The Seven Deadly Sins of Freelancing Part 2 - Overestimating Your Abilities
I told you last time: most people who fail as freelancers don’t fail because they are good at what they do. In some cases, they fail because they underestimated the job. It’s not about your writing or design skills; sometimes, those skills can even get in the way of your success as a freelancer.
Deadly Freelancing Sin #2: Overestimating your abilities
OK, you’re a kickass writer or a hotshot designer. That’s great. It’s a good feeling, being at the top of your field. You’re exactly the kind of person that has the potential to make a go of it as a freelancer.
There’s a problem, though. Sometimes, you’re not as good as you think you are. Sometimes, you look at a job, say “piece of cake” and then proceed to give it a half-hearted effort. Sometimes, you are too busy thinking about being done with a project to remember that the client had specifications that you need to follow. In short, pride often comes before a fall. [Click here to read more →]
The last time you went shopping or looking to buy a car, you were probably approached by a salesperson. And depending on the caliber of the business, it may have been someone very good or very bad at their job. Selling of tangible and non tangible goods attracts a lot of different kinds of people.
What do you do after you successfully complete a major project?
