Internet based Freelancing - Ideas and steps to get started

Name: Internet based Freelancing - Ideas and steps to get started
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Learn different ways to make income from your computer at home. No gimmicks, just simple concepts.

Created byKim Debling

Last updated 8/2017

English

What you'll learn

Figure out what ways of making money online will work for them
Describe different platforms to sell their products online
Find new ideas quickly and easily for making money online
Know ways to create value with nothing but time, a computer and an Internet connection

Course content

7 sections • 23 lectures • 43m total length

Welcome to the course1:55
This lecture aims to introduce myself as your instructor and tell you what the course is all about.

The course covers 5 interchangeable ways to make money, it explains the concepts behind the different ways to earn and gives ideas and solutions for each one. By the end of the course you should have some great ideas of how you can realistically make money using the Internet. All of the ideas are solid ways to make money and are a far cry from the many scams that you can fall into!
Course Feedback0:31
Caveats0:42
This lecture tells you to be realistic - you will need to work. You will need to be productive and you will need to keep going!
Sound Business Sense - the 'secret' to making money3:21
This lecture lets you know the VERY basic concept that will allow you to solidly earn money:

Find problems and provide solutions.

Don't charge a fortune but don't work for pennies.
How this course is laid out0:45
Describes the 5 ways to make money from home that are covered in this course - feel free to jump to the section that resonates most with you and/or skip the sections that you know are not your strengths.

The concept1:03
Many people or businesses cannot afford to hire someone full or even part time to carry out certain tasks. But they still need these things done so they end up doing them themselves - be the person who helps them out.
Ideas3:08
Things that you can already do. (Or develop new skills as per section 5). Logo redesign, Caption typing, data entry, writing blog posts (see next section for social media marketer), create videos, voiceovers, user testing/reviewing
Fiverr and other similar sites6:38
Explains many of the different sites to sell your services or to find jobs and ideas.
[Activity] List the skills you already have0:16
Write down the tasks that you could do for other people quickly and/or easily.

The concept3:11
Social Media marketing is crazily important in todays world. Businesses KNOW that it is hugely important. However when business owners are so busy doing their business they have no time.
What and how often0:46
How often should companies be posting on social media - the guide within this lecture show that its probably more than you think!
The set up3:05
How to contact business owners. How much to charge. Keep track of everyone with spreadsheets, call your businesses weekly/monthly. Do the content ahead of time, then schedule. Tools like hootsuite will help but cost money.
[Activity] Find small-medium sized local businesses0:21
Find and write down 20 contact details. You can contact these people, explain who you are and what you're setting up.

The concept1:20
By creating digital products and placing them online to be available to customers you can create a 1-to-many ratio rather than a time-for-money ratio. So taking time to create a thing may pay dividends in the future - this is where either real money starts coming in, or you just waste your time!
Ideas2:09
Exploring the sorts of things you can sell online after creating just once. EBooks, PDFs, tutorials, templates, patterns, downloadable art, fonts, web applications, apps, courses.
[Activity] Create an ebook on something you know0:47
Yes! Really! At least 5 pages about something you know. It doesn't have to be selling ready, it doesn't have to be pretty. It doesn't have to be good. The exercise will show you that you will need to organise your thoughts on a subject, and will show you how easy or hard you find writing about something. Save as PDF.

The concept4:12
Actual physical products still need to be bought and sold to keep the world going round. You can either create real products from home or you can sell others' products.
Ideas1:34
This lecture covers how to find ideas of what to sell online. Search ebay, Amazon and Etsy for ideas and to see what sells well - view your favourite categories and look at the bestseller lists. Search for dropshipping resources. Explore these resources without having to create a paid account!
[Activity] Research one item of each type that you could sell.0:21
Reasearch an item that you could sell from home. Find the wholesalers and scope the competition.

The concept2:02
Figure out what skills you could learn in order to earn money in the future. Find resources on the Internet to learn for free or paid.
Ideas and Resources3:45
As well as the ideas presented in this lecture consider:

Computer based skills.

Coding of any sort

Design of any sort

Marketing skills

Books on any subject (try to find in demand ones or ones where you can see a spin that needs to happen).
[Activity] What would you like to learn? Find resources.0:12
Find something that you'd like to learn and research your learning options.

Requirements

Making money from home will always require hard work and dedication
You will only need a computer and an Internet connection
You must be willing to learn new things, interact with your own customers and work hard

Description

[Update April 18 from Kim: In an effort to give full disclosure to future students I'd like to let you know that I'm undergoing treatment for Stage 4 Lymphoma. I hope and aim to make a full recovery by next year! This means I'm not able to participate as an instructor as much as I'd like to but students have excellent reviews of my courses and ask surprisingly few questions - I hope that means that my courses are complete enough without needing lots of clarification. Please remember there is a money back guarantee so if you purchase my course then decide you would need more instructor input you can utilise that feature. So remember life is short - take the course - learn the skills - make the move - do the thing - eat the cake - and remember to always check that what you are doing makes you happy!]

Start bringing in a second income using just your computer, an Internet connection and your own time.

In this course students learn several different methods to make cash by:

Doing small computer based jobs using gig or freelancer platforms
Providing a social media manager service to several companies at once
Creating digital products that can be made once and sold many times automatically
Selling real products either by purchasing and selling stock or by drop shipping
Learning new skills which you can then convert to more money making methods

Contents and Overview

This course was made for anyone that wishes to earn money from home, whether they are a student with spare time but can't work a 'traditional job', a stay-at-home mum or dad who has a little time while the kids are away, or whether they have a full time job but want to build a second income, or build a business that they can leave their day job for. The only requirements are a flexible mindset and a commitment to working hard.

Enrollees in this course will have access to the five sections which detail different ways to make money. The sections cover very broad subjects but some aspects are interchangeable. The first section covers the very basic way to make money:

Find problems
Solve them
Don't charge a fortune...
...but don't work for pennies

Each of the sections explores the concept and why it makes money. Each also then explores practical and realistic ideas or how-to's so that students can start making money easily as quickly as possible - the only time is to figure out what goods or services to provide and then to create your online profiles and pages as required.

If students feel that they don't have the skills required to make money online then they should not worry - the first section covers the skills that anyone has to offer if they can just read, write, talk, sing, type or draw!

Students who complete this course will be mentally prepared and full of ideas to create their second income. The course is motivating and shows how easy it is to create an income with no capital - just time and effort.

Who this course is for:

Students with any spare time between their studies
Housewives or househusbands who have some time available to make an income
People willing to work in their spare time to build a home business in order to leave their day job

Internet based Freelancing - Ideas and steps to get started

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 7min

1: Doing little jobs for many people4 lectures • 11min

2: Social Media Helper4 lectures • 7min

3: Create Digital Products3 lectures • 4min

4: Sell Products3 lectures • 6min

5: Develop New Skills3 lectures • 6min

Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

Requirements

Description

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