How to Start Selling as a New Freelancer

[Jasmine]

A lot of people want to try their hands on freelancing but they are afraid to join freelancing platforms because they are afraid of rejections. True indeed, a new freelancer will have hard time being successful on popular freelancing platforms like Fiverr and Upwork. If you are finding yourself on these shoes, here are tips to start selling as a new freelancer.

Focus on learning new skills, also try upskilling as well. Having skills in multiple areas is the key to become successful on freelancing platforms.

Improve the quality of your work. Having skills is good but you need to be highly skilled in what you do. Having high quality skill means you are able to deliver the best. Delivering quality work is the key of being successful as when you deliver quality you will have returning customers.

You also need to have patience. You cannot become successful over night. You also need to put on a professional hat. When you are a professional, people will like to hire you frequently.

Remain active on the platform, respond to the customers immediately. A lot of people also like to try new freelancers, and they look for freelancers who are active on the platform.

Optimize your profile for internal ranking. If you are selling gigs, make sure your gigs are good for internal searches.

 

[moonchild]

Freelancing is getting more hits on the internet, a lot of people are considering working on their own terms because the available alternatives are not worthwhile, so people do not have any option but to freelance, I also think the market is saturated, but even at that there a lot of people making a killing in it and you can do it too, so how do you get started, my advise will be a little bit unconventional.

If you are starting a freelancing career in 2023 being your first time, you should start making a cold outreach to people you know personally because it is only at that time you will be able to make something tangible, if not you will be like everyone else on upwork and fiverr trying to make ends meet by competing with one million people who are willing to do it for less, the choice is definitely yours.

 

[Imran Noori]

In order to become a successful freelancer you have to learn at least one digital skill because clients are paying you for your skills but if you have several skills then you will be a very successful freelancer especially if you have digital marketing skills which is very necessary to advertise your other skills to clients.

Freelancing platforms are saturated but you need to face challenges to make money; learn a digital skill, do marketing for it, upgrade your skills and sales will come.

 

[Lens1000]

The freelancing platform is a very wonderful platform that each and every individuals will always like to join . The reason is that this platform could give you up to $100 in a day if you are very constant and you are able to gain more recognition on the freelancing sites and you get more jobs more often . This is why some people believed in this type of program to make money for themselves online and most of them will tend to choose this platform more than any other program and it is important to also know that having relevant skill to display is phenomenal.

 

[TheBraveMorris]

Here are the steps a new freelancer needs to take to start making money:

Step 1: Make a portfolio of your work with samples that show off your skills and the quality of your work.
Step 2: Make your own website, freelance profiles, and social media accounts so that people can find you online.
Step 3: Reach out to people who might want your services and tell them about them.
Step 4: Join relevant online communities to meet other freelancers and learn about the latest trends.