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5 Common Mistakes Freelancers Should Avoid

Human beings are bound to make mistakes, but we as humans can certainly avoid certain mistakes by knowing how to deal with it beforehand. Many times, a simple folly might cost you a good client. You don’t even know what you did and why it happened. Well, making mistakes and learning from them is a hard way out.

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5 Common Mistakes Freelancers Should Avoid

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  1. 5commonmistakesfreelancersshouldavoid Humanbeingsareboundtomakemistakes,butweashumanscancertainly avoidcertainmistakesbyknowinghowtodealwithitbeforehand.Manyatimes,asimplefollymightcostyouagoodclient.Youdon’tevenknowwhatyoudidandwhyithappened.Well,makingmistakesandlearningfromthemisahardwayout.Instead,tofindfreelancejobsonlineyouneedtolearnwhattoavoidandthethingsyoushouldneverdo. Herewediscuss5commonmistakesthatfreelancersdoandthebestwaytoavoidmakingsuchslip-ups. 1.Pitchingtheclientapricetoohighortoolow: Justtograbholdofaprojectpitchingapricethatistoolowiscertainlyabigmistake.Whyshouldyouloweryourworthasaprofessionalwhenyoudeservemuchmore?Yes,youmightgettheproject,butinthelongrunyouwillstruggletoearnmore.Thisisbecause,clientswillalreadyhavetheimpressionthatyoucanbehiredforcheapandthereforetheywouldneverbereadytoshelloutmore.Don’tletthathappentoyouandstateyourworth. 2.Avoidingescrow: Manyemployerstrytoavoidupfrontpaymentandespeciallyescrowmodeofpayment.Justtogetfreelancejobsonlineyoushouldnotmakesucha compromise.Aclientwhoisavoidingescrowmightnotpayyouever.Or, maybeyouwillgetpaid.Inotherwords,withoutescrow,youcanneverbesureaboutyourpayment.Therefore,itisimportantforanynovicefreelancetoknowwhattheescrowsystemisallabout! 3.Avoidingcommunication:

  2. ItistheresponsibilityofafreelancertocommunicateproperlyandclearlywithItistheresponsibilityofafreelancertocommunicateproperlyandclearlywith theemployer.Theclienthasplentyofoptionsintheirhand.It’supontheprofessionaltomakethefirstapproachandknowabouttheproject.Mostoftheissuesandconflictsoccurduetomiscommunication. 4.Notfocusingonself-development: Self-developmentandlearningnewskillsisveryimportant.Ifyouareadeveloper,thenlearningPHP,Javaoranyothernewskillwillcertainlyhelponetoexcel.Ifyouaregoodatwhatyouaredoing,thenthat’sgreat.But,addingnewskillsetstoyourCVcanverycertainlygetyounoticedfortherightreasonsbytherightemployers. 5.Notbrandingthemselves: Sinceindependentcontractorsareworkingallaloneandontheirown,theyneedtobelikeabrand-name.Forcreatingtheirownbrandandmarketingtheirskills,itisnecessaryfortheseprofessionalstohaveaninterestingportfolio,apersonalblog/website,aLinkedInprofileandsoon. So,wetrulyhopewepointedoutwhereyouweregoingwrong!

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