How to Succeed as a Freelancer

[Chibson]

Yes.o. That is only the short cut to the success on online business. If you don't have skills, you will only be earning stipend incomes like this PTPs incomes.

Probably, some people have a lot of skills but they have not made any reasonable money from freelancing platforms. The reason is because they do not know how to market them well.

 

[freelancermaria]

You can't merely make an account and wait for a customer to come along. There's a good chance that customers won't stick with you if they see that you're newbie and lack experience. If this is the scenario, you'll have to take the initiative and start looking for freelance work opportunities. Be active and respond to queries right away.

 

[Shavkat]

I can also consider myself as a freelancer. I am connected to a company, but I can still work with other companies as a virtual teacher.

 

[RicAngelo]

I am a freelancer working in translation. I didn't join any online translation site. Their pay is not attractive. I do my job offline on Word. I sent my translation document to clients via email. Apart from trying to excel in my translation skills, one major challenge is to build a stable customer base. I'm glad that I have some very loyal clients who come to me whenever they need someone to do translation.

You do your job offline but you can work from wherever you want, right? How to maintain loyal customers? I know, you have to prove yourself first to them, and happy clients make you get another jobs.

Do you do social media or blog like any others freelancer? How to get your first client as freelancer?

 

[Springtime]

You do your job offline but you can work from wherever you want, right? How to maintain loyal customers? I know, you have to prove yourself first to them, and happy clients make you get another jobs.

Do you do social media or blog like any others freelancer? How to get your first client as freelancer?

I get my first client from referral. I offer free trial service. I translate 150-200 words for a new client for free. If they are satisfied with my translation, they give me the job. I also offer satisfaction guarantee. My client can request me to revise my translation up to 3 times. I haven't done any advertisement, currently, I have a pretty strong customer base. I got that from word of mouth and referral.

 

[RicAngelo]

I get my first client from referral. I offer free trial service. I translate 150-200 words for a new client for free. If they are satisfied with my translation, they give me the job. I also offer satisfaction guarantee. My client can request me to revise my translation up to 3 times. I haven't done any advertisement, currently, I have a pretty strong customer base. I got that from word of mouth and referral.

Word of mouth and referral are the strongest way to promote your services, you did excellent job, without doing any advertisement you can maintain your jobs/clients so far, thats amazing. I salute you. Youre so talented and gifted, not everyone can do that. So far, you do this for more than 5 years? Or what?

 

[Chibson]

You can't merely make an account and wait for a customer to come along. There's a good chance that customers won't stick with you if they see that you're newbie and lack experience. If this is the scenario, you'll have to take the initiative and start looking for freelance work opportunities. Be active and respond to queries right away.

Definitely, this is actually very true when it comes to freelancing. You need to be able to market your skills on different platforms. Some people even use their Facebook page.

 

[Springtime]

Word of mouth and referral are the strongest way to promote your services, you did excellent job, without doing any advertisement you can maintain your jobs/clients so far, thats amazing. I salute you. Youre so talented and gifted, not everyone can do that. So far, you do this for more than 5 years? Or what?

Thank you. For six years now.

 

[RicAngelo]

Thank you. For six years now.

Youre welcome, amazing 6 years without promotion cost, thats excellent, you let your clients do it for you (thats really smart) and as freelancer who have clients base, who succeed to maintain your own life. You do investment too, thats a good example for us. I have small shop now and i want to do freelancer jobs too, i hope i can do it like you.

 

[Springtime]

Youre welcome, amazing 6 years without promotion cost, thats excellent, you let your clients do it for you (thats really smart) and as freelancer who have clients base, who succeed to maintain your own life. You do investment too, thats a good example for us. I have small shop now and i want to do freelancer jobs too, i hope i can do it like you.

What kind of freelance jobs you plan to do?

 

[RicAngelo]

What kind of freelance jobs you plan to do?

Writing but i remember i said it to you before, i used to write before but in Indonesian, i never write in English, like i said before i want to start writing in English, i hope i can do it this year.

 

[Springtime]

Writing but i remember i said it to you before, i used to write before but in Indonesian, i never write in English, like i said before i want to start writing in English, i hope i can do it this year.

I mainly do translation from English to Chinese. I wish you every success with your new venture.

 

[RicAngelo]

I mainly do translation from English to Chinese. I wish you every success with your new venture.

Thank you so much, i see keep up the good works my friend, sure you will do that.

Yes, i will trying so hard to push myself to do it, i have to push my own limit, i know i can do it. I just have to started soon as possible, but i heard in several site, theres a less job available today.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

If you want to be a successful freelancer, you would need to build an admirable profile.

 

[Chibson]

making your profile to look very professional is very good to become successful as a freelancer. You can get idea from successful people who are level two sellers already on the platform.

 

[AruneBend]

You need to promote your page and offer quality content only then you can suceed if you won't make good content you won't make any money and you might even get banned

 

[Rubz]

In order to succeed as a freelancer, one should first of all determine one's niche. After that, one can then create a portfolio, set one's price rate and market one's self.