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Mistakes i wish i avoided when started freelancing
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Mistakes i wish i avoided when started freelancing
Hey everyone its been quite a long time i havent been active in this community. I’ve been freelancing for quite sometime and looking back i can pinpoint exactly three mistakes that cost me a tone of time (and money)
1. Taking on every client (even the difficult ones)
2. Underpricing myself (thinking it’d attract more clients)
3. Not setting clear work-life boundaries
If you’re new here, learn from my slip-ups 😆
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Erica you nailed it! I was exactly the same. I once charged $20 for what should’ve been $200, just because i was scared of losing the client. Lesson learned the hard way!
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My biggest mistake was thinking pajamas were appropriate work attire 24/7. Turns out it messes with productivity after a while. Who knew?😅
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Love this honestly! For me, it was neglecting contracts. Trust me the so called ‘handshake deals’ are not your friends in freelancing. Always get things in writing fr
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Biggest rookie mistake – waiting till deadlines to start projects. Procrastination nearly killed my freelancing career in month 2
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This tread is gold! i just started freelancing last month and i was about to fall into literally every pitfall mentioned here. Thank you for saving me fam🙏
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Big common mistake I find is not setting up contracts correctly. I think early on you can consider small fixed bid jobs, but you must be careful because so many clients will take advantage. If you know you can do it quickly and get a good review awesome.
But, if it’s a real project that will be something more than a few hours of your time, do an hourly contract, so you start getting paid on your work without possibly getting shafted.
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