Any other freelancers out there? Tips and Advice

Hey man, good to see someone else working for what they want. I've just recently got back into fiverr.com you can freelance from there, it's a great way to make extra income I been doing it for about 2 years now.

I am on Fiverr, but my services would be seriously low for $5....

Fiverr should only be used to deliver low-cost entry-point services, with a sales funnel approach that can lead buyers to purchase more expensive services from you later.

I don't do freelancing anymore, but I did for nearly a decade.

I never did use the typical sites that most people use: odesk, elance, etc.

Instead, I built my own website, provided samples on my website of the work that I did, then used article marketing to reach the folks who were most likely to buy my services. I also offered a live phone number for people to call, if they needed to ask questions or find additional information.

I made some seriously good money as a freelancer for as long as I did it. I only got out of it, because I wanted to create and sell products for myself instead of for others.

When my time came, I made the leap. And, I have never regretted making the transition.

Hey Stuart,

I've been freelancing as a copywriter for the last 6 years or so, and became profitable enough to open an entire ad agency based on that.

And without fail, the single most important thing I ever did for my freelance career was to SEPARATE myself from all the rest.

I decided to do that by offering up an incredible amount of valuable content FIRST... before even trying to sell or monetize anything.

In other words, every single time I got an email/skype/phone call... I didn't think about any of my needs first.

I put the needs of my clients before me. I tried to help them the best I could, with what they were trying to do.

And if I felt I wasn't the best person for the job, I'd tell them that too.

But the entire time I've been freelancing, I've been successful purely from trying to help out my prospects in the best way possible... before even getting anything in return.

I'd do it by email, by content on my site, by message boards/forums, etc.... and offering up valuable free content got me more writing gigs than spending thousands on Adwords.

So, that would be my advice to you... try to find a way to separate yourself from all the others... and do it by offering up incredible and valuable content that HELPS your market.

Do THAT and you'll soon get people coming to you, instead of you having to chase them.

Check out the book by Seth Godin called Tribes... it will give you some insight on how to build a loyal following.

But these days, you just have to stand out and be different... and the best way I've been able to do that is by offering help first, getting hired second.

This has allowed me to even turn away jobs, only to find that the prospects were willing to wait for me, just because they wanted me and no one else to help them.

Over deliver value, in anything you do, and i promise... that won't steer you wrong.

I have been freelancing for a little over 6 years. The best advice I can give you is provide the best service you can.

Even if it means tossing in something extra from time to time, adding an extra option to a design or anything that will help a client understand that they are important to you and your business.

When you treat ALL clients like celebrities, over time you will have more business than you know what to do with because they will be comfortable referring you to other people they know.

I work on Fiverr. It's gotten to the point where I more or less have to ask for "Extra" upsells, but it does work. Unfortunately it's against the rules to move clients off Fiverr, but most online freelancing services are like that.

Thanks for all the advice guys - I'm going to take it all on board. The little time that I have been freelancing and the jobs I have been doing I have been doing at a cut price of what I intend on charging in the future as well as offering more.