photo credits: asterisc21 (SXC) Freelancing has kept me busy once more. I was swamped with a lot of projects, that had kept me from updating this blog. Now that I have less to do, I am back to being myself once again. I like to share my experience with freelancing so far. And I have also realized that there is indeed a lot more to freelancing than what I have discovered. First, I am learning how to handle my finances. It is not always the case when jobs truly come one after another. The freelancer encounters an empty well atContinue reading »
Category: Freelancing
How I Started Out in Programming
By profession, I graduated as an Electronics and Communications Engineer, but my stint with this profession was short-lived. For most of my working life, I was an IT specialist: I was an instructor, programmer, web designer and programmer and now, I do some blogging too. I have encountered others like me who like to consider changing careers because IT is fast becoming a profession that pays a lot when employed. I also discovered that there are also more jobs in the internet that opens up more possibilities because of some outsourcing sites. Writing and programming are jobs that are usuallyContinue reading »
Create a Profile that Will Attract Clients
At first, I believed that having a profile to apply to freelance jobs is just simply the same as the resume that I submit to potential employers in a corporate job. Actually, having an internet profile to show to clients is a whole lot different from what you carry in the resume. I spent more than a day to spruce up my profile, from my tagline, to the profile. I am sharing what I did to my own profile: Title/tagline: I selected a phrase that I think would attract potential clients. It is a one-line phrase that will should tryContinue reading »
My View on the Global Economy
The presence of offshore jobs have really put freelancing practices into global competition. The freelancers from developed countries are to match the skills of those living in the developing country. Freelancers from developed countries complain of the low priced bids offered by those living in the developing countries. For instance a freelance programmer based in the US can charge more than twice to what freelance programmers based in the Philippines. The charge is dictated primarily by the cost of living that these countries have. The US programmer has to charge more because the basic needs and expenses are higher thanContinue reading »
Qualities of a Freelancer
I believe that a good freelancer sees to it that he or she is: a good negotiator appreciates deadlines beats procrastination has very good communication skills has that entrepreneurial mindset very skilled in what he or she does always continues to hone his or her skills knows his or her limitation adapts easily to change believes in satisfying his clients works not only with one but multiple clients (for most of the time) attempts to draw multiple sources of income learns how to network with other freelancers and clients knows when to party Admittedly, I am not that ideal freelancer.Continue reading »
