Project 365: That Creative One

Client work is the bread and butter of our industry. We work with others, complete a gig, work with others continually until ...well until we stop freelancing. Well, today let’s talk about how you can get called back by the same client.

There are different points in time when this stuff will click for you. Far be it for me to tell you when you should start freelancing full time, but let me say that there is definitely a time that is too early for you to quit your day job if you have other responsibilities. Today let’s talk about when I knew it was time for me to freelance full time.

Getting people to respond to your messages may be the most difficult part of being a freelancer. Trust me 99.99% of the time it has nothing to do with you, nothing at all. You simply need to employ some techniques to get an answer. Let’s go over how to get people to respond to your messages.

We as humans, for better or worse, crave instant gratification. We like to immediately see the fruit of our labors and sometimes that can cause us to be rather short sighted. You can’t always trust yourself to get your projects done and to proactively work to be a better freelancer. Today we talk about some tips to help you hone in your creativity and be a more productive freelancer.

every project will offer something different, whether it just be cash for your business or something new to add to your portfolio. When you take on a new project it needs to fit into more than just making you money, it needs to fulfill your checklist. Today we go over my checklist and how I pick my jobs.

So making money is one thing, but you need to learn how to build your wealth. Today we are going to discuss some ways to make money even as your sleeping.

We have all heard of that guy or gal that wants us to work for free. Most of the professionals out there will tell you never to do it, but there are some good aspects to free work. Let's talk about the pros and cons to working for free.

In this line of creative work there are a million products under the sun marked to you, you do not need them all. You really only need about 10 things for most of my freelance gigs. Today, we talk about the most important 4 things that you need as a creator.

Before I take on any type of job I always ask my potential client a few different questions. Over the years these questions have saved me from taking on some potentially bad gigs. Today, I give you the questions that I always ask my clients.

“you’re too expensive” The most dreaded three words that most freelancers hear, but it is not always the end. This is actually a good thing, for some reason that client decided to reach out to you. Let’s go over how to respond when your client says that your prices are too high.