6.0 The Work | Fast Forward Freelance
The foundation for any successful freelance practice is the work. We’ve been talking a lot about everything surrounding the work, the admin, the relationships, promotion, contracts, etc, but the work itself is the most important part. The quality of your work is the reason someone will hire you, and its the reason they will refer you more work. Let’s talk about why doing good work, great work, is so important. The premise is as follows: Let’s break it down and explain why each of these are so important. The baseline premise here is simple. A client asks you to do something, and you do it well, and then they are happy. If we think back to our chapter on Finding Work, you’ll remember that I said around 80% of my work comes from people who know me, people who have worked with me, or people who know people who have worked with me. Happy clients are more willing to share their positive experience with their network, and pass along your name. Clients who come to you as a referral are also mu
6.0 The Work | Fast Forward Freelance Fast Forward Freelance 0.0 Introduction 1.0 Deciding to Freelance 2.0 Starting Out 3.0 Winning Work 4.0 Contracts 5.0 Money 6.0 The Work 7.0 Management 8.0 Growth 9.0 Conflict 10.0 End Notes ← Back to dashboard Dashboard / 6.0 The Work Bonus Content: Breakdown: Project Management Process An overview of how I manage projects from onboarding to project completion. Watch Video Next Chapter 7.0 Management 20:09 Video Transcript: The foundation for any successful freelance practice is the work. We’ve been talking a lot about everything surrounding the work, the
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