How To Make Money As A Freelance Service Free Tips 2018

One common question people ask me is whether they should go the “freelance” route as opposed to getting a job or starting their own company. If you’re like me, and prefer to learn by reading, then read on. If you prefer to learn through discussion, then here’s a video I recently did on this topic:

Whether you should become a freelancer will depend on your particular situation. With that said, you can make a very comfortable living if you choose to freelance. So, let’s have a discussion about whether you should go the freelance route and, assuming it is for you, how you can make money doing so.

In this article I’m going answer the following questions:

1. Should become a freelance developer?
2. How to stand out from other freelancers.
3. Where to sell your services

Those who choose to go full speed ahead, and go about it the right way, have a chance to be in a situation which looks like this:

Should you become a freelance developer?

The first question in deciding your career path is to determine whether freelancing is even a good fit for you. That boils down to two questions.

• Do you have the personality type to freelance?
• Can you make money doing so?

Let’s look at each of those in turn.

Whether or not you have the personality to be a freelancer depends on whether your have a strong sense of discipline. Do you need structure provided for you?

When you’re working for yourself there is no one to tell you that,

• you have to be at your desk by a certain time
• you need to start working on a project on the first of the month to get it done by the end of the month
• you have to return phone calls to your customers, etc.

This means that you need to be able to force yourself to do these things and to avoid the many distractions which exist in today’s world. This includes the ability to binge watch Star Trek on Netflix (which is the best way to spend one’s time IMHO).

If you have the ability to “self regulate” then you have the personality type to freelance. If you lack this ability then you’re better suited to be working in an environment where your employer provides that structure for you.

How to sell your services as a freelance developer

Selling is something that a lot of people aren’t comfortable with. But, one of the biggest parts of being successful is being willing to learn about and do things which make you uncomfortable. I’m sure you were nervous about learning how to code, and now you’re doing it through decampment. You can learn how to sell your services also. Don’t worry that it makes you uncomfortable. Just remember that one’s comfort zone is where their dreams go to die. I know this is easy for me to say, since selling comes naturally to me, but you can learn to do this and after a while it will seem as easy as pushing a button.