Freelancing Guide: How to Start an Alternate Career
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Some basic guidelines for beginner freelancers. Briefly covers starting freelancing, getting projects, working with projects and clients etc. Presented at a seminar on "Building Tech Career" at DUET, Gazipur, Dhaka. Arranged by http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/phpexperts/
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Freelancing Guide: How to Start an Alternate Career
- 2. We'll Discuss on Definition How to start History Getting Projects Why freelancing Working with Projects Why it's not Dealing with Clients Wise Advices Impact On regular job
- 3. We'll Discuss on Definition How to start History Getting Projects Why freelancing Working with Projects Why it's not Dealing with Clients Wise Advices Impact On regular job
- 4. How to start? Just decide that you want to start
- 5. Prepare Yourself Build your skill Your Blog/Website Comfortable Workplace Proper Equipment
- 6. Where to go? http://www.elance.com http://www.getafreelancer.com/ http://www.scriptlance.com/ http://www.getacoder.com/ http://www.rentacoder.com/ http://www.odesk.com/
- 7. Build a good profile Area of expertise Short bio/resume Previous works avoid broken/bad links Testimonials/Ratings
- 8. Getting Projects Clients are looking for you, really!
- 9. Search projects Area of your confidence Don't go beyond capacity Do take chances (carefully!)
- 10. Place Bids Read the description carefully Follow the instruction Be the early bidders Estimate timeline realistically Quote a reasonable price Attach similar work sample
- 12. Milestones Points which mark completion of some aspect of a project Will usually have deliverables Keen attention in meeting milestones
- 13. Communication Planning the project Providing updates on the project Discussing their feedback Presenting the deliverables
- 14. Keeping Record Document meetings and phone calls Store emails safely Use a project management application Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/) ProjectPier (http://www.projectpier.org/) PivotalTracker (http://www.pivotaltracker.com/)
- 15. Dealing with Clients Let him know Be warm and friendly Be honest Know yourself
- 16. Dealing with Clients (cont.) Stay calm Be timely Be available and reachable Giving attention
- 17. Impact on regular job Before having a regular job After having it
- 18. Anis uddin Ahmad Sr. Software Engineer, Wneeds. http://ajaxray.com | anisniit@gmail.com
- 19. Questions?