Racheal Wheatley – waters creative
Freelance work: Work is not provided by any one company, you do many projects. You are payed either by hr or by project you have made for companies or clients. Freelance is on the higher prymid of the creative industry.
Many freelance on the side of working, ideal skills to use – communication, creativity and to be resourceful.
Freelancing can be lonely, you need to build your own relationships with companies and contracts because you are a team of one.
FREELANCERS TOP 5 TIPS
1- KEEP MOTIVATED
WORK DOESN’T JUST COME TO YOU, FIGHT FOR YOUR WORK
TOTAL FLEXIBILITY, WILL BE SOME LET DOWNS.
BE SENSIBLE AND KEEP A GOOD WORK BALANCE
EMBRACE THE CREATIVE SIDE- SPEAKING TO ME AND ME ALONE, CELEBRATE FROM FAILURES, LEARN AND CELEBRATE. LEARN CONTINUOUSLY.
4YOU AREN’T ALONE. ASK QUESTIONS, THE FREELANCING COMMUNITY IS HUGE STAND OUT.
2- DEVELOP YOUR OWN PERSONAL BRAND
WHEN YOU SELL YOUR PROJECT YOU SELL YOURSELF, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. TAKE PRIDE, BE CONFIDENT- LEARN AND SORT OF WING IT WHEN YOU FIRST START
MAKRE SURE YOUR WEBSITE IS YOU. SHOWS YOURSELF OFF, YOUR SKILLS
ASK FOR REFERENCES AFTER THE PROJECT IS FINISHED
3- TIME IS MONEY
BE CLEAR OF YOUR OFFERS FOR YOUR CLIENTS. ASK FOR A PRECENTAGE UPFRONT. YOU LAY DOWN THE GROUND RULES. BE STRICT, KNOW AND UNDERSTAND YOUR NUMBERS, RESEARCH FOR THOSE FIGURES, WHETHER IT’S DAILY OR HOURLY, DON’T SELL YOURSELF SHORT, DON’T BE A PUSHOVER, YOU KNOW WHAT THE PRICE YOU WANT. HAVE A CLEAR STAND OF YOUR RATES, DONT CHANGE
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY – ITS BETTER TO DO LESS THEN REALLY WELL, RATHER THAN MORE BAD STUFF. BE PICKY ON YOUR PORTFOLIO. SURPRISE YOUR CLIENTS- DELIVERED EARLIER.
TAKE OWNERSHIP
HAVE A PLAN FOR THR DAY THE WEEK AND EVEN THE MONTH
4- COMMUNICATION IS KEY-
SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. DON’T ASSUME, DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK. DON’T ASK YOU DON’T GET.
GRAMMAR, SPELLING AND ABILTY TO WRITE IS PROFESSIONAL MANNER IS UP TO SCRATCH. SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FO WHAT YOU SAY YOU’LL DO. CLARIFY YOUR ROLE FROM THE START, ADAPT YOUR COMMUNICATION STYLE TO YOUR. CLIENT. KNOWING WHEN TO SPEAK AND WHEN TO LISTEN.
BEING A FREELANCER CAN BE LONELY BUT MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND TALKS BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED IN THE FUTURE
CONTACT ALL THE CONNECTIONS
KEEP YOUR CV, YOUR PORTFOLIO AND EVEN YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS UP TO DATE.
5- ATTITUDE
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF – DOUBT STICKS OUT. DEVELOP A GOOD ATTITUDE, WORK HARD BUT KEEP IT POSITIVE. REMEMBER EVERYTHING YOU DO IS ANOTHER STEP FORWARD TO LEARN OR TO EVEN HAVE MORE RECOMMENDATIONS, ENSURE YOU LOOK APPROACHABLE, BE PASSIONATE. LOOK LIKE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOURSELF. FREELANCING SHOULD NEVER BE A CHORE. STAY LEVEL HEADED, WILL FACE. DIFFICULT TIMES AND HAVE BAD DAYS.
DONT BURN BRIDGES, KEEP CONNECTIONS. ONLY YOU ARE YOUR LIMITATIONS. BE FAST WORKING BUT DON’T PUSH YOURSELF.
Unit 3 - Professional Practice 