How To Create Your Own Job Personal Use Ebook

Table of Contents

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JOB MARKET ………………………… 6
WHY DO FREELANCE? ……………………………………………….. 8
Be Your Own Boss ……………………………………………………. 9
Set Your Own Price …………………………………………………. 10
Live Wherever You Want ………………………………………….. 10
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ………………………………………. 12
The Pros ………………………………………………………………. 13
The Cons ……………………………………………………………… 13
Who Freelance Works For …………………………………………. 14
Who Freelance Doesn’t Work For ………………………………… 14
HOW DO I GET STARTED? ………………………………………… 16
Who Makes The Money? …………………………………………… 17
What’s My Niche? …………………………………………………… 19
Have a Plan! …………………………………………………………. 26
ONLINE FREELANCE & SUBCONTRACTING ………………….. 29
Subcontracting ………………………………………………………. 31
1. Technical skills …………………………………………………… 31
2. Get into a Freelancer Network ………………………………… 34
3. It’s All About Business Sense …………………………………. 35
4. Take Care of Your Clients ……………………………………… 39
FREELANCING WEBSITES ………………………………………… 41
vWorker (AKA RentACoder) ……………………………………. 41
E-Lance ……………………………………………………………….. 53
Craigslist ……………………………………………………………… 65
HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF …………………………………….. 67
Preparing Yourself for Freelancing ………………………………. 69
Clientele Acquisition Secrets ……………………………………… 72
ADVANCED TECHNIQUE: MAKING THE SALE ……………….. 77
PAYMENT OPTIONS …………………………………………………. 86
The Ever-Popular PayPal …………………………………………… 88
WHAT’S NEXT? ……………………………………………………….. 96
Tips and Final Thoughts …………………………………………… 96
LAST BUT NOT LEAST …………………………………………….. 103

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The Truth about the Job Market

It’s no secret that the job market is more volatile and unpredictable than ever these days. Depending on where you live, the unemployment rates can fluctuate from a reasonable 7% to as high as 25% and who knows exactly how high they could go in the near future.

Finding a job is almost impossible. Companies everywhere are cutting costs and downsizing like there’s no tomorrow. For many companies there really is no tomorrow; even the ―Fail-proof‖ companies are seeing bankruptcies and buyouts more often than ever in the past 100 years! If you don’t already have a steady, stable job with a well-established company then you definitely picked the wrong decade to be unemployed in. Even if you have a stable job there’s really no telling if it will be there next month, or even next week.