What’s a Freelancer?
Written by Cedric Solidon on June 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 PMNow let’s go to the meat of the series. Let’s begin by defining what a freelancer is. And I’ll do that by checking Google and telling you the first definition I’ll come across with. Here it is. According to wordnetweb.princeton.edu, a freelancer is,
“A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.”
While that pretty much paints a basic picture of what freelancers are, let me give you a three-dimensional image of a freelancer by showing you some of the basic qualities they have:
1. They’re risk takers. Freelancers are those people crazy enough to risk having a lot of money this month and little or no money in the next.
2. They’re good at multi-tasking. Ever wondered how it feels to be your own boss, secretary and accountant all at the same time? Become a freelancer.
3. They understand that freelancing is also a business. Wait, freelancing is a business? Yep. Because you also have to market and price your services, talk to clients, find clients, etc. You get the picture.
4. They’re not afraid to talk to people. Now if you’re looking for clients, you won’t get very far if you’re afraid of talking to people. As a freelancer, you might need to do client presentations before you can sell your services to them.
5. They’re not lazy. Contrary to popular belief, freelancers are not lazy. In fact, they have to work twice as hard as office employees do because they manage everything that has to do with their work (refer to item #2).
Now we’ve got that covered, let’s now talk about, “How to become a Freelancer”.
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