Prospective clients often ask me to lower my freelance prices, promising more future work or long-term collaboration. I decline instantly almost always. However, note that this is not exactly a ‘yes or no’ question. Read on to see in what cases considering collaboration might be worth it and why.
How to Get Freelance Work without Experience
If you are wondering how to get freelance work without experience, you are probably a victim of that no-experience-no-job conundrum where clients don’t award to you projects because you lack freelance experience but you cannot obtain any freelance experience unless a client awards you their project. To make it even more complicated, I’ll tell you that the posed question is a tricky one because the answer might be different, depending on what you really mean.
Why oDesk and Elance Are Not a Waste of Time
Many people say oDesk and Elance (or all popular freelance job boards, for that matter) are a waste of time. They base their claim on their understanding that everyone is competing on price there and if you are on those sites, you are doomed to either fail or work for pennies.
It’s true that there are many freelancers with poor or no skills who are driving the market prices down. It’s also true that there are plenty of bad clients who are looking for nothing else but cheap labor. And then we have you, the little genius with excellent skills and high prices, who is wondering whether to waste their time on oDesk and Elance. Wonder no more – there are lots of good clients who are worth your time and efforts on both sites.
Think about it this way …
Financial Security – Are Freelancers Doomed to Never Have It?
The life of a freelancer is often associated with feast or famine. But this is just another myth that needs busting right here and now so people are not afraid to quit their day jobs only because they fear financial insecurity. Truth is, since I started freelancing, I enjoy better financial security than the one I had as an employee. Let me tell you why.
How to Say NO to a Freelance Client When You Are Too Busy
Sooner or later every freelancer faces the problem of having too much on their plate and not being able to take on new work. And sadly, majority of freelancers cannot say NO to prospects, terrified they will lose them as clients forever. As a result, we see plenty of burnout freelancers who lack work-life balance. Today, I’ll help you learn how to say NO to clients and still keep them 😉
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