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How To Freelance@thanpolas #HowToLance
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You are what you are
Not what you say
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It’s a choice
6 to 18 months to get properly positioned
You are a Company
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A Company’s Divisions
● Strategy● Marketing● Sales● Financial● IT● Operations
You are a Brand
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Let go of relics
http://elf-wizard.blogspot.gr
@LordOfSlips69
@triabita
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Brand Yourself
thanpolas
Logo
Brand Name
Your Brand
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Build your Brand
Your Homebase: http://thanpol.asTwitter: @thanpolasSkype: thanpolasGithub: thanpolasemail: [email protected] shortener: http://than.pol.as/Vu05
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Support your BrandFacebook GithubTwitter
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Showcase Yourself
● Github
● Behance
● [Put Your Specialty Service Here]
Open Source / Open Source / Open Source
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Distribute Yourself
● Blog Posts● Twitter● Reddit /r/[specialty]● Comments● Hackathons● Events
● Facebook● Hackernews● Mashable● Massive Sites● LinkedIn
Sales Pipeline
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Where to start
www.odesk.comwww.elance.comwww.freelancer.comwww.staff.comwww.peopleperhour.com
● Each platform has rating features.
● Aim for self-branding.
● Take inplace tests
● Experts+ use different channels.
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behance.netstudio.envato.comwireframeplus.compickcrew.comforrst.comwww.peopleperhour.com
...designers
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How to Bid
Be industrious!
● 50+ Bids / week (~6h work)
● Variable rates (+- 10%)
● Multiple platforms
● Optimize per hat
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Iterate
● My name is Thanasis, i am a freelancer
● I am Thanasis, web developer by trade
● I kick ass! Can you handle it?
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Measure Your Results
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How to close
Experts: Go for the jugular - Talk to the tech guy
Newbies: Go for the non-tech clients, work more for less pay
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Hourly vs Fixed
● Always prefer Hourly
● Non tech clients, go for fixed
● Tech clients, push hourly
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Rates Rates Rates
● Entry: $5 - $20
● Intermediate: $25 - $40
● Expert: $50 - $70
● World Class: $80+
(per hour)
Tips & Tricks
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Build your stash
● Bookmarks
● Repositories / Projects
● Snippets / Library
● Open Source / Open Source / Open Source
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Be responsive
● Answer your effing emails!
● Be always ON and GREEN on Skype
● Go the extra mile in elaboration
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Learn the tools of the trade
● Team organizing (Trello, basecamp, etc)
● Live / Async Collab (hipchat, slack.com)
● Skype / Google Hangouts
● Google Drive
● everytimezone.com
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Find a time-track solution
That fits your needs
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Never directly ask to get paid
● Protect your work (lo-rez)
● Credit as much as you can lose
● “Find the invoice attached”
● “The total amount due is $120”
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Ask to get paid on time
Getting paid on time is the token of
appreciation for your timely and hard work
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● You are a Company
● Brand yourselves
● Showcase your work
● Contribute / Participate
● Bid - Measure - Iterate
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