101 Ways to Rock as a Freelancer
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101 practical ideas to help you up your game as a freelancer. This presentation was first given at WordCamp New York, July 17, 2016, and was built specifically for WordPress freelancers, however it's applicable to any type of freelancer.
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101 Ways to Rock as a Freelancer
- 1. 101 Ways to Rock A S A F R E E L A N C E R
- 3. Troy Dean
- 4. Trust your instincts S U G G E S T E D B Y U R S U L A T A T H I A N A C O M E A U 1
- 5. Develop a niche S U G G E S T E D B Y C L I F F O R D A L M E I D A 2
- 8. Get comfortable with details S U G G E S T E D B Y D I A N A G A F F N E Y 5
- 9. Go wide and deep 6
- 10. Set deadlines and mean it 7
- 11. Plan your week every Monday 8
- 13. Set aside time to grow 10
- 19. Wait for the deposit 16
- 20. Get paid before working on a live site 17
- 22. Use the cloud 19
- 23. Save backups of clients’ old sites 20
- 24. Present clear proposals S U G G E S T E D B Y E V A S Y N N E R G R E N 21
- 25. Be proactive 22
- 26. Have a pet project 23
- 27. Control your pet project 24
- 29. Set hours for set things 26
- 30. One thing one time 27
- 31. Screen record tasks to delegate 28
- 32. Run a Facebook group 29
- 33. Offer a free e-book 30
- 37. Don’t refer to yourself as a freelancer S U G G E S T E D B Y C A T H B E A T O N 34
- 40. Serve others S U G G E S T E D B Y A P R I L W I E R 37
- 41. Host an event 38
- 43. Get a UVP 40
- 44. Develop processes S U G G E S T E D B Y P E T E P E R R Y 41
- 45. Productize S U G G E S T E D B Y J A S O N R E S N I C K 42
- 46. Sack bad clients S U G G E S T E D B Y C L I F F O R D A L M E I D A 43
- 47. Delegate your weaknesses S U G G E S T E D B Y J A K I L E V Y 44
- 49. Don’t reduce your prices 46
- 50. Give yourself a pay raise 47
- 51. Build an email list 48
- 52. Hire a VA 49
- 54. Podcast 51
- 56. Sell value 53
- 58. Sell website care plans 55
- 61. Don’t meet for free 58
- 62. Limit client meetings S U G G E S T E D B Y K R O N D A A D A I R 59
- 63. Network S U G G E S T E D B Y P H I L L I S B E N S O N 60
- 64. Team up to learn from mistakes S U G G E S T E D B Y J A M I E H I L L 61
- 66. Have a support email 63
- 67. Send calls to voicemail 64
- 68. Run a business S U G G E S T E D B Y D I A N A G A F F N E Y 65
- 69. Separate finances S U G G E S T E D B Y L E S L I E S U R E L 66
- 70. Get a bookkeeper S U G G E S T E D B Y A M Y B A L L A K E Y S 67
- 72. Know what you can write off 69
- 73. Stay true to your word S U G G E S T E D B Y M E L I S S A L A N C T O T M A N N O Z Z I 70
- 75. Get dressed (no sweatpants) S U G G E S T E D B Y J U L I E W O L P E R S 72
- 77. Get work shoes S U G G E S T E D B Y N A T H A N W R I G L E Y 74
- 78. Value your work S U G G E S T E D B Y C L I F F A L M E I D A 75
- 79. Know your why 76
- 84. Avoid digital eye strain (20 / 20 / 20) 81
- 85. Get out of the house 82
- 86. Get a standing desk 83
- 87. Get a dog S U G G E S T E D B Y D I A N A G A F F N E Y 84
- 89. Hide notifications on your phone 86
- 93. Accept imperfection; keep moving S U G G E S T E D B Y C A T H B E A T O N 90
- 94. Be quirky S U G G E S T E D B Y J O C E L Y N M O Z A K 91
- 95. Be the boss S U G G E S T E D B Y W E N D I E H U I S I N T V E L D 92
- 97. Befriend an Aussie ;) 94
- 99. Learn to say 96
- 100. Breathe 97
- 102. Save 99
- 103. Live life 100
- 104. Rock it! 101