10 wise lessons i've learnt from freelancing
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A simple presentation I've put together highlighting some important lessons I've learnt in my short time freelancing. I hope these can help you with your own freelancing or business. I had all these written down as Post-it notes stuck to my office wall and I thought I'd give them a new life.TRANSCRIPT
10 WISE LESSONS
I’ve Learnt from Freelancing
Presented by Illiya Vjestica
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”
Thomas A. Edison
IF YOU WORK FOR YOURSELF (Then you should pat yourself on the back)
AS IT TAKES COURAGE & GUTS (Not everyone has the balls to do it!)
I DON’T CLAIM TO BE A BUSINESS GURU
These are just some simple lessons I’ve learnt
I’VE FAILED MORE THAN I’VE SUCCEEDED
“Success is not final, failure in life is not fatal,
it is the courage to continue that counts”
Winston Churchill
THE LESSONS�
#1�LESSON
ALWAYS WORK With the decision maker
ALWAYS WORK With the decision maker
*They aren’t always who you think
#2�LESSON
BUSINESS IS
WAR!
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT! To achieve your dreams
#3�LESSON
THINK! BEFORE PRESSING SEND…
YOU CAN’T UNDO A SENT E-MAIL
No matter how hard you may try!
#4�LESSON
ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE For actionable tasks you have to do
ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
The day you actually started it
ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
The day you actually started it
The day you will actually complete it
#5�LESSON
NEVER
DISCUSS PRICE INCREASES OVER THE PHONE
I say old chap the new price for this will be
£1,000,000.00
Blimey!
I say old chap, the new price for this will be
£1,000,000.00
ALWAYS DISCUSS PRICE
INCREASES
FACE-TO-FACE
#6�LESSON
DO WHAT YOU SAY! MEAN WHAT YOU DO! *This is quite a difficult thing to do
DON’T OVER PROMISE!
BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DELIVER ON
#7�LESSON
DON’T!
PLACE ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
FOCUS ON CREATING MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS
#8�LESSON
TAKE DEPOSITS UPFRONT
$ £ �€ ¥
DON’T GET BURNT BY LATE PAYMENTS
*Always get things down in writing – no matter how tight the deadlines or time constraints
#9�LESSON
IT’S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS
TO ASK FOR HELP
DON’T BE SHY YOU CAN EVEN MAKE
SOME GREAT CONTACTS
#10�LESSON
SAY…
SAY… THANK YOU
OFTEN!
IMAGE CREDITS Thank you to following people
Karin Dalziel – Slide 4 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/
Daniel Zedda – Slide 9 http://www.flickr.com/photos/astragony/
Brad Kozlek– Slide 13 http://www.flickr.com/people/stopbits/
Mitch Barrie– Slide 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonov/
Bruce Guenter – Slide 16 http://www.flickr.com/people/10154402@N03/
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