Everyone can call themselves a successful freelancer but this doesn’t necessarily makes it true, right? This post is not to show you how to freelance your skills successfully. It’s not about qualities needed to become a successful freelancer either.
It’s rather about helping you recognize a successful freelancer when you see one. Here are the top 5 characteristics I think every successful freelancer has.
Freelancer vs Employee – 3 Rules of Thumb for Freelance Success
When I was starting as a freelancer, I must admit – it was hard to break some bad habits which I had acquired working in an office for years. I see the same habits (which potentially cause problems) in every single newbie freelancer I cross paths with. Here are the top 3 rules of thumb to follow if we want to truly enjoy freelance success and the freedom of being a freelancer 😀
Virtual Team: How to Fit in
One of the most common “excuses” I hear not to be a freelancer is the lack of colleagues at the work place. Truth is though, when working online, you can work alone – or as part of a virtual team. Sometimes, you have to speak for hours with other team members. So virtual or not, a team is a team and as a team player, you need to play according to its rules. Here are a few pointers how to fit in a virtual freelance team.
New Year Resolutions – Kind of…
New Year Resolutions is a hot topic this time of year. Everyone is vigorously searching for last year ones and curiously checking what (if anything) got done. So the key in my post is “kind of” 😉
Disclaimer: this is not a Christmas picture – I couldn’t find a Christmas picture of myself so “kind of” goes for my Christmas picture as well 😉 At least it is inline with one of my New Year resolutions. Read on.
Freelance Rates – Negotiating Rates with Existing Clients
Last week we discussed freelance rates in terms of getting clients pay what we ask for. As promised, this week we will touch upon the how-to part. Negotiating rates with existing freelance clients can be hard but it is important so today I share 5 rules to observe when updating your rates on an ongoing long-term contract.
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