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12 May, 9 tweets, 2 min read
EVERYTHING you need to know about how to become a freelance developer/web designer.

For free.

In detail.

A thread πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
β†’ How to Start Freelancing

β†’ What Services to Offer

β†’ Common Questions

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/how-to-start-f…
β†’ How to Charge for a Website

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/how-to-charge-…
β†’ How to Create a Winning Portfolio Website

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/portfolio-tips…
β†’ How to Niche Your Services (and Why)

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/niche.html
β†’ How to Get Results for Your Clients

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/marketing-clie…
β†’ How to Get Clients

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/how-to-get-cli…
β†’ How to Increase Your Income

Answered here πŸ‘‡

studywebdevelopment.com/digital-market…
All you need to know ❀️

Freelancing changed my life.

Take action, try it and see if it's for you.

Hope this helps πŸ‘

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Kyle Prinsloo Profile picture
17 Feb
The freelancing blueprint πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Disclaimer:

Freelancing is NOT for everybody, but it is for everyone 😎

Just give freelancing an honest attempt for a year.

If you enjoy it - cool.

If you don't - cool.

At least you tried.
Freelancing starts with a SKILL.

1. Learn how to make a website (Web Design).
2. Learn how to get sales for a business (Digital Marketing).
3. Learn Web Design and Digital Marketing.

I'd recommend option 3.

You're offering a once-off and monthly service.

Win-win.
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5 Jan
Here are all the businesses I’ve tried:

(Half of them failed)

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Training Spectrum

A website showcasing local sports talent, health and fitness articles and interviews with personal trainers.

Started at 17. Lasted 4-5 months.
Food & Drink

A local website listing restaurants in each city (before Zomato was a thing).

Started at 18. Lasted 6-7 months.
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5 Jan
Why would a client want to pay for a website when they can just code it (for "free") with:

- Shopify
- Wix
- WordPress
- WebFlow

???

Here's my answer πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Platforms like Shopify, SquareSpace, Wix and others are great.

They make creating sites super easy and you can often get good support as well.

Who would pay someone else to create websites when they could create it themselves and save the cash?

Think of it like this:
Why do people eat out when they could eat at home?

There are so many options out there:

β†’ Fast-food
β†’ Fine-dining
β†’ Organic
β†’ Chinese
β†’ Indian
β†’ etc.

Then each sub-industry has hundreds of restaurants to choose from as well...
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5 Jan
These are the articles you can expect this year (so far):

On SWD (very detailed):

β†’ 10 Steps Become a Successful Freelancer
β†’ How to Become a Freelance Developer from Scratch
β†’ How to Get Web Design Clients: The Blueprint
β†’ Portfolio Website Tips for Freelance Developers
On @freeCodeCamp

β†’ How to Handle Client Objections
β†’ 7 Different Ways to Grow a Side Income
β†’ Why You're Not Getting Clients (and How to Fix It)
β†’ The Different Ways to Charge for a Website Project
β†’ Stop Focusing on the Fluff and Focus on What Gets Results

and more...
On @hashnode

β†’ Why is WordPress so Underrated?
β†’ Why is Freelancing so Hard? (and How to Make it Easier)
β†’ How to Grow a Freelancing Business Through Outsourcing

and more...
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27 Nov 20
How I upsold a client from $5 β†’ $30,000+

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It all started on Fiverr:

βœ… I offered a Web Design Analysis Report for $5.

It was a 3-page document suggesting some tips on how they could improve their website to get more sales.

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βœ… Then I upsold them to a Wireframe for $100.

This was a visual design of my suggestions.

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23 Sep 20
πŸ”₯ My two-cents on:

β€œWhy would a client want to pay for a website, when they can just do it themselves for free with platforms like:

- Wix
- Shopify
- WebFlow
- WordPress
- Squarespace
- etc.

Here's my answer in a thread πŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ
Platforms like Shopify, SquareSpace, Wix and others are great.

They make creating sites super easy and you can often get good support as well.

Who would pay someone else to create websites when they could create it themselves and save the cash?
Think of it like this:

Why do people eat out when they could just eat at home?

There are so many options from:

- Fast-food
- Fine-dining
- Organic
- Asian
- Indian
- etc.

Then each subcategory has hundreds of restaurants to choose from as well...
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