Start Up Right 8: Finding Work
Easily the thing I get asked most about is where exactly to find work. Some people seem quite insistent on knowing in fact! Obviously this will depend greatly on the industry and business that you are in, but here are a few tips. Friends and Family Often friends and family are seen as undesirable nuisance […]
Start Up Right 7: Personal Growth
Continuing our theme of unexpected aspects of working for yourself, I want to cover how working for yourself will affect you. Massive Distrust I often talk about how entrepreneurs will go through a ‘trial by fire.’ If you aren’t used to dealing with late paying and demanding clients then it will most often come as […]
Start Up Right 6: Levels Of Success
I’m covering some of the more unexpected aspects of working for yourself. I want to cover a lot of the questions I get around timescales and sort of levels of success. Blanket Phrase Success is a very broad blanket phrase, what success looks like for one person will vary greatly to another and it’s important […]
Start Up Right 4: Clients
I’m covering unexpected aspects of working for yourself. This week we are talking about clients. Many Bosses Generally speaking in the world of work you won’t have that many bosses, and usually after a few months you can get used to the tics and habits. When working for yourself you suddenly have several different bosses […]
Start Up Right 3: Your Skillset?
I’m talking about starting up your self employment/business in the right manner and a key aspect of this is knowing what to expect. Here I want to talk about your own skills coming into it. Skills That Pay Bills Normally, and especially on the freelance side people have the distinct impression that being successful is […]
Start Up Right 2: Working Hours
One of the main challenges right at the beginning of starting a business/self employment is simply not knowing what working for yourself is actually like. People have a certain image in their head when they think of self employment..so here are some things you might not be expecting. Most people who are thinking about working […]
Post Project Steps 9: Your Questions
To finish up our topic of all the things you should do after a project is over, I once again turn to you and the questions you’ve been asking me. Here goes! You talked about evaluating ourselves and our performance…should we also do that for the client? I don’t think you can rate a client […]
Post Project Steps 7: Questions
What sort of questions should you be asking yourself once a project is done in order to carry through improvements? Sales What worked? What approach/material did you use to win the prospect, how long did it take to go from an initial enquiry to actual work and where did that customer find you or vice […]
Post Project Steps 4: Portfolio
In this series of lessons we are covering all those things you need to do once a project is over. We have talked about getting paid, getting testimonials and getting referrals. Now let’s talk about portfolio management. We’re Working With Them! I think all clients appreciate a little enthusiasm. The second you get a […]
Post Project Steps 3: Referrals
In this series of lessons I’m talking about what you can do now your project is over to ensure it leads to more work. One such tactic is referrals, which is another way of asking your client to recommend you. Are They Happy? The first step is to ensure your client is happy in the […]
