A simple and quick introduction to Freelancing.
Be your own boss.
You can find everything about:
- What is freelancing?
- Why freelancing?
- What should you freelance in?
- How to start smartly?
- How to find clients?
- What if the freelance marketplaces have gone?!
- Some important notes.
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Be your own boss - An intro to freelancing
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2. Tarek Alabd
- Computer Engineering, Tanta Univ.
- Certified android developer
(Google-Udacity).
- Founder & Chairman @ GDG Damanhour.
- Flutter Developer & Public Speaker (TOT)
- Talks in tech field and some other fields.
- A lot of projects & works as a freelancer
& Nayf Group
- Content Creator on YouTube
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3. What I’ll cover today:
● What is freelancing?
● Why freelancing?
● What should you freelance in?
● Start smartly!
● Finding clients
● What if…?
● Notes
4. What is a freelancer?
● Self-employed person who offers services
● Often = several jobs for multiple clients at one time!
● earns money on a per-job basis (hourly - daily)
7. What should you freelance in?
How do you know what the market needs?
● Research industry reports, blogs, articles and etc
● Talk to somebody in the industry (mentor)
● Consult a recruiter
● Research the announcements in LinkedIn and freelancing
websites.
10. Start smartly!
● Benefit from the experiences of others
● Be honest with yourself and your capabilities
● Must have a portfolio
● Have to be patient
11. Finding clients
● Existing personal networks
● Networking events
● Volunteering
● Freelance marketplaces
Common sources of finding freelance works
15. Platforms for portfolios
● Design => Behance or Dribble
● Programming => Github
Your capacity to earn depends on the quality of your portfolio
● Video Editing => YouTube or Vimeo
and so on
18. Notes
● No skills => Start with photoshop or programming
● Must improve your English skill
● No ‘for free’ at all
● Don’t always work at home
● Improve your skills
● Be patience