Tips for Maximizing Your Freelance Income - Part 6
>> Tuesday, August 31, 2010
16. Team up
It is often a good approach to partner up with other freelancers for a single project or you may partner them for you own need. For example if you are working online, the you may develop a tie with other type of service provider such as designer, SEOs, writer, marketer etc. It is kind of work delegation but in this approach you are directly dealing with someone professional and at the same time, freelancer. So correspondence becomes easier and more effective.
17. Be Professional
Being professional is one of the key factors that needs to be attained to be successful in any attempt. So a professional approach could helps to close a contract.
18. Effective Invoice Management
If you do not send your invoice timely as set before, you will get a delayed payment. So you should use various online and offline tools that let you have a sound invoice management facilities. Also, if you exchange money through online, always use the notable options such as AlertPay or PayPal.
19. Invest
Investing is a good idea if you have client who pays some part of the fee up front. You may invest this money into developing your freelance business or upgrade your blog, or just simply set aside for future, preferably in the form of bond.
20. Apply Different Tools
With the evolution and growth of freelance business, there are many tools that are being developed with time to help doing the various freelancing work with efficiency and in timely manner. Some of them even allow you to communicate with the client in real time mode. Most of these software have an online version which can either be used for free or in exchange of small monthly fee. You should develop skills to use the software, this will increase your billable hour or you will have more time for relaxation. CONTINUE PART 7