How I Scaled 500% Pay Hike In 6 Months Of Freelancing.
How I scaled 500% Pay Hike in 6 months of Freelancing.
How I Scaled 500% Pay Hike In 6 Months Of Freelancing.
- 1. START SMALL
- 7. BE THE BOSS
- 8. NEVER FORGET
How I scaled 500% Pay Hike in 6 months of Freelancing.
1. START SMALL
I ACCEPTED LOW VOLUME CONTENT WRITING GIGS WITH BASIC PAY RATES TO START WITH FROM FACEBOOK NICHE GROUPS.
2. ON THE JOB LEARNINR
I LEVERAGED THE INITIAL LOW PAYING GIGS TO LEARN THE WORK AND TOOLS RELATED TO IT. THEN, I APPLIED THESE LEARNINGS TO IMPROVE MY DELIVERABLES' QUALITY.
3. COLLECT TESTIMONIALS
I IMPRESSED MY FIRST 2-3 CLIENTS WITH THE WORK AND REQUESTED FOR THEIR TESTIMONIALS WHICH I ADDED TO MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES AND PORTFOLIO.
4. ASK FOR A HIKE
ONCE I HAD 3 ACTIVE CLIENTS IN MY BAG, I REQUESTED A REASONABLE HIKE FROM AMONG THOSE ENJOYING MY WORK.
5. RESET THE FILTERS
I STOPPED WORKING LOW PAYING GIGS AND FOCUSSED ONLY ON HUNTING HIGH PAYING CLIENTS VIA LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM, COLD MAILING, ETC.
6. WELCOME INBOUNDS: MY CLIENT HUNTING
AROUND MY 4TH MONTH. MOST OF THE NEW PROSPECTS STARTED APPROACHING ME ( IOME THROUGH LORD OF MOUTH. THIS MADE MY LIFE EASIER.
7. BE THE BOSS
I NOW QUOTE " TIMES FOR MY WRITING SERVICES COMPARED TO WHAT I STARTED WITH IN JAN 2021.
I HAVE mum; rl !PK TO REJECT OFFERS BELOW THAT.
8. NEVER FORGET
FOCUS ON :ONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA NIT. IF YOU DO THIS RIGHT, YOUR TARGET CLIENTS WILL COME TO YOU.
HEALTt COMES ABOVE WORK. IS YOU ENJr DOING APART FROM WORK. NEVER COMPROMISE YOUR SANI'l FOR A FEW EXTRA BUCKS.
