Three Strategies for Growing Your Freelance Business
Freelancing is a great way to be self-employed when you've got a skill (or skills) that other businesses need. Here are my Top 3 tips to follow that can make your freelance venture a thriving success.
Have a Business Mindset
As a professional freelancer, you’ll need to change your mindset from “freelancer” to that of an entrepreneur. You work to not just take on more hours, you’re now managing a business. When you begin thinking in terms as an owner of your company, you’ll make better decisions about projects than if you are just thinking in projects.
This will also help you determine your specialization. It’s a great idea to focus on one key skill you can excel at for your clients before expanding into other skills or projects. Also, this will help position you as the expert for the main service you want to make the most money from.
Know Your Worth
Know what your skill level is and know your worth. Try not to accept projects that offer lower rates than the benchmark in that area. You don’t want to accept lower-rate work just because you needed it, because you’ll miss out on projects you could be going after – or working on – that would pay you the higher rate you want.
Charging more comes down to two things: finding better clients and knowing your value.
You have value. That’s why companies want to hire you. If they wanted a full-time staff member, the would hire someone full-time. Because they only need you for a specific task or a certain project, you’re expected to charge more with the assumption that they’ll gain the value from working with you.
Seek Multiple Job Hire Websites
It’s a fact of life that freelance work will ebb and flow. As a freelancer business owner, you want to maintain a steady income, so it’s important to diversify your client sources. By seeking projects from multiple freelancer platforms (such as JobHireHub), you can protect your business in the event that one source dries up.
Exploring different customer project platforms will help you gain exposure and demonstrate your expertise in front of new and different audiences. Diversification is key as you are being found across multiple platforms. This is crucial if you hope to grow your business for the long term.
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