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Basic Freelancing
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Freelancing is a form of self-employment where individuals offer their professional services to clients on a project or contract basis.

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Freelancing is for anyone as long as you have the skills and have self-disciplined. It is also important that you love what you are doing for you to have driven to continue what you've started.

Things to do first before entering Freelancing:

Know your skills

It's to know what service you can offer. Since skills are developed through practice, learning, and experience, you can still expand your list of skills.​

Knowing your skills also helps you build your passion and confidence in freelancing.​​

 

Define your niche

What do think are your specialized area of expertise or focus that you can offer.

​Questions to think about:

WHO are you trying to help?

WHY are you trying to help them?

HOW will you help them?​

 

Always do your research to identify the new trends and what are the new applications that are being used nowadays.​

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Build a Portfolio

It is where your possible clients will know more about you, if you have the skills they needed, your experiences and the testimonies from your previous clients and collaborators. You can build your portfolio by creating your own website or using your social media (e.g. FB, IG, etc).

 

Tools

The things that you need to have before starting:

  • Laptop/Computer - it is not always necessary to use brand new laptops. You can start with second hand laptops.

  • Software/Applications to be used for your services

  • Application for payments (PayPal for international payments)

  • Workspace (Optional) - if also better to consider having a good working environment so the quality of your work will not be affected

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Where to find clients?

You can start looking for possible clients through social media, upwork, fiverr, and onlinejobs.ph.

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Tips for Freelancing

  • Start small
  • You are valuable (know your price)
  • Be Confident with humility
  • Be Honest
  • Health is wealth
  • Always do your research
  • Always rely on God
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