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Why a full time job sucks big time
I am not excused with the story of
a full time employee. Normal people spend 8 hours a day 5 times a week in their
offices, while I experienced a 9/6 schedule as a Graphic Artist in a printing
press company. Yep. 9 hours a day, 6 times a week, not to mention with no overtime
pay, and a complicated holiday pay grant. It was my first full time job after
getting my Bachelor's degree in Advertising Arts. I'd admit it was a fun
experience despite the schedule. But after 2 months with that, I started to
feel extra exhausted because I still needed to attend to my online business
while I only had a Sunday for that... not to mention it was my supposedly only
rest day. Another 2 months of tolerating that setup, I became fed up and
spontaneously resigned with no plans. I was a bum - a NEET - for a month after
that. Like really. How do people actually endure everyday like that? I wondered
a lot how my co-workers were able to do it because I might have
been missing the obvious. But after
analyzing, it was probably not the thing for me. It also made me realized six
things. I hate waking up anytime earlier than 9am (my workplace then was just
around the corner so I didn't really need
1. to prepare at
2. I dislike spending 9 hours
sitting on a chair with my eyes on the computer all day long for 6 days.
3. Even though I liked what I do,
doing it on what seems like forever is not my thing.
4. I hate being under any
unnecessary watchful eyes as if I'm a criminal on probation.
5. Being ordered around is not
really my thing.
6. I won't be able to eat, or
drink, or sleep anytime I want when I'm being paid for tasks I need to do for 9
hours.
Freelance starting
problem
Spending everyday at home scrolling
9gag made me think about what I actually want to do with my life besides
bumming. Then I remembered how I wrote articles through connections from
friends of friends when I was still studying high school. So I tried doing that
again, only to find out it's not the easiest thing. Before, I had friends
who'll look for people who needed my services. All I had to do was well...
write. Given that, I had no idea how the hell I would score clients with no
prior experience in actually looking for one... more so where I should look
for.
I read a bunch of blogs and finally
was able to come across a few who discussed where I should actually start.
That's something right? oDesk, Elance, ProBlogger, Freelance Writing Gigs, and
Freelance Writing - are just some of the long list of freelancing job
boards across the net. I scrolled through, bid. And no matter what, I was
always outbid. I knew my price was low since I live from a third world country
with low cost of living, plus I'm just starting, so it made me wondered a lot.
It went on for 2 weeks. I analyzed the situation where I realized what I
was doing wrong.
5 Things
Freelancers Do That's Why They Can't Get a Client
1. Copy pasting
a proposal
Yep. I often copy pasted proposals
to several bids because we would always say the same thing right?
Qualifications, rates, and whatnots. I do tweak them a little to match what a
client needs, but it always started with one single basis. same introduction,
same format.... thus...
same output. Don't sound like a bot
or spam Ai.
WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO: PERSONALIZED.
Insert your personality and write
as if you're talking to your colleagues. Friendly, but professional. It will
make an employer at ease. There's nothing wrong about copy pasting, but make
sure you don't sound as if you're repeating all of that in a neutral tone and
just want to get it over with and hope you'll score a client.
2. Being too
unnecessary
Like seriously. A lot of clients go
through several applications, proposals and bids, so they don't really have all
the time to know about how your grades were in college, or if you still live
with your mom. Just say what they need to know.
WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO: KEEP IT BRIEF.
Discuss what is important, why
you're the best on the position, and your credible experiences that could
justify them.
3. Being too
common
Employers (at least the proper
ones) take time to read each one. If you've already cut them to get to know you
before they even decide if you're "the one" screws up your chance.
You can't expect you'll get noticed or be trusted just by saying "I know I
am qualified for your project." Hell, everyone else is obviously applying
because they think they can do the job.You have to impress them by how you
introduce your service.
WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO: STAND OUT
State why you're above everyone
else. Make the employer remember what you wrote even after reading all the
bids. It will raise your chances of getting a second look at.
4. Not
justifying their prices
You know how when we buy clothes,
we usually check out the design if it's pretty enough, check the material if it
suits are wants; and check the tag if its in budget and is worth it. It goes
the same with freelancing. They need to know why you're the person they need.
WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO: SELL YOURSELF
Advertise yourself like a product.
This especially works if you know you don't price cheaply. Discuss what you
will be doing and do it so it'll look like you know your thing, and you're
actually worth it.
5. Not having an
awesome portfolio to begin with
No matter how great you are in
selling yourself, if it doesn't reflect your skills through your samples, then
you're getting no clients. You might as well go back to your 8/5.
WHAT YOU NEED TO
DO: WRITE NOBLE-PRIZE WORTHY WORKS
I don't know how to emphasize this
even more. But if you want to impress clients, then you have to impress them
all out.
How I earned
$275 in 4 days
After finally spending time doing
shitty proposals, I was finally able to score a client who made me ghostwrite a
short eBook. He paid me a heaping $275
for a 4-day work of 30% writing (while eating, drinking, and my feet up on the
table), and 70% doing what I want (alt tab to
Facebook, go out to get some
coffee, take an afternoon siesta). It's not the best habit with the 70% doing
what I want, I could have earned the $275 in a day or two of pure writing, but
I hope you do get my point. I'm not the fastest writer, but being able to do
that in a time I hold in my hands is not something you can do full time. A
little more extra effort, and you can get thousands of dollars by doing
something you're really passionate about, while Next articles I would write
about would be "How to Avoid Freelancing Scams." So stay tuned.
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