Downloaded 14 times
More Related Content
Similar to freelancing-210222015716.pptx
freelancing-210222015716.pptx
- 1. The Art of Freelancing STARTYOUR FREELANCING JOURNEY TODAY! BY: HUMA AZAM
- 2. Table of Contents What? Whatis Freelancing? Why? Why Freelance? When? When should you start? How? How to be a freelancer? Where? Top Freelancing platforms
- 3. Welcome! Get ready totake notes and learn ..
- 4. My hobbies About me TrainersProfile My name is HUMA AZAM and I am your instructor. Welcome! Education ● Mphil In Educational Leadership ● Masters in Islamic Studies ● B.Ed + M.ed Graphic Design Web Dev Content Writing Digital Marketing Educational Leader/ Trainer/ Freelancer/ Ed- Tech Expert
- 5. —Neal Donald “Life beginsat the end of comfort zone.”
- 6. 28 - 01- 2023 What? What is freelancing? Saturday
- 7. What? Freelancing is workingas a self- employed person/professional for multiple employers without a formal agreement or contract.
- 8. WHAT IS FREELANCING? Freelancing isworking as a self- employed person/professional for multiple employers without an formal agreement or contract for long period of time. A freelancer may work part-time or full-time and at any span of time that he/she desires. This is because, basically, there would be no fixed working time like office hours. This would give the freelancer the benefit of freedom in working hours and working place/environment.
- 9. PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE Which isthe ability to influence when you work, where you work, how you work, what you work on and with whom you work with. Freelancing essentially comes down to one fundamental thing…..
- 10. TRADITIONAL NON-TRADITIONAL TYPES OFFREELANCING
- 11. NON-TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS FOR WORK •Freelancing • Freelancing websites (Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer,…) • Other ways to make money online • Selling your designs, themes, scripts or plugins on Marketplace, themes and plugins websites (Envato, Themeforest,…). • Making online courses on online learning platforms (Udemy, Skillshare,…) • Making money from Google Adsense on your website, blog or YouTube channel.
- 12. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OFFREELANCING • Work when you want to • Work from home or where ever you want • Be your own boss • Choose only those projects you want to work on • Learn as you go, and learn what you want • Work on a wide variety of projects, not just one • Cut off your expenses • No dress code • Have your personal life Advantages
- 13. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OFFREELANCING Disadvantages ges • You may not always know when your next paycheck will come • You must be constantly looking for clients • You have to be good at more than just one skill • No insurance, no job guarantee, no retirement plan • Working alone can get very lonely • Creativity burn-out is major problem while working alone • You have to be self-disciplined and self-motivated • If your office is in your home it can be very easy to end up working all the time. • And, for sure, your friends might feel free to call and chat anytime, because they think you aren’t working
- 14. 28 - 01- 2023 Why? Why freelancing? Saturday
- 15. Why? Freelancing essentially comesdown to one fundamental thing: “Professional Independence” Which is the ability to influence when you work, where you work, how you work, what you work on and with whom you work with.
- 16. Why? Why should youstart freelancing? ● Be your own Boss ! ● Work at the comfort of your home ● Do only what you love ● Control your professional destiny ● Manage your own time And: ● Economy needs more freelancers ● Portfolio careers are becoming new normal And the most important thing: You will earn more than you think !
- 17. The Top 10Fastest Growing Freelance Markets in The World
- 18. 28 - 01- 2023 When? When should you start freelancing? Saturday
- 19. When? There won't beany pre-defined right time to start freelancing but its all about one’s personal decision
- 20. WHEN TO START FREELANCING? Therewon't actually be any predefined right time to start freelancing but it's all about one's personal decision as to when he/she would quit working as an employee and start freelancing. However, there is always a couple of points that would be helpful to decide whether or not to start freelancing.
- 21. Skills You have all the necessary skill-sets to get started Communication you have good communication skills to seamlessly communicate with clients However you may start when: Portfolio You have good portfolio to showcase your work
- 22. YOU CAN STARTFREELANCING WHEN; • You feel like you can work on your projects alone • you have all the necessary skill-sets and tools to get started • you have good communication skills to seamlessly communicate with clients • you have good portfolio to showcase your works • you feel like you can find potential clients who would be interested in working with you
- 23.
- 24. 28 – 01- 2023 How? How shoud I start working as a freelancer? Saturday
- 25. Your Freelance Strategy •What skills or areas of expertise do you have that are either currently in demand or you can test the demand for? • Which of these skills or areas of expertise which most excites you? • What opportunities exist to build on these skills (ie; what new skills can you learn or new industries you can move into to guide you to becoming more valuable to the marketplace?
- 26. Your Freelance Strategy •What transition pathway should you take? • Which people or communities can you turn to guide and support your freelance career transition? (financial, emotional, practical) • Where are you now and what type of freelancer do you want to be in twelve months time? • – Professional, Moonlighter, Contractor, Micro-firm, Diversified etc • What are your top three reasons to freelance? Write them down. • How big of a cash-flow buffer do you think you will need to get started? One month? Six months?
- 27. Your Freelance Strategy •What are your best three examples of work you could use to start building out your portfolio? • What three places can you set up or promote your portfolio? • What three new freelance job sources could you start reaching out to TODAY to see if there are freelance opportunities available?
- 28. Starting Smart Map apathway • Pathways are your roadmap from where you are now to where you want to go as a freelancer. • Eg: As a Full-time employee, you can moonlight on the side until you have found two or three well paying clients, and only then transition away from full- time employment. • The other alterna5ve is to start working part-time and freelance part-time until the freelancing earns enough to support you full-time.
- 29. Starting Smart • Buildsupport networks early and join communities to make the transition easier • Social & emotional support • Financial support (if possible) • Educational support (eg: up-skilling) • Business support (eg: mentoring, marketing advice)
- 30. WHAT DOES ITTAKE(HOW) TO START • Build personal portfolio/website to showcase your past works •Be sure you have good communication skills both written and spoken (English specially) •Decide and specify your skills or services you would be providing. Be specific on the skill-set and don't include everything you know but include only few that you are best in. • Identify your ideal clients and know everything about them. • Decide on your pricing structure, don't get vague on this while talking to client • Decide on your payment systems/methods and let client know about it • Keep all the documents ready beforehand (good proposal, contracts, invoice)
- 31. Finding Clients Industry recruiters Contentmarketing Referrals Social networks Prospecting / Outbound Common sources of finding freelance work. • Existing personal networks • Networking events • Freelance Marketplaces • Job boards • Volunteering • Advertising
- 32. Portfolios • As afreelancer, your time and testimonials are the currencies you play with. • A collection of testimonials with associated samples of work make up your portfolio. • Your capacity to earn and find future work depends on the quality of your portfolio.
- 33. Where to displaya portfolio • Social networks (LinkedIn is a key one) • Personal website • about.me • Squarespace • Community/Industry credible websites • GitHub (developers) • Content.ly (content producers) • Behance / Dribble (designers) • DeviantArt (artists/designers) • Print (where relevant)
- 34. FREELANCING PROCESS (HOW ITWORKS?) • Freelancing website guarantee all agreements between the client and freelancer. • For example, with Upwork Fixed-Price Protection, clients making fixedprice offers deposit a milestone payment into escrow before work begins. Upon receiving and approving the work, payment is released to the freelancer. • On hourly-based projects, an hour worked is an hour paid, and an hour paid is an hour worked. For every hourly contract, clients can confirm work was completed by checking their freelancer's Work Diary to see work-in-progress snapshots and pay only for work done. • Freelancing website will deduct its fees from your payments (almost 10- 20% of payment, differs from website to another)
- 35. FREELANCING PROCESS (HOW ITWORKS?) • You need to create a freelancer profile on one of online freelancing websites, and add your skills. • Search for posted projects that fits your skills and apply to it and write a good proposal (bidding /time and cost quotation). • The employer (project owner), will review the applicants, review their profiles, and shortlist some of them for online interview, and provide a final offer. • If the employer accepted your offer, he’ll start the project on the website (will hire you), and notify you to start working. • After finishing the project, the employer will close the project, and transfer the agreed cost to you. • Freelancing website will ask the employer to evaluate your commitment and professionalism, and also will ask you to evaluate the employer.
- 36. FREELANCING PROCESS (HOW ITWORKS?) • Project cost estimation: • Hourly based: • estimate the work hours in the project, and define a rate for your man-hour cost. • Fixed-price: estimate and fixed price for the whole project. • Money withdrawal from your account: • Payoneer. • Skrill. • Wire (Direct) transfer.
- 37. Develop a skill Skills Whatyou are good at Demand What the market wants Market Opportunity
- 38. What should youfreelance in?
- 39. What should youfreelance in?
- 40. High Demand FreelanceSkills Video Video creation and editing is on high demand ! Coding Programming has been one of the most in- demand careers Design Includes graphic & web design, and motion Marketing Social media marketing and SEO Voice Over You can monetize your voice ! Writing Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun
- 41. WHAT ARE THEREQUIRED SKILLS? Many skills and specializations are available for freelancing work.
- 42.
- 43. Upwork Account: Process Bid Choosea project of interest and place your bid Start Once you are awarded, you start working on the task discussion Discuss with the client the project details Deliver Deliver your work, ask for review and feedback !
- 49. POINTS TO BECONSIDERED WHILE PLACING A BID • Don't bid on every project, this could make the clients feel cheap about you • Always read the project details and understand it fully beforehand • Avoid template or scripted proposal • Custom tailored proposal should be written for each project • Try not to underbid or overbid • Define time frame wisely, stating too long or too short time frame won't be helpful • Check on the client's history • Don't forget to proofread your bid
- 50. WRITING A BIDPROPOSAL •Write your understanding about the project (let the client believe you understand his need) •Address the clients requirement for the project and recommend your solution to it if needed • Let him know about the benefits he would get from you and your solution • Project fees (let it tie up with the recommended solutions and don't scare client with your price) • Your skills and past works that are similar to the ideal project • Put ahead any question you think would be helpful in understanding the project
- 51. PAYMENT AGENTS/OPTIONS AVAILABLE FORUS Paypal Payoneer Western Union
- 52. Tips for aSuccessful Freelancing Career Starting is hard, but maintaining a good progress even harder !
- 53. DO’s Push urself Always stay upto date in your skill field Be Friendly Be Likeable, Excited and Enthusiastic Be referable Never let the client be unhappy with you or your work Focus Focus on clients, his needs, his expectation and be Flexible Honesty Be honest, reliable and self guided Be Clear Don't be vague while explaining things to client
- 54. DOS AND DON'TSIN FREELANCING • Keep clients satisfaction on top priority • Always prepare a process or work-flow chart for project and let client know about it •Always make all the terms and conditions about the project clear beforehand (payment terms, payable amount, deliverables, deadlines, revisions and alterations, post- project support) • Be honest, reliable and self guided •After project completion, ask for a couple of lines from your happy clients as testimonials, that is what would help get you next project Dos
- 55. DOS AND DON'TSIN FREELANCING • Don't miss the deadlines • Don't be late to reply to clients’ email, messages, IMs and phone calls •Don't keep on reminding about money and payment over and again, keep this thing simple and clear beforehand • Don't be vague while explaining things to client • Don't tell client you can do everything when you can't Don'ts
- 56. Benefit of Freedom A freelancermay work part-time or full-time and at any span of time that he/she desires
- 57. Global Market Sizefor the Gig – Freelancer Economy 1,500,000,000
- 58. The world hasa lot to offer, unleash the explorer inside you ! THANK YOU!!
- 59.
- 60. • Twitter: @huma037 •Facebook: Sproutbyhumaazam • Email: Humaazam037@gmail.com • WhatsApp: +923212586516