Freelance Swagger

Become aware of your personal style in your freelancing/entrepreneurial endeavors.  This is very important because it will help you attract the customers that are a great fit for your services.  The Internet is saturated with people doing the same thing you're doing and the same thing I'm doing.  I'm slowly learning that nobody can do what I do, the way that I do it.  That's what you want.  You want to find that thing that you do in a special way.  Figuring that out is a process.  It is a process worth going through.  It will help you begin to take ownership over your offering to the marketplace.  It will help you be more selective and strategic in how you do business and whom you do it with.

Many freelancers are out there just trying to make some money.  I have learned, that mindset will only take you but so far.  God created us for a higher way of thinking.  You were built by God to do something special.  Your mind was designed to think in a way that distinguishes you from everybody else.  It's part of what makes you unique.

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How to get repeat business 7 tips

I have been doing freelance work in the area of marketing for over 10 years.  My specialty is in writing content.  There are some things I've learned as a freelancer that might be helpful to you.

-As a freelancer, you get all types of requests for different services and it's not always easy to determine a pricing model for each project.  I prefer task based pricing rather than hourly.  Hourly can go wrong on so many different levels.  First of all, the client might question whether or not you worked for as long as you say you did.  In their opinion maybe you should have gotten more work done in that time frame.  As a freelancer and entrepreneur you don't want to get in the habit of trading hours for dollars anyway.  Honestly, the client gets more for their money with task based pricing because you will take all the hours necessary in order to deliver a product that is going to meet the clients needs.  With hourly charging I feel like the client gets less and you get less.  Task based pricing nurtures a more service oriented relationship between you and the client

-Over deliver whenever possible.  Value your clients from the very beginning.  Count it a great privilege that they have trusted you with something very special to them, their business.  In some cases, their dreams, in other cases their livelihood.  Never take that lightly.

-Communication, communication, communication.  Ask questions and make sure you have a good understanding of the clients expectations before you begin the work.  Get the answers you need to move forward with confidence.

-  Stay away from clients who don't have a clear idea of what their expectations are.  That's a trap.  If you do the work when the client is not really sure about what they want, nine times out of ten they are not going to be satisfied with what you have done because they didn't really know what they wanted in the first place.  A good client has a clear understanding of their own expectations so they can communicate them, with clarity, to you. Honestly, I don't want repeat work from them.  My best clients are the ones that are very clear about what they want.  Those clients I have for months and years at a time

- If you are a freelancer, stay away from projects that are time drainers and take weeks to get paid.  What happens is that you don't have time for any other work and you are not able to generate income by doing other work during that time.  When I get a possible long term project.  I will not take it if I can't continue to serve my weekly clients with their projects.  I will definitely say "no" if it will interfere with the work I'm doing for my loyal customers.  I have to continue to produce the best quality possible for my  loyal customers. Which leads to my next point.

-Don't get too comfortable with your loyal customers.  Continue to produce the same quality of work that you did in the beginning or better.  I have heard many stories about freelancers getting lazy after a couple orders from repeat customers.

Repeat business is great because there is a level of trust build into the relationship and as a freelancer you get so acquainted with the clients expectations that you are able to deliver a higher quality of work in a shorter period of time than in the beginning.  That's been my experience.  I like staying with customers for extended period of time so that I can get a real handle on their work and produce amazing results.

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Tips for success in Freelancing

"Not limiting yourself" is a journey in and of itself.  We naturally limit ourselves in so many different ways.  That's just being human.  But, there are times where a specific limiting behavior has been revealed to us and that is an opportunity to do something about it.  It's not easy, but it's possible.  The key is to not give up.  If you know of a specific behavior pattern that limits you, put boundaries in place that keeps it from interfering in the work that is most important to you.  It might not be something that is bad in an of itself, but it might act as a distraction if you engage in it at the wrong time.  The work that you are passionate about, is very important to the world around you.  One reason why we don't fight against distractions is because we don't believe in the importance of our work enough, to make certain changes.  I totally understand that.  I struggle with that as well. But lately I have been feeling a sense of responsibility to constantly reach out to the world around me through my gifts and talents.  I honestly believe that everybody has something powerful and important to offer to the world.  That means you too!!!!

I'm a freelancer. I have been a freelancer for over 1 year now.   It's been a great journey.  I wanted to share some tips on having a successful freelancing career. 
1.  Price low and over deliver.  You are competing with people all over the world in the freelancing market and some of your competitors live in places where the cost of living is alot lower than where you reside.  Many times you can't price your service as low as them, but you make up for that in the quality of service you provide and in over delivering.  If you can't be competitive in terms of rate, find an area where you can make up for it.

2.  Try to choose something that you enjoy doing.  When you are gifted and enjoy doing something it comes across to your customers.  Wouldn't you love to have someone working with youCh, who loves what they are doing for you? You will become a preferred service provider just because you will convey a different type energy than your competitors.  Trust me on this, I have had alot of competition in the areas I have focused on, and many of them were priced lower than me, but I stood out in how I packaged the delivery of my services.  It's not just about delivering results, it's how you package those results.  When you package them properly, your customers see the value in your service and keep coming back for more. 

3.  Find something that is in demand and a good match with your skill set.  I believe there is a place for everyone's special skill set.  I believe we were all created to offer something very special.  We just have to figure out how to do it.  I spend a few years praying and trying to figure out what I could do as a freelancer.  I looked at what was in demand and figured out what might be a good match for my skill set.  I launched out, offering my first freelancing gig over 1 year ago and the rest is history.  I have been doing it ever since.  You can find a list of the freelancing services, that I offer, below:

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