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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2020 · 25 MIN

The 5 Worst Mistakes Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them

from Self-Made Web Designer · host Chris Misterek

YOU’LL LEARNHow to keep yourself from overpromisingSurefire ways to know that you can deliver more than what your client wants without having to kill yourself in the processHow to avoid clients that aren’t worth any amount of moneyHow to know what to charge for your freelance web design servicesGood project management practices for your web design businessHow to have clients that love you and can’t help but tell their friends about youHow to use data to know the perfect price to charge your freelance clientsHow to use gratitude to love freelancing moreRESOURCESArticle: How to Start A Freelance Web Design Project the Right WayWhy the most important step in every freelance web design project is the first step.Article: Web Designers. How to be Confident with What You ChargeFour key ways to bid with confidence.Brad HusseyBrad Hussey is a professional web developer who shares real life experience and tips that cover the best way to get started as a freelancer.  He is also one of the most quotable people I follow regarding freelancing... so you should probably look him up.Article: Six Amazing Project Management Tools for Web DesignersMy project management used to consist of a really long email chain. A client would email the details of the project. I’d follow up with questions and responses. Then I’d send them things to review and they’d respond with revisions...Inevitably, I’d miss something along the way making me feel horrible and my clients frustrated.So, I had to figure out systems and tools to keep things clear for me and stress-free for my clients. So, as usual from my pain comes some helpful tips for you.Clueless at the WorkBook and Podcast by my friend and mentor Anthony Garone.Podcast Episode: Clueless at the WorkThis podcast is Anthony and I talking about career transition and of course, freelance.Self-Made Web Designer WebsiteWhere I teach people how to become successful web designers. Social Media for Chris MisterekInstagram : @ChrismisterekFacebook You can find the free Starter Kit Course at selfmadewebdesigner.comSubscribeAND you can subscribe to the Self-Made Web Designer podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube.  Be sure to rate and give feedback, which helps folks find the help they need!

In this episode, I cover all of the ways you are unknowingly turning off potential clients, or worse, unknowingly ticking off actual clients enough to get them talking poorly about your work to their circle of influence. This is a death trap for a new freelancer. Don't do what I did... Learn from my mistakes. Lean in, and listen in 1.5 speed because it makes my points punchier. Bottom line, If you don't quit, you win.

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