5 Must-Have Skills to Start Freelancing
As you start exploring freelancing, there will be two types of skills you would have to arm yourself to start getting gigs and get paid based on them.
Either your interest lies in marketing, writing, design or development, these are the skills are the one set of skills that you need to keep sharpening to get things done.
Skills for which people will reach out to you to get their work done.
On the other side, there is a set of skills that helps you thrive in this world. Skills that are required to land on your gigs, skills that make the relationship with clients, skills that makes you irreplaceable.
In this blog, we will be talking about the second type of skillset 👇
1. Communication
“Effective communication is the secret of getting the deal”
If you know how to communicate well, your chances of getting the project automatically increase.
Having good communication skills helps you build long term relationships that ultimately attract referrals.
2. Googling
If you are here to survive for the long run, Googling is a skill that you need to master at any cost.
It’s the skill that makes you efficient and smart to get the work done super quickly.
Since, you freelance, your every work will be on the internet and without this skill, you will struggle a lot in fixing your tiny issues.
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3. Writing
Writing is a skill that portrays your thinking in front of people you connect with. This skill teaches you to present your communication beautifully that people who would be reading it will feel special and personalized and it will trigger them to choose you over anyone else.
Learning to write short and crisp messages helps you attract tons and tons of opportunities.
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4. Marketing
If you have an apple tree and you want to make money out of it, you have to know, how to make them accessible to people who might be interested in tasting or buying it.
In a similar context, when you have the skill to solve problems, you have to market yourself in front of people who has problems that you can solve.
Marketing is a skill that can’t be taught through a set of classes, it’s a mindset to be vocal about yourself, your work, your skills and the value you can bring to the table.
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5. Negotiation
Learning to make money is as much important as learning to negotiate and get the best deal.
Negotiation is a skill that not only helps you get what you deserve but also teach you about human behaviour, human motivation and more importantly about money.
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Arming yourself with these skills can make you a most valuable freelancer whom no one can replace and deny.
Once you hold your command on these skillsets, you will be unstoppable.
Hope you become a skilled person and attract more and more opportunities.
Thanks for reading, keep fueling ⚡
