find Freelancers Online

7. 32 Sites When Looking for Freelance Jobs and Assistance

8. 20+ Best Freelance Websites to Earn Online

9. 10 Highest Paying Freelancer Job Sites For Designers / Developers

10. Best Freelance Job Sites to Find Small, Micro Gigs

11. The Best Freelance Websites: 50+ to Bookmark Right Now

12. 15 Best Websites For Freelancers To Find Online Jobs

13. 13 Essential Job Boards for Creatives

14. 12 surprisingly high-paying part-time jobs

15. 36 Places Mobile App Freelancers Can Find Clients

16. 9 Great Sites to Get Web Design Jobs

17. 40 Sites for Finding Web Design Jobs

18. The 36 Best Online Job Sites for Freelancers

19. 28 Platforms For Freelancers to Find The Perfect Work

20. 10 Best Freelance Websites to Find Skilled Contractors

21. 100 Great Second-Act Career Resources

22. 40 Great Resources for a Complete Roadmap to Freelancing

23. Top 16 Platforms for Best WordPress Freelance Jobs

24. 12 Quality Job Boards Every Freelance Writer Should Check Out Today

25. Top 20+ Micro Freelance Marketplaces and Why You Should Use Them

26. Freelance Writing Jobs: 25 Sites That Pay for Guest Posts

27. 30 Incredible Job Sites for Freelance Computer Techs

28. Top 100 Freelance Job Sites For Article Writers In 2014

29. 11 Lucrative Freelance Jobs That Are Still Growing

30. 55 Top Companies Hiring for Freelance Jobs

What do you think? please those who want to recommend other resources...

happy freelancing! :)

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2012/05/05

1
How to Change Customer Complaints as Business Builder

Customer Complaint
With my activities, more than 2 weeks... I did not update this blog. This time, I'm back ... and want to discuss with you. 

In this post, I would like to discuss about "how to take the customer complaints in building business".

Creating customer satisfaction or customer loyalty is a valuable asset in building a business. In this case, can not be denied that the role of service quality is very important to any business whether they are engaged in the service or product.

However, when what you give not synchronized with the expectations of your customers, can be ensured that many complaints will come to your business.

Furthermore, would be a challenge when a complaint or negative feedback was spreading like a virus to everyone else even though your competitors.

For that, I think there are two methods to follow up it :

1. Do Internal Survey
  • Conduct a review of what differentiates your product/service with your competitors both in terms of price, product packaging, multiple product options, it always updated?, or other things.
  • Conduct a review of the quality service you provide. Whether your service available 24 hours a day to be contacted, how you give a "Fast Response" to your customer questions, "No Delay" in sending orders, and so forth.
2. Do External Survey

In this case, there are two survey tools to follow up it :
  • Spread The Questionnaire Form
To reach a wide audience, I think the online survey is appropriate to be used. You can set some important points of questionnaires to measure your customer's needs. So, you can evaluate any gaps between what you give and what your customer's needs.
  •  Apply The Customer Relationship Management (CRM) method
Build a strong relationship with customer is the foundation in creating customer loyalty on your business. I think, this method is appropriate for your long term business.

In this case, you can use your contact lists either by eCRM tool, social media, or e-mail newsletter. This means that direct communication can make your customers feel closer to you either personally or as a business partner. Thus lets you quickly and accurately capturing what your customer's needs.
 
Hopefully these simple tips useful to you.

Glad to hear your opinion. Please if you want to give another opinion. Thank you.

Happy freelancing, keep working, keep your health, and good luck for all! :)

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2012/04/15

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5 Tips Word of Mouth Marketing Effectively for Freelancers

Word of Mouth Marketing
Network is a valuable asset in business. With an extensive network, makes your products or services be easier to be known even used  by many people.

We know that the traditional marketing method is "word of mouth", if you already have an extensive network ... I think this method will very quickly spread like viruses. In my opinion, this method is the most efficient method in building a business. This means, it will generate passive marketing in your business.

Allows you to not promote excessively, reduce costs, save energy and time. In other words, "the customers comes to you".

How do you as an online freelancer to implement this strategy?

well, let's discuss ...

If  you've read my old post "give to receive in freelancing" emphasized that "give something genuinely, then people will come and remember you."

I think, its also very effective in building a network, build your self-marketing, and make your long-term relationship with your clients.

Some of tips below may be useful for you :

1. Soon, Open yourself to known

You can open yourself as wide as possible wherever, whenever you are connected both through social networking sites, forums, blogs, organizations, exhibitions, seminars, or anywhere else. Do that continuously even to those who not interested in using your services. If you attend a seminar or exhibition in your town, you can share your experiences with friends, colleagues, or to anyone. At the end of warm conversation, you can offer your business card and let them to know you more through your business card.

2. Follow up your relationship

Save and kept your contact list that you get from them, especially for those who have relevance to your work. You can follow up with a new meeting. You can say hello them by email, via video chat, or you can use a CRM tool, if you have time... you can invite them to go together, relax in the restaurant, cafe, or a comfortable place of your own.

3. Do something to them

At this stage, if you assume that your prospective clients are comfortable to you, you identify what your client needs, and what you can do to solve their problems. If your a prospective client, a plantation owner. You as a web designer can offer services to make a website for their business, you may also be able to help their business through online marketing team or your fellow freelancer that you think is competent.

4. Let it flow

With your sincerity and quality of service you provide, enabling them to give positive feedback both to you or to their business friends. That is, at this stage you've started to build a "passive marketing" for your next projects in the future.

5. Evaluate

Should it be evaluated? I think yes, if you have not met your achievement target. This means, if you found "a not significant results" between your struggle with the results you achieve. I guess it's good, make you more creative in the future. The second answer is no. If you are happy with what your are doing.

How do you think?

Glad to hear your opinion.

Happy freelancing, keep working, keep your health, and good luck for all! :)

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2012/04/04

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4 Ideas To Working At home Effectively Without Stress

Working At home Effectively
As an online worker that work at home, sometimes there are a few things that make you frustrated in routine work. Especially when you only struggled alone like accept any calls from clients, got complaints from clients, do revision that force you to overtime, client canceled the planned meeting, payment delays, and other uncontrolled factors in completing projects.

I think, among many factors ... the greatest and most obvious factor is when your income that tends to decline. Meanwhile, you must be fight for daily needs that must be met.

Some of these distractions of cource have an impact on your concentration, your mood, even your health. In the end, would make your work productivity declined even worse.

Question : How to stay productive, work comfortably without stress disorder?

Below there are 4 ideas that might can helps you :
  • Multi-tasking or Not
Before you decide to work, you should specify all the risks or consequences arise. If you choose multi-tasking, how you deal with it. Do you need a team?, or you confident as sole worker?. This would have an impact on your concentration levels in completing projects that you do.
  • Make your deadline
In this case, time management is an important thing that must be considered. You must firmly maintain your working time. This means that each task must be completed schedulely and measurably without overtime. If not possible, you should not force yourself ... you can choose and set the right time for overtime. It aimed, so you are not burdened with your tasks, so you can avoid stress.
  • Balance your lifestyle
I think, set a healthy lifestyle is a right decision, can not be compromised. There are many effective ways that can be taken : you can leave your desk for a moment when you are tired. You can do light exercise on a regular basis, make balanced nutrition for your body, do the things you think positive and fun. It aimed to refresh your mind, improve your spirit, and of course improve the quality of your health.
  • Evaluate your project management
On the last point, you can do an evaluation of the planning work has been executed. Effective or suitable for you?. You can track any factors that may disrupt your productivity, so in the future you can renew and improve the quality of your work.

Glad to hear your opinion. Please if you like to share the best tips in organizing your work.

Happy freelancing, keep working, keep your health, and good luck for all! :)

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