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How do I become a freelancer? I'm tired of being a wageslave and spending 8h in an office with my boss looking at my screen all the time. Would like to be my own boss at my pace. I know however, that being a freelancer can be tough too.
Are there any sources, books, etc. that you can recommend? My field is UI/UX design and I have a strong portfolio. But I don't know how I can get my first clients. Should I just mail thousand companies and introducing myself? I would rather stay away from those many freelance platforms as the competition is high and there are tons of people who do the job for 10% of the fair payment.
My idea is also to make an PDF file with an introduction, my skills, my recent work and then some pricing options. Like 3 days of work as a cheapest package and 7 days of work for a high price to get a fully working prototype of their app/software. Of course flexible, so that it depends on what the client could need and pay.
I just can't really figure out where to start and get my first jobs. Do you also have some general advices about this?
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I'm actually doing freelance work right now, and here's how I got my first set of clients:
1. Advertise in as many places as you can, for as low a cost as you can. My first real client was a local who saw a PAPER ad I put up on a community bulletin board. I shit you not. We met at starbucks, I laid out the service I could provide, the cost, listened to what his business needed, and we agreed that I'd work on a month-to-month basis.
2. Apply for various temp jobs, or jobs that are looking for someone on a contract basis. In USA there is craigslist and other job-search sites that list these types of jobs. Many companies prefer to hire someone on a "1099 basis" because they don't have to deal with extra costs like healthcare, HR, etc. So this is ideal for freelancers who don't want to wagecuck at a fixed location.
Hope that helps. Freelancing is rough and lots of uncertainty involved but gives you the freedom that is obviously different to wageslavery.
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>>2986833
Thanks a lot for the good advices. That helps definitelly.
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>>2986833
What is your daily date? (Or a rough est if you don't have a set one). It sounds like you work for a pretty low rate from the way you advertise your services.
>>2986810
What ever you do, get on Dribbble (yes that's meant to have three b's). I also recommend checking out a YouTube channel called "The Futur" - it's a great resource and has a lot of content about the business side of design.
If you're into UI/UX and you're any good then you should be getting day rates of around £150 at least
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>>2987193
>get on Dribbble
That's actually what I meant with "strong" portfolio. I also have lots of followers there.
I'm gonna check that youtube channel, thank you!
>day rates of around £150 at least
Isn't that a bit low for freelancing? From what I know is that the average in Germany is around 400 - 600 euro per day as you have to pay insurance, taxes and all the other costs by yourself.
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