Have you chosen to freelance full time? Some of us get into this risky business permanently because of lack of alternative jobs.
I call it risky because the monthly check is not guaranteed.
If you are not fully determined to freelance full time, just settle for the part-time offer.
This way you can keep the monthly checks coming while earning a little more money from your freelancing tasks.
If you are just starting as a freelance writer, web designer, graphic designer, data entry, virtual assistant, editor, and proofreader and so on, the following information will be of use to you.
Working for peanuts Who can enjoy putting too much mental effort in exchange for meager payments? No one would enjoy it, of course, but the main problem talented workers are facing is lack of access to better paying markets.
Competition is high and the rates are worse than ever.
It takes a lot to compile a high quality 500 words article, and some buyers are willing to pay you one dollar or less for it.
Considering that the cost of life has gone up worldwide, one dollar is pure insolence.
Working and not getting paid Many of us have lost money online after doing a difficult task.
While many of us would like to blame this on the owners of the freelance sites, sometimes we contribute to our money loses.
When a worker agree to work outside the site for an employer chances are that one day he or she will not get paid.
The client will disappear and ignore all email messages.
Working and not getting payment on time Have you ever worked for ridiculously strict clients who push you to finish the task and as soon as it's over they disappear? I have, and the feeling is not so good.
Even though you know that money is safely locked into an escrow account, a client who disappears for more than a week after the project deadline would upset anyone.
Revising work endlessly and in the end you get a bad review Some clients are hard to please and if you can stay away, do it now.
A bad review is not very good if you want to grow and expand in your freelance career.
Some clients will make you review work endlessly, making you feel lesser in the process.
Eventually, they will give you a terrible review instead of appreciating your appreciation.
Clients who disappear and later close the project as incomplete Haven't this happened to any of you guys? You win a project and feel eager to begin it.
Then the creator sends you the first email after a few days, attaches unclear instructions and disappears again.
On realizing the deadline is near, the client reappears and finds you stuck.
While admitting his or her mistake is the prudent thing to do, some buyers will rush to close the project citing incompetence on your part.
Clients who deny you a feedback This has happened to me and some of you many times.
As a freelancer, you do not only work hard to earn money.
You need good ratings as well to survive and get better rates.
When a client denies you a rating and gets one from you, it hurts.
Most of them target a long term arrangement via one project only.
Others are just hard to understand.