Freelancing; an alternate career

We'll Discuss on  Definition  How to start  History  Getting Projects  Why freelancing  Working with Projects  Why it's not  Dealing with Clients  Wise Advices  Impact On regular job

How to start? Just decide that you want to start

Prepare Yourself  Build your skill  Your Blog/Website  Comfortable Workplace  Proper Equipment

Where to go?  http://www.elance.com  http://www.getafreelancer.com/  http://www.scriptlance.com/  http://www.getacoder.com/  http://www.rentacoder.com/  http://www.odesk.com/

Build a good profile  Area of expertise  Short bio/resume  Previous works  avoid broken/bad links  Testimonials/Ratings

Getting Projects Clients are looking for you, really!

Search projects  Area of your confidence  Don't go beyond capacity  Do take chances (carefully!)

Place Bids  Read the description carefully  Follow the instruction  Be the early bidders  Estimate timeline realistically  Quote a reasonable price  Attach similar work sample

Working with Projects Difficult than winning a bid

Milestones  Points which mark completion of some aspect of a project  Will usually have deliverables  Keen attention in meeting milestones

Communication  Planning the project  Providing updates on the project  Discussing their feedback  Presenting the deliverables

Keeping Record Document meetings and phone calls Store emails safely Use a project management application Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/) ProjectPier (http://www.projectpier.org/) PivotalTracker (http://www.pivotaltracker.com/)

Dealing with Clients  Let him know  Be warm and friendly  Be honest  Know yourself

Dealing with Clients (cont.)  Stay calm  Be timely  Be available and reachable  Giving attention

Impact on regular job  Before having a regular job  After having it

Anis uddin Ahmad Sr. Software Engineer, Wneeds. http://ajaxray.com | anisniit@gmail.com

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Freelancing; an alternate career

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