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Gateway to Successful

FreelancingSpeaker: Sarah Ahmad

Freelancer

CEO Desol Int

About me

Laurels of Honor, by Women

Chamber of Lahore - 2018

Techjuice 25 under 25 – 2017

Hero Microsoft Student Partner,

MEA - 2016

CEO Desol Int. Team

Level 2 Seller on Fiverr

Top seller on Upwork

Session layout

Freelancing Overview and introduction

Discuss top skills & freelancing platforms

Quick walk through Fiverr/Upwork

Payment gateways for cashflow.

Portfolio Management

Writing proposals that sell.

Time management and outsourcing.

About you

Let’s introduce yourself, so we all know where we should

start from.

Your expectations

Your skills

What are you (job seeker, business mind)

Things to achieve

Who is your target audience

Case Study– AaliyaanSeller on Fiverr.com

Freelancing

A freelancer or freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who

is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer

long-term. You are your own boss with more responsibilities and

commitments.

You can use your skills

zero investment

time flexibility

Self employment

Freedom of time, money, space.

Freelancing for Engineers

Web development

Languages

Graphics

Logos

Banners/posters

App/Web design

Video Making

Digital marketing

SEO/SMM

Autocad

3D design

Solidworks

Lab view

Pro-E

MATLAB

C++

C sharp

Java

Programming

Other fields

Accounting softwares are Sage Quantum, Quickbooks,

Microsoft Dynamics GP, excel

Data feeding of sales, purchases, Accounts Receivable,

Accounts Payable, Inventory Management.

Preparation of financial statements like balance

sheet, profit & loss account, cash flow statements.

Income tax, sales tax returns etc.

Easy stuff

Microsoft office tools

Presentations

Logos

Banners/posters

Picture editing

Documentations

Virtual assistant

Voice overs

Ask yourself

Want it as full time

job with undefined

money or an

approximate fix

amount.

Grow your business

Bidding

Communication

Project handling

Understanding the system

Deliverables

Reviews

Repeat clients

Hiring

Employee dealing

Things to do

Fotor.com | Canva.com

www.useloom.com

Join freelancing groups of Pakistan. Pakistani freelance, Fiverr Pakistan,

upwork Pakistan, freelancers in Pakistan etc.

Similarly SEO, Wordpress, Blogging, etc groups.

Participate in online webinars.

Get some Skills

https://digiskills.pk

udemy.com

https://www.lynda.com

Youtube course packs

Freelancing Platforms

Fiverr

Upwork

PeoplePerHour

Toptal

Freelancer

Guru

Top 15 freelance platforms:

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245953

QUICK LOOK ON THE WEBSITE.

www.fiverr.com

FIVERR

Before start working please check the TOS

https://www.fiverr.com/terms_of_service

No multiple accounts.

No direct communication

No direct payment request.

Deliver complete work.

Don’t ask for reviews/feedbacks after order is completed.

Payment process

People are afraid that they wont receive money, so how it works?

You talk with client, do a contract. Client place an order.

Client pay fiverr the money, and we start working.

Once we deliver work and client approve the work, then the system will

release the money in our account.

After 15 days we can transfer the money in Payonner or local account.

Seller Levels

https://www.fiverr.com/levels

What you need to start

Skillest

Communication -> Proposal writing, skill set, problem solving nature

Portfolio

Portfolio

blogspot.com

dafont.com

dailymotion.com

flickr.com

mixcloud.com

reverbnation.com

soundcloud.com

tumblr.com

vimeo.com

wordcounter.net

youtube.com

Behance.net

Google drive

Wordpress

GitHub

Codepen.io

Write a killing proposal

1. Keep your proposals short

2. Capture the client’s attention fast

3. Add your samples to the beginning of your application

Hi, {name}. Greetings!

Samples are available via online portfolio housed at Sample Website.com.

Timeframe: Work consisting of 31 pages of text can be completed by December x, 2020 if initiated by October 2020.

Costs: Total deliverable of approximately 12K words of copy/31 pages at a cost of $X.

4. Answer the “Why should I work with you” question

No, don’t start your application with: “You should hire me because…” Present

the advantages of a collaboration with you, as well as your qualities. Don’t

brag, but be honest and present real facts:

Talk about experience (i.e. relevant to work)

Mention the number of projects you have worked on so far (inside or outside

of current freelance platform)

Tell them about your education, if it is relevant to the job

Highlight your fiverr skill test results, if you have done well on them.

5. Be professional and friendly

“Dear John Doe,” will always sound better than “Hi.” “Thank you for taking

the time to read my application” is a great closing line. You can make your

proposal more professional or warm with a friendly closing, like “Best

regards,” or “Kind wishes.”

Reference: https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/writing-proposals-wordpress-

projects/

Follow up

Hello [Client],

I hope all has been well. Just wanted to follow up on the proposal I

sent over [last week] and see if you had any questions or needed

clarification on anything?

All the best,

Reference: http://yourfreelancecareer.com/how-to-write-a-proposal-

and-win-more-clients/

How to receive money online

From NZ, AU clients https://www.worldremit.com

From worldwide clients: Payonner.com (can be linked with local bank)

Receive master card, $39/year charges.

Gateway to Financial Markets

Connect fiverr with Payonner

https://sellers.fiverr.com/en/article/setting-up-your-fiverr-revenue-card

THANK YOU!

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