5 Tips On How To Start Freelancing With Ease

Freelancing is often associated with freedom, flexibility and control of one’s own life, and for a good reason, freelancing is all those things and much more. To put things into perspective and help you truly understand what freelancing is, simply contrast it to a full-time employment of 9-5. Assuming you’re employed and are familiar with what the corporate world is like, freelancing is complete the opposite.

Why Not Reinvent Yourself?

Before long we become people who are deeply rooted in their ways, believes, doctrines and values. But did we become who we are by design and if so who’s design, ours or society’s? That’s right, most of us are the product of society we are born into and live most of our life. Our surroundings and company of friends and acquaintances we keep have a tremendous affect on each one of us. While all of this is perfectly normal, the question is are you happy with who’ve you become and if not, who would you like to be instead?

What If No One Shows Up To Your $150K Party?

Nine months later and $150K you’ve borrowed from family and friends, you have the first version of your revolutionary platform ready to go and so naturally you launch it with a drumroll. You’ve built your platform without much thought of anything else, let alone client’s acquisition as you believe they sure will come, for after all your platform is so revolutionary and more importantly designed to meet the needs of your target audience. There’s only one problem, no one shows up to your $150K party! But why, you wonder?

Is Freelancing Right For You?

Despite all the popularity, freelancing isn’t necessarily for everyone. Similar to entrepreneurship, freelancing entails dealing with uncertainties on daily basis. Unlike conventional employees who work 9AM-5PM, freelancers don’t have it all figured out, instead they have to go out there and make things happen. For starters, in addition to being professional in what they do, they have to be very creative and resourceful but most of all, exceptional sales people in order to find prospects and ultimately convert them into clients. Freelancers can’t afford to fail for that could mean the end of them and their freelancing careers.