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The Complete Freelancing Course-Upwork Fiverr Home Business

Name: The Complete Freelancing Course-Upwork Fiverr Home Business
Rating: 4.1 (567 reviews)

The Deep-Dive, Comprehensive Course on Freelancing In the Era of Fiverr, Upwork and the Home Business

Created byTJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide Digital

Last updated 1/2026

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Create a freelance business
Build a more profitable freelance business
Increase freelance marketing on the web, in-person and on places like Fiverr and Upwork
Build a busienss plan for a freelance business
Create a successful home business

Course content

17 sections • 240 lectures • 14h 35m total length

Quick Wins! How Your Proposal Can Beat The Competition Every Time!0:58
Time To Get REAL1:34
This Is Exactly What Your Freelance Business Should Focus On2:42
Identify and master the most complex skills that others value, building a sustainable freelance business with pricing power and clear differentiation.
Instant Answers to Your Freelancing Questions0:26
Speed Is the Way to Your Success1:36
Decide Which of the Three Primary Freelancers You Want to Be2:44
Preventing Short-Term Thinking from Destroying Your Freelancing Career2:36
Think long term to build a sustainable freelancing career in a knowledge economy by continually learning today for future growth, more clients, and higher revenue.
Developing a Freelancer Mentality Rather Than an Employee Mentality3:13
Exciting New Update to this Course1:28
I've listen to you tell me that you found it difficult to upload your homework videos to the Udemy Q and A Section. To make it easier for you to get quick feedback from me and your fellow students, I've created a Facebook page just for my Udemy students.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/559917031170397/?ref=group_browse_new

Please not that this page is just for posting homework and questions related to your course. There will be no promotion or selling of any kind by me or any students in this forum. And please note, that you are in no way required to join this page or post your videos to Facebook. You can simply use the Udemy Q and A section here if you prefer.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/559917031170397/?ref=group_browse_new
Why the Most Important Capital for Your Freelance Business Isn't Money3:31
Know Exactly What Sort of Relationship Your Client Is Looking For2:17
Discover how freelancing differs from traditional employment, deliver faster value with a clear value proposition, and build ethical, long-term client relationships.
How to Know Whether You Really Want to Be a Freelancer or a Full-Time Employee1:38

Rule Number 1 of The Successful Freelancer Club, Never Talk About...2:40
Position yourself as an expert, consultant, trainer, or public speaker, never call yourself a freelancer.
You Now Truly Know What Freelancing Is0:57
Freelancing means taking charge of income by finding clients and getting people to pay you. Work outside a large corporation, earn money doing what you are good at.
The Golden Age of Freelancing is NOW2:59
You Never Know When a Self-Promotional Opportunity Might Pop Up2:16
Spot appropriate self-promotional opportunities to boost your freelancing, from posting your expertise in the discussion forum to creating a short self-promotion video, with optional testimonial endorsement.
Crashing the Barriers to Entry4:39
The Pros and Cons of Freelancing1:32
Explore the pros and cons of freelancing, including no boss, flexible scheduling, intellectual freedom, and creative control with client choice. Understand downsides like no benefits and irregular income.
For Better or Worse, Everyone Now Has a Global Reputation3:09
In the Future, We Will All Be Freelancers and For More Than 15 Minutes2:55
The Freelance Lifestyle Of Your Dreams1:21
You WANT People to Tell You That You Are Too Expensive11:18
Your ONE BIG Revenue Driver6:32
The Best Time to Start a Freelance Business2:38
There is no perfect time to start a freelance business; begin when you're ready, even at rock bottom, and hustle with marketing mindset to thrive through a recession.
Yes You CAN Have Full Benefits1:59
The Exact Right Time to Quit Your Day Job0:54
The Psychological Profile Of the Successful Freelancer1:26
You Can Conquer Your Neighborhood, Your City, Your Country or the World3:11
Identify your marketplace and choose local, regional, national, or global scope to guide your marketing. Global reach can outperform local demand for highly specialized services.
You Are NOT a Home-Based Business You Are A Customer-Based Business2:48
Why Should You Listen to TJ Walker Talk About a Freelance Career3:53
Quiz 1

Finding Your Ideal Niche In the Freelance World5:49
Discover your ideal freelancing niche by evaluating three circles: what you enjoy, what you’re good at, and what clients will pay for, and focus on their overlap.
Finding the Best Markets2:42
Identify a focused niche with a clearly established market to maximize earnings, using Google search results and ad presence to gauge consumer demand and marketplace viability.
Positioning Your World Class Expertise1:28
Position yourself as a world class expert with unique experiences and expertise in solving specific problems, expanding opportunities worldwide, and charging higher fees.
Saving Your Clients Time and Pain Will Bring You Prosperity2:04
Discover how to save clients time and money and eliminate their pain by delivering fast, convenient, and cost-efficient services, from ride-hailing to coaching.
Unlocking Secrets of Your Niche By Talking to Your Competitors2:29
Unless You Are Growing Corn You Must Avoid Being a Commodity1:13
Learn to avoid being seen as a commodity by proving what makes your freelancing service unique, personalized, and high quality to command better rates than $5 a day.
Being Number 1 Isn't Just a Sporting Chant6:11
Position yourself as number one in a focused niche to attract premium clients, justify higher rates, and build a scalable freelance business.
Finding the Right Evergreen Niche2:55
Identify an evergreen freelancing niche with long-term demand, focusing on public speaking and media presence, including video speaking, to build a sustainable career.
Avoiding the Discount Bin6:03
Finding What Is Truly Distinctive About You3:37
Meeting the Low-End Market With Inexpensive Products, But Not Your Time2:21
Prioritize a high-end, full-day training as the core offering, then add scalable lower-cost products like books or online courses to reach broader markets without increasing your time spent.
Make Sure You Are Happy To Talk About Your Niche2:16
Specialize Specialize Specialize4:16
Specialize in a tight, marketable niche to boost demand and earnings, exemplified by crisis communications for oil and gas executives, with focused media training and presentation training.
Selling Service or Selling Products or Selling Both1:30
Passing the Friends and Family Test1:21
Practice Your Freelancing Homework Using the TJ Walker AI Clone0:16

Quickly Becoming a True Expert4:13
Explore how to rapidly become an expert by reading massively with Kindle Unlimited, surveying thousands of books, and tracking the industry landscape to outpace competitors.
Creating a Cycle of Constant Improvement2:43
Develop lifelong expertise by constantly learning and refining your skills, tracking global competitors, and continually improving to better serve clients in a connected freelance market.
Get to Know Your Role Model0:49
Identify top role models in your freelancing field, study their career trajectories, writings, and websites to understand best standards, and use that inspiration to excel beyond them through due diligence.
Follow Your Friendly and Unfriendly Competitors1:58
Master of Opposition Research1:01
The Constant Creative Difference0:33

Your REAL Job Is NOT What You Think It Is2:22
Yes, Even a One Person Freelance Business Needs a Website5:08
Learn Where Successful Freelancers In Your Field Do Their Marketing1:20
Discover where successful freelancers market, test channels like Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat with a $25 budget, and direct results toward your website sales pages.
Painting a Picture of Your Ideal Buyer3:01
Advanced Marketing Tip Create Video Proposals for Clients3:10
For freelancers, deliver personalized video proposals to every prospect to stand out, show you’re real, and reach more clients with a simple two to three minute message.
Know Where Your Customers Hang Out and Then Hang Out There Too3:27
Crawl Into the Skin of Your Customer1:35
Adopt the customer perspective to identify problems and deliver outcomes that improve clients' lives and solve their real needs.
Getting Other People to Sing Your Praises2:11
Finding the Pond Where Your Customers Go Fishing3:13
Selling to Corporations or Consumers, Making the Right Bet5:09
Pushing the Right Buttons With Your Clients5:10
An Elevator Pitch That Gets You to The Top Floor3:57
The World Is Your Oyster AND Your Client Base2:53
The Boring Database Best Friend4:02
The Ultimate Secret Marketing Tool Extremely Happy Customers Who Can't Stop3:29
Quiz 2

If You Can Use a Toaster or a Cell Phone, You Are a Technology Expert7:08
Skype Your Way Into Clients' Hearts2:30
Use Skype to reach prospects and clients worldwide with affordable video calls, building trust and quick, convenient communication across local to global markets.
Google Adwords On a Tight, Focused Budget1:46
Simple Talking Head Video To Spread Your Message2:56
SEO Working For You and Not Against You3:15
Discover how search engine optimization drives client discovery by creating strong content and optimizing pages to show up on Google, even for local services like a dog walker.

Become a Content Machine Quickly and Easily1:52
Using Your Content to Spin Gold, Not Just Spin Your Wheels3:12
Writing a Book Won't Make You Rich And Famous, But It Will Decrease Your Chances5:47
Write a book in small daily steps to build credibility and trust as a freelancer, then publish as a low-cost ebook or PDF on Amazon to attract clients.
Gaining Expertise Through YouTube and Podcasts1:47
The Lazy Easy Way to Make Content for Your Freelance Business2:17
Creating Content Regularly Forces You to Grow and Improve2:18
Creating content regularly forces you to grow, dig deeper, and sharpen your niche, making you more valuable and able to command higher rates.
Rehearse Your Freelancing Homework and Get Instant Feedback0:15
YouTube Your Way to Higher fees and Steady Clients6:03
Going From Social Media Time Suck to Social Media Strategy1:53
Blogging Your Way to Higher Paying Clients2:01
Email Newsletters Are Old, Boring AND Effective4:35
Make Money By Teaching Others How To Do What You Do - Online4:41
Here is an Example of a Long Video I Use to Market my Freelance Media Training53:54
Here Is Another Example of Long-form YouTube Video I have used to Generate Leads26:51
Master crisis communications: define the crisis, respond instantly, and communicate three messages with a visible spokesperson. Stay transparent, accountable, and focused on facts, what happened and what you are doing.
Start Your Media Company Today0:17

Getting Paid The Nuts and Bolts Of Your Freelance Business3:21
The Nastiest Word In the World Discount6:49
Getting It In Writing If You Really Want to Get Paid13:54
The Price is Right1:49
Research what the most successful people in your industry charge and offer, then set a rate accordingly and learn how to ask potential clients what they paid in the past.
Make It Really Easy For Your Clients to Pay You3:09
Set up versatile payment options so clients can pay any way, including credit cards, PayPal, wire transfers, or cash, and process payments quickly to avoid lost revenue.
Give Yourself a Pay Raise Every Single Year4:24
Training and Firing Your Clients2:41

Avoid Being Seen as a Flake2:50
Your Marketing and Branding Doesn't Stop Once the Customer Has Hired You2:35
Why a Business Card Isn't Just for Old Fogeys4:26
Being Professional And Avoiding the Flake Label1:26
Here Is How You Look the Part4:24
Saving What Your Clients Value More Than Even Money Their Time5:06
Learn to honor clients' time by showing up on time, returning calls promptly, and sending proposals quickly to avoid delays and friction.
Communicate the Way Your Customers Want to Communicate Not How You Like to6:18
Creating a Workflow for Yourself and Your Clients3:47

Requirements

Motivation to work on your own terms and to give great value to clients

Description

Freelancing done right creates the ultimate in employment and career stability. You can be your own boss. And you can be a well-paid freelancer with full benefits IF you build your freelancing business right. From the ground up.

It doesn't matter whether you are creating or running a copywriting business or a web design business. It doesn't matter if you are a home business or on the road constantly. If you want a successful freelancing career, you must follow core business fundamentals that position you to soar! This course will teach you how.

Being a successful freelancer in today's gig economy isn't just about having slick copywriting for your offer on Fiverr and Upwork (though that isn't a bad start), it is about a long-term positioning and strategy that allows you to build financial as well as intellectual capital.

To some, freelancing means instability and low wages. To you, after taking this course, freelancing will mean high income, career stability, industry influence, and the power to call your own shots.

This course will teach you how to establish a strong foundation for your freelancing career so that you can continually grow, increase fees, attract better customers and clients, and command respect from all you deal with.

Whether you are an accidental freelancer or one entering the field on purpose, this course will provide you with shortcuts to success. Nothing good happens overnight, but you don't have to go through a multi-year, trial-and-error process before coming up with a system that works for you and your lifestyle.

Freelancing done poorly can make you end up feeling like an over-tired, stressed, impoverished indentured servant. Freelancing done the right way can give you a lifestyle of creative and professional control coupled with financial freedom.

Message from the instructor

"I've been a full-time freelancer for the last 25 years. The freelancing existence has led to the lifestyle of my dreams. I've traveled the world, worked from home, been paid handsomely, and generated profits that paid for all I could ever want. It wasn't easy at first, but I can teach you the fastest way to position yourself for both short-term long-term success." TJ Walker

You can get clients to call you and ask for your availability

You can get clients to realize the full value of your experience and expertise

You can give yourself a raise every year.

You can give yourself full benefits

You can give yourself vacations

You can create long-term economic stability without fear of ever getting fired

Here is what Udemy students say about this course:

"Right off the bat, I was able to tell this course was going to give me exactly what I need to get my freelancing carrier off the ground. TJ Walker is an extraordinary teacher and this course offers many keys to succeeding with a freelance business. Thank you, TJ Walker!" Boysenberry Payne

"It is great opportunity for me to get this Course. It's really so helpful for me and I am thankful to team Udemy who create this base for students." Muhammad Khurshid Alam Hashmi

This Freelancing course is ideal for anyone searching for more info on the following: Fiverr - freelancing - freelance - Upwork - freelancer. Plus, this course will be a great addition to anyone trying to build out their knowledge in the following areas: Fiverr - Upwork - home business - online business.

Who this course is for:

Aspiring freelancers
Freelancers looking to increase their fees
People who are sick of their boss
The Under-employed
Anyone Unemployed
Entrepreneurs

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Selecting the Perfect Freelancing Niche for You16 lectures • 47min

Become a True Expert in Your Field6 lectures • 11min

The World MUST Know Where and How to Find You15 lectures • 50min

Curing Technophobia Once and For All5 lectures • 18min

You Are A Media Company15 lectures • 1hr 58min

Getting Paid Want You Want and Deserve7 lectures • 36min

Nobody Will Ever Think of You as a Flake8 lectures • 31min

Mastering the Blank Calendar1 lecture • 8min

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