7 Steps To Successful Freelancing

From Freelance Switch, Collis Ta’eed offers these seven steps to start you off into the ever growing world of freelancers and Web workers.

clipped from freelanceswitch.com 1. Create a Name and Logo There are a few important things to keep in mind when choosing a name: It should be memorable It should be (relatively) distinct It should be you! 2. Register Your Business Choose a business structure Fill Out Some Forms & Lodge Them Wait for your Certificate of Registration 3. Prepare Your Web Portfolio CarbonMade – www.carbonmade.com – Example Portfolio It’s quick, it’s free for a small portfolio (5 projects) and it’s cool in a cutesy web way. Designer’s Toolbox Coroflot Behance - www.behance.net – Example Portfolio Like Coroflot, Behance is more of a social network with portfolios as the centre piece. Nonetheless WordPress 4. Take Some Work on the Side Here are a few of the benefits of taking on side jobs: You get to test the waters You can build a client list It’s less stressful 5. Prepare a Mailer It’s important to make your mailer: Brief Professional Contain a Call to Action 6. Scour the Job Boards for some First Jobs 7. Figure out how much to charge