Is Freelancing (WFH) Scalable?

To an extent, yes. Writing in "text speak" in both your post and sig though? That's probably going to turn people off when it comes to your level of professionalism.

Part 1: It is scalable only to an extent because a large part of the Warrior for Hire market is newbies or people who aren't really looking to operate a business. Their budgets are small, and they tend to not know how to use whatever service you provide to them. Thus, they burn out and you are constantly looking for new clients. It's like trying to drive a car with no wheels, running on a treadmill, all those metaphors that equate to going nowhere.

Part 2: I'm picturing you as a 14 year old girl texting away on an iPhone right now. I'm assuming you don't actually fit that description, but the way you post does. Your customers will see that. They have no reason to respect you or believe that you can deliver work of any type of quality. Hell, even those who post in broken English are at least typing out entire words (those that they know). You don't have to worry about scaling up if you can't earn the respect to get started.

dsouravs,

Joe is correct. We second his answer but it does not mean we're making you lose hope for this. Warriors, or let's say 'customers,' in general, would contact those whose responses and posts were written in a professional manner.

So, what makes a a response or a post professional? There are many ways. A few of them are these:
1. Acknowledge the issue first. That gives your potential client a reason in mind that you know and understand the problem.
2. Write eye-catching, yet, professional messages on your signature. Give it some kind of a 'magnetic force' that will make the readers know what you do and make them contact you.

We know you can do it!


-John

Did you really need to ask us that question? (guess so)

Anyway, it's only scalable if you sub-contract the work via virtual assistants or friends or partners and such. You can only do so much yourself because of time, energy, and skill barriers...so that's where outsourcing your efforts come into play. Gotta be careful though because if you have bad partners (or VA's) then they can screw you and your clients over.