How to kickstart your freelancing career and earn $7,000+ per month building apps with no-code
Key takeaways from @codemap_io's top-earning freelancers
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Key takeaways from @codemap_io's top-earning freelancers
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10/ A technical background isn't necessary
It helps to have worked in tech, but the most important thing is to have genuine interest in creating new things and provide value for clients who are trying to build out their idea.
It helps to have worked in tech, but the most important thing is to have genuine interest in creating new things and provide value for clients who are trying to build out their idea.
9/ Specialize and keep learning
Do your research and pick a tool(stack) that gives you the most opportunities to find work and upskill in it.
Join a Bootcamp or get started with one of many learning communities.
Do your research and pick a tool(stack) that gives you the most opportunities to find work and upskill in it.
Join a Bootcamp or get started with one of many learning communities.
8/ Be passionate about your work
Do not get discouraged in the beginning - some tools have steeper learning curves than others.
Keep at it, it will pay off later down the road.
Do not get discouraged in the beginning - some tools have steeper learning curves than others.
Keep at it, it will pay off later down the road.
7/ Improve your sales skills
Start reaching out to clients as soon as possible. Selling to potential clients is a whole different skill in itself and needs to be practiced as well.
Start reaching out to clients as soon as possible. Selling to potential clients is a whole different skill in itself and needs to be practiced as well.
6/ Be honest about your capabilities
Tell your client what you can and cannot do, what you have experience with and what not.
If you are just starting out, you might need a longer timeline or reduce pricing to win the project.
Tell your client what you can and cannot do, what you have experience with and what not.
If you are just starting out, you might need a longer timeline or reduce pricing to win the project.
5/ Respond quickly
Send a proposal as soon as a project has been posted - projects can receive 10+ proposals within hours.
Clients are often looking to hire someone quickly so the faster you respond, the better.
Send a proposal as soon as a project has been posted - projects can receive 10+ proposals within hours.
Clients are often looking to hire someone quickly so the faster you respond, the better.
4/ Adapt to clients at first
When you are starting out, adapt to clients with smaller budgets.
Consider using a template. Perhaps lower your pricing for large projects.
Any project will be a valuable experience when you are starting out, no matter how small.
When you are starting out, adapt to clients with smaller budgets.
Consider using a template. Perhaps lower your pricing for large projects.
Any project will be a valuable experience when you are starting out, no matter how small.
3/ Hourly first, flat fee later
As you get better at sales and build a portfolio with raving testimonials, you can start charging a flat fee.
Then you will be able to jump from hourly-based pricing towards value-based pricing, which will be a game-changer.
As you get better at sales and build a portfolio with raving testimonials, you can start charging a flat fee.
Then you will be able to jump from hourly-based pricing towards value-based pricing, which will be a game-changer.
2/ Provide value
Do not try to close the client just because of the money on the table - focus on what they're going through and try to give as much value even before you sell the project.
Build trust and credibility even before money becomes part of the conversation.
Do not try to close the client just because of the money on the table - focus on what they're going through and try to give as much value even before you sell the project.
Build trust and credibility even before money becomes part of the conversation.
1/ Just go for it
No matter how good you are, things will never go exactly according to plan. You will always face technical difficulties or run into something you haven't done before.
Learning from mistakes is the best way to learn.
No matter how good you are, things will never go exactly according to plan. You will always face technical difficulties or run into something you haven't done before.
Learning from mistakes is the best way to learn.
TL;DR
1. Just go for it
2. Provide value
3. Hourly first, flat fee later
4. Adapt to clients
5. Respond quickly
6. Be honest
7. Improve sales skills
8. Be passionate
9. Specialize and keep learning
10. A technical background isn't necessary
1. Just go for it
2. Provide value
3. Hourly first, flat fee later
4. Adapt to clients
5. Respond quickly
6. Be honest
7. Improve sales skills
8. Be passionate
9. Specialize and keep learning
10. A technical background isn't necessary
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