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Start A Home Based Freelancing Business

How To Start & Grow Your Freelance Business Doing The Work You Love
Rating: 4.1 out of 54.1 (5 ratings)
68 students
Created by Eleanor Goold, Ali Mirza
Last updated 1/2020
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to build the right foundations for your freelance business from the get-go
  • The key things you need to know before you even start freelancing
  • How to identify your USP, brand and niche
  • How and where to find your ideal clients
  • How to effectively deal with client calls and follow-ups
  • Essential systems and processes you need to ensure your business runs as smoothly as possible
  • Contracts and proposals – what to cover
  • The Freelancer Toolkit - what you need to successfully run your freelance business
  • Pricing - what and how you should charge and clients to avoid if you want to get paid
  • Upwork and other online job boards - including sample proposal
  • Tips and strategies for marketing yourself both online and offline
  • Effective strategies to build your audience and grow your business
  • Sales funnels, email marketing and case studies
  • How to boost your business going forward by packaging your passion
  • SPECIAL BONUSES INCLUDE: Invaluable templates, checklists, proposals and prompts
  • Real-world exercises at the end of each section that you can do at your own pace

Requirements

  • You are passionate about what you do and want to HELP others with your services
  • You are looking to kickstart your freelance business
  • You are open to new ideas and willing to try out strategies that could supercharge your business
  • You want common sense advice from someone who has experienced the highs and lows of freelancing but who doesn't preach that their way is the ONLY way

Description

Let's face it.

Freelancing can be tough. Especially when you are just starting out.

On top of everything else you have to figure out:

  • What systems and processes should you have in place?

  • What should you include in your written agreements as a bare minimum?

  • How do you write proposals and handle sales calls?

  • In fact, how do you get clients in the first place?

And just as importantly...

How do you manage them once you've got them? 

Not to mention the thorny issue of what and how you should be charging.  And let's not start on the clients who ghost you or the non-payers. 

On top of all that there’s another harsh truth that no one wants to talk about...

And it's this:

Getting clients has little to do with how good you are at your craft!

Seriously.

It doesn't matter if you are a phenomenal photographer, a great graphic designer or a marvellous marketing pro...

No matter how talented you are it’s NEVER going to guarantee clients.

Or that you are going to make the money you think you deserve.

And why not, you may well ask?

Because being good at what you do is simply not enough to cut it as a successful freelancer.

You also need to know how to build, market and manage a business.

Fortunately, this course has been specifically designed to walk you through the steps you need to know to become a successful freelancer.

If you are just starting out on your freelance journey or are struggling with your freelance business, this course is for you.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner freelancers
  • Freelancers just starting out
  • Freelancers who want to work from home
  • Freelancers struggling in the feast or famine cycle

Course content

12 sections • 60 lectures • 2h 58m total length

  • Preview01:15
  • Preview00:19
  • Preview00:28
  • Preview05:01
  • Preview00:27

  • Preview00:15
  • Preview08:12
  • Your Turn
    00:25

  • Introduction to USP
    00:23
  • USP
    03:39
  • USP Example
    01:16
  • To Niche Or Not To Niche
    03:06
  • Your Turn
    01:54

  • Preview00:16
  • Your Ideal Clients
    06:29
  • Your Turn
    00:38

  • Intro
    00:16
  • Where to find work
    10:10
  • How to attract clients
    03:15
  • Social media marketing
    10:35
  • LinkedIn
    02:46
  • Offline marketing
    03:02
  • Your Turn
    00:41

  • Intro
    00:11
  • Client Calls
    09:26
  • Discovery Calls
    03:30
  • Proposals
    07:40
  • Your Turn
    00:50

  • Intro
    00:11
  • Upwork
    07:02
  • Upwork Tips
    05:48
  • Your Turn
    01:19

  • Intro
    00:21
  • What And How Should You Charge?
    06:08
  • Should You Display Your Prices?
    03:39
  • Common Mistakes To Avoid
    03:47
  • Red Flag Clients
    05:25
  • Your Turn
    00:22

  • Intro
    00:15
  • Systems & Processes To Have In Place
    07:02
  • Contracts
    05:26
  • Client Onboarding
    02:08
  • The Freelancer's Toolkit
    07:16
  • Your Turn
    00:36

  • Intro
    00:16
  • Email Marketing
    08:14
  • Surveys
    02:49
  • Collaboration
    02:34
  • Case Studies & Testimonials
    04:18
  • Sales Funnels
    03:52
  • Your Turn
    00:40

Instructors

Eleanor Goold
Creative Director|Copywriter|Copy Coach & Mentor
Eleanor Goold
  • 4.1 Instructor Rating
  • 46 Reviews
  • 334 Students
  • 3 Courses

Eleanor Goold is the founder of Kreativ Copywriting, a successful copywriting, course creation and coaching business.  

She also runs various online communities including The Copywriter Facebook Group and The Copywriter LinkedIn Group. She is co-host of two podcasts: The Anti-Social Chat Show and Kreativ Conversations, and has a growing following on LinkedIn.  

Eleanor is the creator of The Utterly Compelling Online Academy where she hosts courses about copywriting, content creation and other business related topics for small businesses and entrepreneurs

She loves to pass on her knowledge about storytelling, persuasive language and writing effective copy to get your readers to take action.

Ali Mirza
Growth Marketer & Digital Entrepreneur
Ali Mirza
  • 4.2 Instructor Rating
  • 4,753 Reviews
  • 106,077 Students
  • 41 Courses

My name is Ali Mirza and I am the CEO & Founder of iSocialYou. I have been in social marketing industry for 10+ years and started iSocialYou about 2 years ago. At iSocialYou I have worked with several mega brands and startups. I help our clients in creating an engaging social brand and then generate leads from their social media presence.

I am also an entrepreneur at heart and have launched some products along the way (FiveOH is the most recent mobile app that I launched in 2015).

While working with key mega brands (Chevy, Lexmark, Papa Murphy) and 100s of SMB, I learned a lot and now I want to help YOU get results from your marketing efforts. My mission is to help 1,000,000 students get results from social media marketing efforts.

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