In other words we can say that freelancer is an individual, a self employed person who doesn't work on payroll of the company but works for temporary period or for particular project. Freelancer can work on full time as well as part time for any organization.
To freelance, you basically just need to have something of value you can offer to potential clients. Most people draw on their employment experience and offer freelance services in areas in which they are especially talented. The following items are also useful for those who want to freelance:
- A web site for promoting yourself.
- A dedicated business phone or cell phone number on which prospects can reach you.
- A business card.
- Ideally, a business address (such as a post office box or mail box service).
- A portfolio of your best work.
- Ideally, a few references, but you will build those as you go along.
First of all you must be clear about your goal whether you want to go for particular life style, or to focus on any field. You need to decide the target that you want to achieve.
Decision power should be the key factor of yours because he is you only who will decide the things and work according to the priority. You need to understand the importance of the clients so accordingly you have to delegate the time and work force.
Successful freelancer must have an ability to deal with every condition he comes across while finish up with the projects like to bear with nasty behavior of the client any mistakes made by the client etc. Gaffer must be able to search work by himself rather than going for the motto of let the people find him. This way he can get the best opportunities.
He must be able to deal with multiple clients at a time. Because you can't wait for completion of one project than search for other and then doing it and so on. After completion of a project of particular client he must maintain a data base of client so he can be in contact with him regularly and that way get business from the same client again and again and don't need to go for searching projects every time.
Give a proper costing, actual time and quality work and you will be the successful freelancer. If you feel that you have above qualities of being successful freelancers then what are you waiting for just go ahead and make your own world of freelancing and be your own boss.
