idealmike
Level X3
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When you're starting out as a freelancer. You'll want to know about some of these business management tips so that you'll have a better chance of finding success when freelancing. You don't have to have a lot of business management experience, you'll just have to think about some of the things that go with freelancing and so that you can become a truly self-proficient freelancer in the game!
[b]Do you brand yourself and sell yourself?[/b]
Sure do! I didn't start doing this until recently though, maybe a year ago. I would focus more on my brand name and not branding myself as an expert in the field. Now I kind of regret doing that because there's so much content out there on the web that is by me, but under different pen names.
[b]Do you work from home or at and in an office and why?[/b]
I work from home. I don't really need an office since all my people are independently contracted for each job that is in need of work. If I set up an office I would probably just be wasting money. I think I'd be much more productive though lol :D
[b]Do you learn to optimize and upscale and processify everything?[/b]
Yuuuup. I try to do a lot of it myself. I do have a partner who helps out with the business end of things, but that's not as much as what I have to do so it sometimes feels like I'm doing all the work by myself :(
[b]Do you burn your bridges with past clients or keep in touch?[/b]
Never burn a bridge! I've had clients stop their work with me because they thought it wasn't working, but that's not burning a bridge. A lot of newer clients don't realize that it can take up to 6 months to get ranked in the search engines so they cancel after 60 days lol.
[b]Do you keep your friends close but your enemies closer? [/b]
I keep my friends close and I monitor my enemies. You always have to keep an eye on the ones who are trying to take you down :)
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Lynne
Your advice for keeping your enemies close is spot on, I believe that while we may be in direct competition with someone there is always enough to go around if we all play fair and respect each other. On top of that like you said you can really keep better tabs on your competition when they are close and in contact with you right?
Plus if you are talking about burning bridges then being nice to your opposition is really important, you never know where you will be in 5 or 10 years time. I heard an interesting saying that went something like "Be careful who you wipe your feet on today, you might have to kiss their ass in the future" and that is just so fitting.
I had an online baby store and I was on very friendly terms with a competing online baby store, now that I am blogging and closed my store I am an affiliate of her store and she sponsors prizes for competitions I run which is really awesome. Mike I love these tips for freelance business management, they are all very valuable and relevant. Your advice for keeping your enemies close is spot on, I believe that while we may be in direct competition with someone there is always enough to go around if we all play fair and respect each other. On top of that like you said you can really keep better tabs on your competition when they are close and in contact with you right? Plus if you are talking about burning bridges then being nice to your opposition is really important, you never know where you will be in 5 or 10 years time. I heard an interesting saying that went something like "Be careful who you wipe your feet on today, you might have to kiss their ass in the future" and that is just so fitting. I had an online baby store and I was on very friendly terms with a competing online baby store, now that I am blogging and closed my store I am an affiliate of her store and she sponsors prizes for competitions I run which is really awesome.
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