Comments on: Day 2: Examine Your Freelancing Resources http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources Let's put the "freedom" in freelancing Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Elizabeth http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3877 Elizabeth Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:02:10 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3877 Hi Alexis! What a great 'resource' your website is - particularly this 31 Days guide. I'm on Day 8 but I thought I'd come back and post a few comments. I aim to start my own little venture by April after testing the waters since October last year and seeing the freelance work grow. I'm in full-time work, but handed in my notice recently as I couldn't continue to do both and I would prefer to go my own way. Risky I know, but I have savings and the freelance work is really growing. With this exercise, I discovered that I can start off with relatively low resources at low cost. And that I have friends who'd be interested in being 'back-up' if I need to outsource the work. A great start. Thanks so much for the structure and advice. Hi Alexis!

What a great ‘resource’ your website is – particularly this 31 Days guide. I’m on Day 8 but I thought I’d come back and post a few comments.

I aim to start my own little venture by April after testing the waters since October last year and seeing the freelance work grow. I’m in full-time work, but handed in my notice recently as I couldn’t continue to do both and I would prefer to go my own way. Risky I know, but I have savings and the freelance work is really growing.

With this exercise, I discovered that I can start off with relatively low resources at low cost. And that I have friends who’d be interested in being ‘back-up’ if I need to outsource the work. A great start.

Thanks so much for the structure and advice.

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3678 Alexis Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:40:51 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3678 Hi John, links to all the posts in the series are on this page: http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/31-days-to-start-freelancing Hope that helps! Hi John, links to all the posts in the series are on this page: http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/31-days-to-start-freelancing

Hope that helps!

]]> By: John http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3671 John Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:36:54 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3671 It's nice to see links to days 1,2,3,4,8,15,28. What about the other days? You could put the day number in the url. Or you could put links in the next for the next and previous. It’s nice to see links to days 1,2,3,4,8,15,28. What about the other days? You could put the day number in the url. Or you could put links in the next for the next and previous.

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3622 Alexis Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:48:46 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3622 @Christina Crowe - I'm so happy you're finding the series useful! And that you're taking action -- that's the most important thing. All the best to you :-D @Christina Crowe – I’m so happy you’re finding the series useful! And that you’re taking action — that’s the most important thing. All the best to you :-D

]]> By: Christina Crowe http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3620 Christina Crowe Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:34:44 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3620 Hi Alexis, I just signed up for your 31 Days to Start a Freelancing Business Course and, I must say, I'm loving it so far! I love the actionable steps in each assignment, and the lessons from yesterday and today really helped to give me a clearer understanding of exactly what services I can provide and what I have at my disposal to use towards my freelance writing business. For so long, I've been afraid to hire myself out because I didn't want to get tied down to flat and hourly rates (as opposed to the residual income I get from affiliate marketing and Demand Studios). But earlier this month, I finally made the decision to give it a try - after one major source of income washed away, I was in dire need of an alternative to help out my financial situation. That's when I joined Elance. Little did I realize that it would actually be so exciting! I mean, I get a thrill just marketing myself alone - I love the challenge of targeting each proposal to fit a client's needs or striving to meet each milestone of a project and being rewarded as I get closer and closer to the end goal. And just yesterday, I received my first job on Elance after a week of perfecting my profile and sending proposals (I was expecting it would take weeks or more!). Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for putting this course together. My next goal is to put up a portfolio on my own domain name (I already have one registered) and hopefully market myself to potential clients off Elance. I'm sure I'll learn loads in the days to follow! Christina Hi Alexis,

I just signed up for your 31 Days to Start a Freelancing Business Course and, I must say, I’m loving it so far! I love the actionable steps in each assignment, and the lessons from yesterday and today really helped to give me a clearer understanding of exactly what services I can provide and what I have at my disposal to use towards my freelance writing business.

For so long, I’ve been afraid to hire myself out because I didn’t want to get tied down to flat and hourly rates (as opposed to the residual income I get from affiliate marketing and Demand Studios). But earlier this month, I finally made the decision to give it a try – after one major source of income washed away, I was in dire need of an alternative to help out my financial situation.

That’s when I joined Elance. Little did I realize that it would actually be so exciting! I mean, I get a thrill just marketing myself alone – I love the challenge of targeting each proposal to fit a client’s needs or striving to meet each milestone of a project and being rewarded as I get closer and closer to the end goal. And just yesterday, I received my first job on Elance after a week of perfecting my profile and sending proposals (I was expecting it would take weeks or more!).

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for putting this course together. My next goal is to put up a portfolio on my own domain name (I already have one registered) and hopefully market myself to potential clients off Elance.

I’m sure I’ll learn loads in the days to follow!

Christina
Christina Crowe´s last [type] ..Goals and Achievements – May, June & July 2011

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]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3070 Alexis Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:41:02 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3070 @Brian - I'm glad you found the exercise useful. Keep going! @Brian – I’m glad you found the exercise useful. Keep going!

]]> By: Brian http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-3067 Brian Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:43:40 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-3067 This was a great exercise for today. My resources are in place. All that is lacking is my time management. This task has helped me to see things in a better like. Thanks again Lexi for this. This was a great exercise for today. My resources are in place. All that is lacking is my time management. This task has helped me to see things in a better like. Thanks again Lexi for this.

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-2712 Alexis Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:12:51 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-2712 @Bonnie - Wow, you've got a LOT on your plate! Freelancing is one of the easiest businesses to set up; you need so little to get started. I hope you'll soon figure out how to fit freelancing into the reset of your life. I know people accomplish great things when confronted with great challenges :-D @Bonnie – Wow, you’ve got a LOT on your plate! Freelancing is one of the easiest businesses to set up; you need so little to get started. I hope you’ll soon figure out how to fit freelancing into the reset of your life. I know people accomplish great things when confronted with great challenges :-D

]]> By: Bonnie http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/your-freelancing-resources/comment-page-1#comment-2711 Bonnie Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:04:58 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=417#comment-2711 Lexi, This was a great exercise and it really helped me to see that materialisticly speaking, I have everything I need to start my freelance business and that the "financials" I had set up were for in the future - way in the future. It was good to see that my only obstacle seems to be time management - something I never learned very well. It's hard to manage your time when you work a full-time job, go to school full-time and have 5 beautiful children who depend on you (and who you depend on, sometimes, too!) Lexi,
This was a great exercise and it really helped me to see that materialisticly speaking, I have everything I need to start my freelance business and that the “financials” I had set up were for in the future – way in the future. It was good to see that my only obstacle seems to be time management – something I never learned very well. It’s hard to manage your time when you work a full-time job, go to school full-time and have 5 beautiful children who depend on you (and who you depend on, sometimes, too!)

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