How To Build Trust & Relationships With Clients: 8 Tips For Freelancers

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Building rapport (or a close relationship) with clients is one of the most rewarding things you can do to pave the road toward a successful freelance career.

When you have a close professional relationship with your clients, it’s easier to work on projects, it’s easier to understand their needs, and it’s easier to deliver projects that meet their expectations.

More importantly, it helps you to build trust and get more work from the same client for long periods of time.

I’ve been working with this one client for over 5 years. One time, I actually tried to leave his company to work for a different company but he didn’t let me.

Because we have a close yet professional relationship. And he knows that kind of relationship takes a lot of work and time to develop with another freelancer.

That’s just one example of how incredibly rewarding it can be to have a good relationship with your clients. It’s a surefire way to get repeat clients too.

If you also want to have that kind of relationship with your clients, follow these tips and learn how to build rapport with clients.

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How To Learn A New Skill Every Month

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This year, I challenged myself to learn a new skill every month.

It was an extreme challenge but I wanted to see how far I can get before I feel exhausted or bored.

Well, I was wrong. As Leonardo da Vinci said, “learning never exhausts the mind” and I’ve only felt excited to learn more.

As of March 20th, I finished learning two new skills and working on learning my third new skill this month. And I have plans to learn more skills this year.

This article is about the process I use to learn a new skill every month. I wanted to share this story so you could also try to learn a new skill (or two or twelve) this year.

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10+ Easy Ways Freelance Illustrators Can Make Money Online

By Roshan Perera / 17 Comments

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One of the most difficult things about being a freelance artist is finding work.

Finding freelance illustration jobs online is not an easy task either. Search any popular freelance platform and you’ll find less than 100 outdated job postings for illustrators.

And waiting for commissions can be quite depressing too.

No need to be discouraged. There are many different ways you can make money online as an illustrator.

In this post, I’ll show you some of the ways other freelance illustrators make money online. And prove to you that you can really make money drawing and selling your art online.

Keep reading to find out how.

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21+ New Low Competition Freelancing Sites You Should Join in 2022

By Roshan Perera / 28 Comments

Don’t you just hate it when the freelancing platform you’ve been using for years suddenly raises their platform fee to a ridiculous amount?

This not only forces us, freelancers, to raise our prices but also causes us to lose our repeating clients who often feel unhappy with sudden price changes.

UpWork now makes all of its users go through the same experience by using a new scheme of platform fees that is aimed at charging heavily from freelancers.

As soon as the news came out, most UpWork freelancers started looking for alternative platforms to avoid having to lose their money or having to raise their prices.

If you’re one of those freelancers looking for a new platform to offer your services or even if you’re just starting fresh as a beginner, then this list is for you.

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100+ Easy Freelance Job Ideas For Beginners

By Roshan Perera / 31 Comments

Are you still trying to figure out where to start your freelancing career? Here are more than 100 freelance job ideas to help you get started.

With some dedication, skill, and hard work, you’ll be able to make more than $500 a month following these job ideas. You can also do these jobs at home, full-time or part-time. The choice is yours.

I came up with these job ideas after doing a small research on popular freelancing marketplaces, including Fiverr, UpWork, Envato Studio, and People Per Hour. There were plenty of job postings and freelance professionals following these job skills on the marketplaces to guarantee that these job ideas work.

Check out the list and see if you can find a job idea more suitable for your skills.

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Hectic vs. Bonsai vs. Honeybook: Which Productivity App Is Best For Freelancers?

By Roshan Perera / No Comment

Finding the perfect project management app for freelancers is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

There are so many productivity and project management tools out there but most of them are designed for big teams and startups.

Thankfully, there are a handful of apps that offer better tools for freelancers and solopreneurs.

In this comparison, I look at the top productivity apps for freelancers to help you find the best platform to manage your projects and clients in one place.

How To Build Trust & Relationships With Clients: 8 Tips For Freelancers

How To Learn A New Skill Every Month

10+ Easy Ways Freelance Illustrators Can Make Money Online

21+ New Low Competition Freelancing Sites You Should Join in 2022

100+ Easy Freelance Job Ideas For Beginners

Hectic vs. Bonsai vs. Honeybook: Which Productivity App Is Best For Freelancers?

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