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10 tips from 4 years of freelancing

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The document provides 10 tips for freelancing based on the author's 4 years of experience as a freelancer. The tips include finding a niche, raising rates, using contracts, defining processes, clearing the mind, and meeting both online and offline communities. Financial insecurity and isolation are identified as potential downsides while freedom and reward are upsides to freelancing.

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10 TIPS FROM 4 YEARS OF FREELANCING
WHAT IS FREELANCING?
THE PROS
THE PROS Freedom
THE PROS Freedom Rewarding
THE CONS
THE CONS Doing it all
THE CONS Doing it all Financial insecurity
THE CONS Doing it all Financial insecurity Isolation
Hi, I¡¯m Keith
Hi, I¡¯m Keith www.keithdevon.com
Hi, I¡¯m Keith www.keithdevon.com @keithdevon
1. FIND A NICHE
2. RAISE YOUR RATES
10 tips from 4 years of freelancing
Desired salary = ?35,000
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000 Billable hours / week = 30
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000 Billable hours / week = 30 Weeks / year = 45
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000 Billable hours / week = 30 Weeks / year = 45 Hours / year = 1350
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000 Billable hours / week = 30 Weeks / year = 45 Hours / year = 1350 Hourly rate = ~?30
Desired salary = ?35,000 Expenses = ?5,000 Billable hours / week = 30 Weeks / year = 45 Hours / year = 1350 Hourly rate = ~?30 Daily rate = ?240
3. DON¡¯T FEED THE MONSTER
4. USE A CONTRACT
Design is a Job: Mike Monteiro 4. USE A CONTRACT
5. THE CLIENT ISN¡¯T ALWAYS WRONG
Client Centric Web Design: Paul Boag 5. THE CLIENT ISN¡¯T ALWAYS WRONG
6. DEFINE YOUR PROCESS
7. USE THE RIGHT TOOLS
MY TOOLKIT
MY TOOLKIT Basecamp MAMP Pro FreeAgent Tower Toggl Dropbox Browserstack Sketch GitHub Photoshop Mockingbird Sequel Pro Coda PHPStorm and many more!
8. CLEAR YOUR MIND
4 Hour Work Week: Tim Ferris 8. CLEAR YOUR MIND
4 Hour Work Week: Tim Ferris Getting Things Done: David Allen 8. CLEAR YOUR MIND
9. DO IT FACE TO FACE
10. MEET YOUR COMMUNITY
ONLINE OFFLINE
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Facebook
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Forums
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Networking groups Facebook LinkedIn Forums
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Networking groups Facebook Conferences LinkedIn Forums
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Networking groups Facebook Conferences LinkedIn Events Forums
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Networking groups Facebook Conferences LinkedIn Events Forums Meetups
ONLINE OFFLINE Twitter Networking groups Facebook Conferences LinkedIn Events Forums Meetups Start one!
1. FIND A NICHE 2. RAISE YOUR RATES 3. DON¡¯T FEED THE MONSTER 4. USE A CONTRACT 5. THE CLIENT ISN¡¯T ALWAYS WRONG 6. DEFINE YOUR PROCESS 7. USE THE RIGHT TOOLS 8. CLEAR YOUR MIND 9. DO IT FACE TO FACE 10. MEET YOUR COMMUNITY
THANKS FOR LISTENING @keithdevon

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