Learn about Freelancing

Build a successful freelancing career with the help of these tutorials. Learn how to find clients, set rates, manage projects, and make more money.
  1. 5 Things to Consider Before Becoming a Freelance Web Professional

    5 Things to Consider Before Becoming a Freelance Web Professional

    Tutorial Beginner

    Going freelance is great for many, but isn't for everyone. By knowing what the potential drawbacks are as well as the difference between employment and...

  2. How to Take Your Freelancing Career to the Next Level—and Get Paid More

    How to Take Your Freelancing Career to the Next Level—and Get Paid More

    Tutorial Intermediate

    One of the tricky things about navigating a freelancer’s career is that you can’t really be promoted or offered a raise out of the blue. The next level of...

  3. Freelance Work Versus a Salary Job: The Pros and Cons

    Freelance Work Versus a Salary Job: The Pros and Cons

    Tutorial Beginner

    Which is better: freelancing or working in-house? They each have their pros and cons. What's right for you depends on your personality and how you want to work.

  4. A Freelancer's Guide to Healthy Business Relationships

    A Freelancer's Guide to Healthy Business Relationships

    Tutorial Beginner

    There's a common misperception that freelancers are loners. Whole articles have been written about the idea of the isolated freelancer and cartoons have been...

  5. How to Start a Business With Little to No Money

    How to Start a Business With Little to No Money

    Tutorial Beginner

    Not having any money doesn't mean you can't start your own business. In this tutorial, we look at how you can start your own business in spite of having...

  6. Productization: How to Turn Your Services Into Top Products

    Productization: How to Turn Your Services Into Top Products

    Tutorial Intermediate

    As a service provider, your income is tied to your time. This limits profits. To break through try productizing—turn your services into top-selling products.

  7. 5 Tips for Freelancers in 2019 (Better Productivity, Data Security, & More Profit)

    5 Tips for Freelancers in 2019 (Better Productivity, Data Security, & More Profit)

    Tutorial Beginner

    There's never been a better time to freelance. Yet, it can be challenging to become highly successful. In this tutorial, discover five top tips in five that...

  8. Freelance Rates: Guide to Hourly Versus Project Pricing

    Freelance Rates: Guide to Hourly Versus Project Pricing

    Tutorial Beginner

    How should you charge clients as a freelancer? By the hour? By the project? By off-the-shelf packages? What if the work you do is completely custom and there...

  9. Freelancers, Are You Prepared for the Worst?

    Freelancers, Are You Prepared for the Worst?

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we’ll look at all the things a freelancer should have in place in order to be prepared for the worst, from life insurance to a plan for your...

  10. A Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Paid on Time

    A Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Paid on Time

    Tutorial Beginner

    As freelancers, of course, we love our work, but we also love to get paid for it. So in this tutorial I’ll give you some strategies you can use to get paid...

  11. A Freelancer’s Guide to Basic Bookkeeping

    A Freelancer’s Guide to Basic Bookkeeping

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I'll give a basic introduction to the key records you need to keep as a freelancer, and how you can organize things. We’ll start by looking...

  12. How to Find Out Exactly What Your Target Clients Want—Then Sell It to Them

    How to Find Out Exactly What Your Target Clients Want—Then Sell It to Them

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Get inside your target market's head through simple research—no number crunching or cumbersome surveys. This research will make it easier for a freelancer...