Tuesday, 16 February 2010

How to Become a Successful Freelancer

By Ganesh Verma

The trend of freelance jobs is increasing now a day. Many web development projects are coming into freelance market. So there is demand for skilled programmers and freelance web designer to work on projects. Freelancers are paid on project basis. Their are plenty of sites which offers freelance jobs. But before you start working as a freelancer you should know some things that are needed in this field to become successful.
Following are some tips to become a successful freelancer.

1. Register to top freelance sites and do not forget to create portfolio of your previous work. Always check these sites for new projects.
2. While offering service for a freelance projects, accurately estimate the time and cost needed to complete the project. Because the person who are offering the jobs is neither interested in wasting his time nor money if it is not done in specified period. So first do time and cost estimation.
3. While bidding on freelance projects, also provides links of your previous work. This will help you in getting more projects in hand.
4. After bidding on projects, send a private message to the job provider. This shows the client you interest in project.
5. Always offer quality work and timely delivery to the customer. This will help you in getting more projects for the same job provider. i.e. Create a good professional relationship with you job provider.
6. You must have an online bank account so that you will get your money in your account. So open an account at online money transaction sites like paypal.com.
7. Always ask for the client to escrow money in his account to avoid getting cheated
8. If while bidding on a project; if you are not certain about some requirements, then ask these issues before accepting the project.
9. After successfully completing project ask the client to write a review of your work. Because rating will decide your quality of work and help you to get more projects from that site.
10. Also give follow up services to clients if he asks for it.

These top 10 freelance jobs tips will help you start a successful freelance career.

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