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Firing The Bad Clients
As Freelancers, we are bound to work with all types of clients; some will be a pleasure to work with, some will be like your best friend, and some will make you feel like you are working in hell. Still, we would struggle to fire these bad clients because of overthinking, fear of losing work, and other irrelevant things. If it's not working out, QUIT! Move On!
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Telling “NO”
Freelancers always find saying NO to clients complicated. They are so used to always thinking about what's best for the client that it becomes difficult to say no because of the fear of offending, upsetting, or losing the work. But it's a necessary part of the job, so you need to learn how to do ...
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Decision Making
A freelancer will always struggle with decision-making regarding certain aspects like building good clientele, personal marketing, pricing the services, setting the right priorities and deadlines.
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Relations & Communication
Freelancers tend to be good at what they do but find it hard to build a good relationship with clients. They can spend hours perfecting the project for clients but will struggle to set aside a few minutes and talk with clients to build their relationship.
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The Revision Cycle
Freelancers find it hard to consistently deal with client change requests. They struggle to find that balance point where they don't end up doing a lot of work for free and can still keep clients happy with the result.
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Marketing Their Work & Self Promotion
Freelancers always find it hard to balance client work and personal marketing. Most of their day goes into client work, and the remaining few hours go to their personal life. Striking the right balance in client work and self-promotion has always been a struggle for freelancers.
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The 6 Things Freelancers Are Not Good At
Freelancing is often seen as a way to break free of the constraints of 9-5 jobs. However, there are also disadvantages that come along with this lifestyle. Here are seven things freelancers are not good at.
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As a freelancer, you have no boss, no mentor, and you make all your own decisions about what work gets done, and when it gets done. This can be great for some people, but it's hard on others who need structure in their lives.
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The pros and cons of freelancing
In the world of freelancing, you are your own boss. You can choose when you want to work and pick the projects you want to work on.
Freelancing is also hard work. You will have no steady paycheck and must manage your finances and workload. You have to source your own clients and risk not g...
Fixing Bad Situations
We are often in situations or circumstances which we don't like. Bad things happen, and it is a natural tendency to focus on negative circumstances.
Wishing that someone you work with, like your boss, would be different, or that your health will be different is a futile exercise.
1.Success and happiness
- The rulling powers continue to tell us that if we just put our nose to the grindstone and work hard now, we will be successful, and therefore happier, in some distant future.
- As we work towards our goals, happiness is either irrelevant or an easily dispensable luxur...
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