Armed with a skill, idea, a laptop and an internet connection, you can completely change your life!
Method 1
- Refine your skill (through online courses)
- Create a portfolio/ website
- Create more work and improve.
- Showcase online
- Pitch and network
- Charge higher, give more value
- Pitch more
Method 2
- Refine your skill (through online courses)
- Package your skills well (Website, portfolio, online cv)
- Showcase online and steer conversations
- Pitch and network strategically
- Search for opportunities online
- Apply and use your work as a portfolio
- Refine
Method 3
- Start a product/ service business
- Get a website
- Showcase on website
- Use social media to push products/ service
- Use influencer marketing
- Share user generated content
- Keep promoting and creating content around your work.
- Make sales.
- Scale business
Method 4
- Create brand persona
- Become a thought leader in a subject
- Drive conversations around that topic
- Challenge assumptions
- Write books, articles. Share content
- Be featured in places
- Become a public figure/ authority
-Teach, host events, work with brands
- Scale
NB: You can be doing a combination of these. Some of these methods may sound/ look similar to some.
Method 1: Here, I was thinking about graphic designers, photographers, freelance writers etc.
Method 2: Applies to people who are job searching. Because there are so many unemployed people with skills, people have seen that they have to learn how to apply for jobs differently. Some tips --->
Method 3: Applies for people who have offline businesses with an online presence or/ online businesses. i.e.. Hair companies, consulting businesses, etc.
Method 4: Applies to coaches, public figures, gurus etc. Basically people who have built a brand with their names.
They often launch books, digital products, masterclasses etc.
I have used 1, 2 and 4 at some point. I share such tips and more on my channel. youtube.com/jeanwandimi
Have you thought of freelancing as your new career move? Maybe you have tried your hand at it and want to take it more seriously. Maybe you have even made some money from it in the past. However, you feel like something is not clicking.
Like you are meant to be doing more or being paid MORE! I can help you become a freelancer. I can show you how to use the internet to showcase your skill and get paying clients. attisfire.com/online
3 years back, I was frustrated when I wasn't getting thousands of views on Youtube or getting so many brand deals in my niche.
I realized that I can still use Youtube as a sales funnel to get leads for my consultation.
How?
NB: This is mostly for people in education/ info side of Youtube.
Step 1: Find a niche(s)
Youtube is a great search engine. Create searchable content in your niche. Look for problems and offer solutions. Teach. Share. Demosntrate.
Don't worry about niching down in some seasons. Look at what your audience needs. For example, I learned that my audience was interested in @Upwork tips.
How to pitch for @Upwork
and other freelance writing gigs.
- Should I write a long or short proposal?
- How should I package my skills?
- I never get any jobs. What am I doing wrong?
- How do I stand out from competition?
Start a website/ newsletter curating all the weekend domestic travel deals from all those companies who do day trips, weekend trips, domestic travel stuff.
Sometimes you miss out on stuff because you don't know where to look.
I'd curate one but I lack the time.
Imagine a website full of travel stuff, activity ideas from all types of budgets.
Also including these activities.
Twitter Analytics helps you understand how your content impacts your audience and the ways in which your activity on the platform can help you grow your business.
On your profile- Click More ... - Analytics
The tool is free, accessible to all users, and includes information about your Twitter engagement rate, impressions, tweet activity, and information about your followers.
Check it out.
You can review Twitter Analytics to take a deep dive into what your engagement looks like on the days you post more or less content to determine what’s working well for your specific audience. Test!
PRICING is just a touchy subject. Freelancers, content creators & artists, how do you decide on the price you charge for your services? Gather around.
(thread)
This conversation cropped up on twitter a few months back and I realized that many people (freelancers, content creators and even artists) don't know how much to charge for what they are offering.
How much do you charge for your services?
1. Competitor pricing
★ Look at other people in your niche and what they charge.
★ If you are an online freelancer, look at what other people charge on their profiles.
You might have to swallow your pride and ask directly. #createbrandbuild
Can private people who don't love to overshare details about their personal lives still grow a brand in this age of video and visual content? Yes they can!
Here are ways you can make YT videos without showing your face/ without talking about your life. dreamandu.com/youtube-channe…
Other ways to make videos if you are a private person. 1. Show the work.
Let your focus be your work. There is so much you can do in your area of focus.