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Planning on being self employed. Need Advice.

by alexseoking
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Hi
After delving into some SEO and content creation in 2012. I went back to a regular job.
However circumstances which I face today call for me to try self employment again.
I have no up to date information about how to make money online and would like someone to give me advice and point me in the right direction.

I have recently taught myself HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery. I am working on learning PHP at the moment.

I am also good with content creation and can create Ebooks.

Any help will be really appreciated.
  • Profile picture of the author George Schwab
    There is a lot of things you can do with HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery

    either join one [or all] of the small and big freelance sites, and offer your services
    or go independent and offer your service to people that look for that in Googie search results

    option a) = tuff competition, and they all already have a fulfillment history and ratings
    hard to break into, except you offer jobs for free, just to get reviews. Less problematic
    are sites like fiverr, etc

    option b) = takes some money to buy ads, but competition is not so crazy,
    and you can make money within days or weeks. If your offer is good...
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  • Profile picture of the author alexseoking
    Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.I have already started trying to get work on Upwork on fiverr.

    However inspite of offering a complete bootstrap website with added functionality for just $5. I still have found no buyers.

    I am considering getting up to date with SEO techniques and then promoting my own website for services. Fiverr and Upwork take a cut of almost 20% which is significant when you the number of sales is low or gig price is low. Not to mention transfer fees and such.

    I am considering buying this book.

    The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization

    https://www.amazon.com/Art-SEO-Maste...8&keywords=seo

    Would you recommend it?
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    • Profile picture of the author George Schwab
      Originally Posted by alexseoking View Post

      Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.I have already started trying to get work on Upwork on fiverr.

      However inspite of offering a complete bootstrap website with added functionality for just $5. I still have found no buyers.

      I am considering getting up to date with SEO techniques and then promoting my own website for services. Fiverr and Upwork take a cut of almost 20% which is significant when you the number of sales is low or gig price is low. Not to mention transfer fees and such.

      I am considering buying this book.

      The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization

      https://www.amazon.com/Art-SEO-Maste...8&keywords=seo

      Would you recommend it?

      sorry dont know that particular SEO course

      but SEO is always good - longterm

      while you wait: Consider going into PPC = adwords = quick results

      before you go into it: Let me see your landing page, i will critique it
      and improve whenever possible, also consider the keywords you
      choose wisely, go for many cheap keywords first, once you get
      orders go for the main keyword - then you will take off in a big way.
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  • Profile picture of the author theoperator
    Originally Posted by alexseoking View Post

    Hi
    After delving into some SEO and content creation in 2012. I went back to a regular job.
    However circumstances which I face today call for me to try self employment again.
    I have no up to date information about how to make money online and would like someone to give me advice and point me in the right direction.

    I have recently taught myself HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery. I am working on learning PHP at the moment.

    I am also good with content creation and can create Ebooks.

    Any help will be really appreciated.
    Well if you're not doing affiliate marketing then you need:

    4 THINGS:
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    1) website, and all that goes along with that. hosting, domain, merchant account, etc
    2) An offer. It sells better if the offer meets a pressing need, and solves that need. If it's too generalized or all over the place it won't work too good.
    3) Product or service to meet that need.
    4) traffic



    Then you say "self employed". that means just that. That means you get up earlier than when you did your day job, and you work even later than your old day job. Your still working full time, just for "yourself". But you have to put in the hours. You have to work your azz off until you're falling asleep at yoru computer.
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    • Profile picture of the author alexseoking
      Yes I have worked as a freelancer in 2012 however back then I only did Content creation, Ebooks and SEO.
      This time however I aim to provide a more complete service which would include website design and development, Content Creation , SEO and SMM. Also mobile apps in the near future.
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    one piece of advice

    get a job first
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  • Profile picture of the author NestZone
    You will need to build a portfolio.
    It is not about what you could do, but what you have done and how to improve on it.

    You can do HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery. I am working on learning PHP at the moment.
    That's find.
    Any sample website to display for potential clients to check out?

    If you are on upwork, how many completed jobs?
    Those are some things that will attract potential clients.

    Don't just limit yourself to a single network.

    Also try to market your services convincingly.
    Don't say "I can DO" rather I am available on this on that platform accepting new orders.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tony Laroche
    First of all you need to keep faith on you. You have already learned HTML, CSS. You need to learn JAVA, PHP. You can also learn WordPress, it is quite easy and job is available. The most important thing is that don't lose your hope. Keep focus. You will be succeed. You can also read some article on self-motivation. It will help you to keep focused.
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  • Profile picture of the author Don Mann
    With knowledge of different types of web development and coding.You could do freelance work.
    Check out " Get A Freelancer " for people. To contact you to pay for your service and start to make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zodiax
    People still bump old threads to promote their sigs?
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    • Profile picture of the author PaulSch
      Originally Posted by Zodiax View Post

      People still bump old threads to promote their sigs?
      Old?

      Hell, this is quite a new one. Some idiots are bumping 6 or 7 year old threads and complaining the links in them don't work.
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