How To Freelance

Learn the ropes, tips and tricks of freelancing

1. How To Freelance @thanpolas #HowToLance
2. #HowToLance @thanpolas You are what you are Not what you say
3. #HowToLance @thanpolas It’s a choice 6 to 18 months to get properly positioned
4. You are a Company
5. #HowToLance @thanpolas A Company’s Divisions • Strategy • Marketing • Sales • Financial • IT • Operations
6. You are a Brand
7. #HowToLance @thanpolas Let go of relics soulara23@hotmail.com http://elf-wizard.blogspot.gr @LordOfSlips69 @triabita
8. #HowToLance @thanpolas Brand Yourself thanpolas Logo Brand Name Your Brand
9. #HowToLance @thanpolas Build your Brand Your Homebase: http://thanpol.as Twitter: @thanpolas Skype: thanpolas Github: thanpolas email: thanpolas@gmail.com url shortener: http://than.pol.as/Vu05
10. #HowToLance @thanpolas Support your Brand Facebook Github Twitter
11. #HowToLance @thanpolas Showcase Yourself • Github • Behance • [Put Your Specialty Service Here] Open Source / Open Source / Open Source
12. #HowToLance @thanpolas Distribute Yourself • Blog Posts • Twitter • Reddit /r/[specialty] • Comments • Hackathons • Events • Facebook • Hackernews • Mashable • Massive Sites • LinkedIn
13. Sales Pipeline
14. #HowToLance @thanpolas Where to start www.odesk.com www.elance.com www.freelancer.com www.staff.com www.peopleperhour.com • Each platform has rating features. • Aim for self-branding. • Take inplace tests • Experts+ use different channels.
15. #HowToLance @thanpolas behance.net studio.envato.com wireframeplus.com pickcrew.com forrst.com www.peopleperhour.com ...designers
16. #HowToLance @thanpolas How to Bid Be industrious! • 50+ Bids / week (~6h work) • Variable rates (+- 10%) • Multiple platforms • Optimize per hat
18. #HowToLance @thanpolas Iterate • My name is Thanasis, i am a freelancer • I am Thanasis, web developer by trade • I kick ass! Can you handle it?
19. #HowToLance @thanpolas Measure Your Results
20. #HowToLance @thanpolas How to close Experts: Go for the jugular - Talk to the tech guy Newbies: Go for the non-tech clients, work more for less pay
21. #HowToLance @thanpolas Hourly vs Fixed • Always prefer Hourly • Non tech clients, go for fixed • Tech clients, push hourly
22. #HowToLance @thanpolas Rates Rates Rates • Entry: $5 - $20 • Intermediate: $25 - $40 • Expert: $50 - $70 • World Class: $80+ (per hour)
23. Tips & Tricks
24. #HowToLance @thanpolas Build your stash • Bookmarks • Repositories / Projects • Snippets / Library • Open Source / Open Source / Open Source
25. #HowToLance @thanpolas Be responsive • Answer your effing emails! • Be always ON and GREEN on Skype • Go the extra mile in elaboration
26. #HowToLance @thanpolas Learn the tools of the trade • Team organizing (Trello, basecamp, etc) • Live / Async Collab (hipchat, slack.com) • Skype / Google Hangouts • Google Drive • everytimezone.com
27. #HowToLance @thanpolas Find a time-track solution That fits your needs
28. #HowToLance @thanpolas Never directly ask to get paid • Protect your work (lo-rez) • Credit as much as you can lose • “Find the invoice attached” • “The total amount due is $120”
29. #HowToLance @thanpolas Ask to get paid on time Getting paid on time is the token of appreciation for your timely and hard work
30. #HowToLance @thanpolas • You are a Company • Brand yourselves • Showcase your work • Contribute / Participate • Bid - Measure - Iterate Summary
31. Thanasis Polychronakis @thanpolas thanpolas@gmail.com Thank you! #HowToLance
32. Thanasis Polychronakis @thanpolas thanpolas@gmail.com Questions? #HowToLance