http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Fri, 16 May 2008 15:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-18617 Freelancer Visa - Auswanderer-Forum / USAExperten Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:22:21 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-18617 [...] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Bl... The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them da ist mir eins ganz besonders aufgefallen: Lack of preliminary research. This is research before making your pitch, not before completing the assignment. Often a freelancer will contact a potential client and make a pitch, without really understanding the client or his needs, and without knowing how this project will add value to the client. This approach will get you very little business. How to avoid: Research the client thoroughly before making contact. The Internet is a great way to do that, of course. Know what the client does, the client’s market, what the client’s goals are (in general), and figure out how you can help the client meet those goals. How will you add value? Direct your pitch at those issues. ups, noch eins: Letting off steam. If there is a problem with a client, some freelancers have a tendency to vent their frustration — at the client. For example, if an editor decides not to run my article, I might show my frustration and displeasure in a very angry way. This is bad. It will harm your professional reputation, both with this client and with future clients. And it will lead to decreased business over time, if you continue this mistake. How to avoid: If there is a problem with a client, and you are angry or frustrated, do not communicate right away. Let your steam off some other way, through talking to a friend, through exercise, through eating a carton of ice cream. But don’t do it at your client, or anyone else in your professional world. Bite your tongue. Then, when you’ve calmed down, communicate with your client in a non-emotional, professional manner — preferably in a positive way, but clearly, so that future problems can be avoided. __________________ Juergen Warum soll's uns schlecht gehen, wenn's uns gut gehen kann! [...] […] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Bl… The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them da ist mir eins ganz besonders aufgefallen: Lack of preliminary research. This is research before making your pitch, not before completing the assignment. Often a freelancer will contact a potential client and make a pitch, without really understanding the client or his needs, and without knowing how this project will add value to the client. This approach will get you very little business. How to avoid: Research the client thoroughly before making contact. The Internet is a great way to do that, of course. Know what the client does, the client’s market, what the client’s goals are (in general), and figure out how you can help the client meet those goals. How will you add value? Direct your pitch at those issues. ups, noch eins: Letting off steam. If there is a problem with a client, some freelancers have a tendency to vent their frustration — at the client. For example, if an editor decides not to run my article, I might show my frustration and displeasure in a very angry way. This is bad. It will harm your professional reputation, both with this client and with future clients. And it will lead to decreased business over time, if you continue this mistake. How to avoid: If there is a problem with a client, and you are angry or frustrated, do not communicate right away. Let your steam off some other way, through talking to a friend, through exercise, through eating a carton of ice cream. But don’t do it at your client, or anyone else in your professional world. Bite your tongue. Then, when you’ve calmed down, communicate with your client in a non-emotional, professional manner — preferably in a positive way, but clearly, so that future problems can be avoided. __________________ Juergen Warum soll’s uns schlecht gehen, wenn’s uns gut gehen kann! […]

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]]> http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-14097 NYIT Fine Arts Blog » Blog Archive » The 10 biggest mistakes freelancers make and how to avoid them! Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:16:38 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-14097 [...] Helpful tips for freelancers. Contributed by Greg Gammino. More > [...] […] Helpful tips for freelancers. Contributed by Greg Gammino. More > […]

]]> http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-13669 Blog Artiste | Just another WordPress weblog » The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:29:31 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-13669 [...] are more crucial than others, and if we can correct or avoid those mistakes, we’ll survive.read more | digg story « Stop the speech bubble logo insanity Sorry, no comments [...] […] are more crucial than others, and if we can correct or avoid those mistakes, we’ll survive.read more | digg story « Stop the speech bubble logo insanity Sorry, no comments […]

]]> http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-12721 My-Ad-Sense Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:08:28 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-12721 [...] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them Let’s take a look at some of the most essential mistakes that freelancers, new and old, often make, and how to avoid them. Typical mistakes: missing deadlines, charging too little, lack of preliminary research, getting to personal, not proposing a follow-up idea. [...] […] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them Let’s take a look at some of the most essential mistakes that freelancers, new and old, often make, and how to avoid them. Typical mistakes: missing deadlines, charging too little, lack of preliminary research, getting to personal, not proposing a follow-up idea. […]

]]> http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-11545 Working with Clients | digiladee Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:26:50 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-11545 [...] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them [...] […] The 10 Biggest Mistakes Freelancers Make, and How to Avoid Them […]

]]> http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-11349 Kunfluo le blog - Gestion de projets web » Les erreurs à ne pas commettre en tant que Freelance Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:26:11 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/freelancing-essentials/the-10-biggest-mistakes-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-11349 [...] Lu sur Biologeek, une liste d’erreurs à ne pas commettre en tant que Freelance que David Larlet a traduit de l’anglais. La liste avait précédemment été publiée par FreelanceSwitch. [...] […] Lu sur Biologeek, une liste d’erreurs à ne pas commettre en tant que Freelance que David Larlet a traduit de l’anglais. La liste avait précédemment été publiée par FreelanceSwitch. […]

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