Disclaimer:

Freelancing is NOT for everybody, but it is for everyone 😎

Just give freelancing an honest attempt for a year.

If you enjoy it - cool.

If you don't - cool.

At least you tried.
Freelancing starts with a SKILL.

1. Learn how to make a website (Web Design).
2. Learn how to get sales for a business (Digital Marketing).
3. Learn Web Design and Digital Marketing.

I'd recommend option 3.

You're offering a once-off and monthly service.

Win-win.
Where do you learn this skill?

YouTube, Google and Udemy.

Don't overcomplicate it.
How do you make money from this skill?

Marketing and Branding.

This will help you get clients.
Do this:

1. Build a portfolio website (research on YouTube).
2. Build example websites (showing your experience).
3. Get client testimonials (even if you do free work for 2 projects only).

Now you're ready to approach clients.
Generalist or Niche?

Start off by working with any type of business.

Get experience.

Then as you get a few projects and work in a few industries, niche down your services.

Here's why: https://t.co/o2tWhnl4uM
Before you get clients, you need to know how much to charge.

In short, NEVER charge per hour.

Charge a fixed project price or value-based pricing.

Here's WHY: https://t.co/GXhTy2F0W1

And here's HOW to do this effectively: https://t.co/U8oVmq2Ova
Now you need to get clients.

Do this:

→ Google Ads
→ Facebook Groups
→ LinkedIn Outreach
→ Freelance Platforms
→ Manual Outreach

Here's HOW in more detail: https://t.co/U8oVmq2Ova
Now that you've got client leads, you need to pitch them your services.

ALWAYS offer 3 pricing options like this:

Example:

Option 1 - $3,250
Option 2 - $4,500
Option 3 - $8,000

Most of the time clients choose Option 2.

Some choose Option 3, and only a few choose Option 1.
Now you need to craft the perfect proposal that closes the deal.

Here's HOW (with a free template): https://t.co/NcBQlsH12C
Final step:

LEARN how to OUTSOURCE.

5 clients paying you $1,500 a month for Marketing.

You outsource the tasks to someone else for $500 per client.

You net $5,000 per month (not doing most of the hard work).

= Freedom
= Good income

...now you grow and get 10+ clients.
That's it 🙌

Further reading and resources:

Blog - https://t.co/2gn9TTvXGh

YouTube - https://t.co/h9BvIm501V

Podcast - https://t.co/xaFlg4D692

Book - https://t.co/b3UMZd6RSF

Bundle - https://t.co/Zg6UrAo08g

Hope this helps you ❤️🙏

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From @MrBeastYT and @MorningBrew to @oatly and @Rovio.

Let's break down what "The Balloon Effect" is and examples of it in real life.

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1/ What is "The Balloon Effect"?

It is a particular pattern of growth.

It is not Instagram's growth trajectory.

It is not
https://t.co/5axsTUKek6's growth trajectory.

"The Balloon Effect" is defined by several years of hard work & grit complemented by slow, linear growth.

2/ And then one day, one month, or one quarter...everything changes.

A business hits a tipping point and its trajectory shifts entirely.

Gradual growth turns to exponential growth & your brand and your size explode.

Like a step function.

3/ Now, you're probably wondering.

Why is it called "The Balloon Effect"?

Because filling/popping a water balloon follows the exact pattern I just described (and so many businesses experience).

Long unsexy slog 👉 Exponential tipping point.

4/ Initially, you turn on the faucet & water takes up space in the empty balloon.

Through effort you open the faucet, yet the results are unexciting.

But it's what must be done for water (or growth) to happen at all.

It's not sexy, but it's necessary.

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The first ever world map was sketched thousands of years ago by Indian saint
“Ramanujacharya” who simply translated the following verse from Mahabharat and gave the world its real face

In Mahabharat,it is described how 'Maharishi Ved Vyasa' gave away his divine vision to Sanjay


Dhritarashtra's charioteer so that he could describe him the events of the upcoming war.

But, even before questions of war could begin, Dhritarashtra asked him to describe how the world looks like from space.

This is how he described the face of the world:

सुदर्शनं प्रवक्ष्यामि द्वीपं तु कुरुनन्दन। परिमण्डलो महाराज द्वीपोऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः॥
यथा हि पुरुषः पश्येदादर्शे मुखमात्मनः। एवं सुदर्शनद्वीपो दृश्यते चन्द्रमण्डले॥ द्विरंशे पिप्पलस्तत्र द्विरंशे च शशो महान्।

—वेद व्यास, भीष्म पर्व, महाभारत


Meaning:-

हे कुरुनन्दन ! सुदर्शन नामक यह द्वीप चक्र की भाँति गोलाकार स्थित है, जैसे पुरुष दर्पण में अपना मुख देखता है, उसी प्रकार यह द्वीप चन्द्रमण्डल में दिखायी देता है। इसके दो अंशो मे पीपल और दो अंशो मे विशाल शश (खरगोश) दिखायी देता है।


Meaning: "Just like a man sees his face in the mirror, so does the Earth appears in the Universe. In the first part you see leaves of the Peepal Tree, and in the next part you see a Rabbit."

Based on this shloka, Saint Ramanujacharya sketched out the map, but the world laughed