How to Start and Grow a Freelance Business: Be Your Own Boss

How to Start and Grow a Freelance Business: Be Your Own Boss, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4, with 28 lectures, based on 2 reviews, and has 2 subscribers.

You will learn about You'll know whether going freelance is right for you How to define your business – what will you sell and who will buy it? Starting the business – Budgeting, setting rates and making the business official Marketing the business – Finding clients, winning work, and building a brand Service delivery – How to do great work and get repeat business Admin – How to maximise your time Growing the business – How to make a six figure business This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone looking to know how to go freelance, win work and build a better lifestyle It is particularly useful for Anyone looking to know how to go freelance, win work and build a better lifestyle.

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Summary

Title: How to Start and Grow a Freelance Business: Be Your Own Boss

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4

Number of Lectures: 28

Number of Published Lectures: 28

Number of Curriculum Items: 28

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 28

Original Price: £44.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

You'll know whether going freelance is right for you
How to define your business – what will you sell and who will buy it?
Starting the business – Budgeting, setting rates and making the business official
Marketing the business – Finding clients, winning work, and building a brand
Service delivery – How to do great work and get repeat business
Admin – How to maximise your time
Growing the business – How to make a six figure business

Who Should Attend

Anyone looking to know how to go freelance, win work and build a better lifestyle

Target Audiences

Anyone looking to know how to go freelance, win work and build a better lifestyle

Learn how I went from £20,000 in debt to running a six figure business

Going freelance often seems like it’s for people with tons of money, lots of connections and a huge safety net, but that’s not true.

In this course I explain how to do it without any of those things, including how I did it, paid off my debt and managed to turn my life around.

Why should you go freelance?

Growing a freelance business is hard but also one of the most rewarding things you can ever do.

But how do you get started? Well, join me in this guide as I walk you through everything from deciding what to sell, pricing, budgeting, winning clients, growing the business, maximising revenue and more.

Whether you’re new to freelance or want to grow your business this guide can help.

About the creator

Mike is a freelance marketing consultant, who runs a six figure consultancy business. He does this whilst taking Friday afternoons off, never working overtime, and trying to build a life of minimal stress. He’s worked with Checkatrade, ESET, the NHS, local businesses and more.

In this guide, Mike tells you in his own words everything he’s learnt along the way. Mike is also a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Starting your journey

Lecture 1: My story – How anyone can become a freelancer

Lecture 2: Benefits – How freelancing can change your life

Lecture 3: Building a runway – Set yourself up for success from day 1

Lecture 4: Misconceptions – What everyone gets wrong about freelancing

Lecture 5: Goals – What do you want your new life to look like?

Chapter 2: Defining your business

Lecture 1: Identifying your offering – What will you sell?

Lecture 2: Aligning your offer with the market – Why will people buy it?

Chapter 3: Starting the business

Lecture 1: Setting up – The essential steps for your new business

Lecture 2: The Freelance Beta Test – Not sure if freelancing will work for you? Try this.

Lecture 3: Setting rates – How much should you charge?

Lecture 4: Budgeting – How much will your business cost to run?

Chapter 4: Marketing your business

Lecture 1: Personal Brand – How to become the "go-to person" for your services

Lecture 2: Network – How to leverage your network to get easy, high value sales

Lecture 3: Marketing channels – Choosing where and when to market yourself

Lecture 4: Partnerships – How to work with others for success

Lecture 5: Selling – How to sell, even if you are terrified of selling

Lecture 6: Contracts – What to include to protect yourself and get paid

Lecture 7: Turning down work – When to say no (and my client from hell story)

Chapter 5: Doing the work

Lecture 1: Service Delivery – How to provide the best service and get return customers

Lecture 2: Communication – Tips for effective communication and stopping distractions

Lecture 3: Stakeholder management – How to make everyone happy

Lecture 4: Dealing with issues – If it all goes wrong, what should you do?

Chapter 6: Admin and maximising your time

Lecture 1: Time Management – Make best use of every second

Lecture 2: Admin – Free up more time for earning money

Chapter 7: Growing the business

Lecture 1: Grow your revenue and services – How to make more

Lecture 2: Outsourcing – Offer new services and free up your time

Lecture 3: Advocates – Getting others to sell for you

Lecture 4: Raising Rates – How to charge more

Instructors

Mike Essex
Marketing & Communications Manager

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