10 wise lessons i've learnt from freelancing
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A simple presentation I've put together highlighting some important lessons I've learnt in my short time freelancing. I hope these can help you with your own freelancing or business. I had all these written down as Post-it notes stuck to my office wall and I thought I'd give them a new life.TRANSCRIPT
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10 WISE LESSONS
I’ve Learnt from Freelancing
Presented by Illiya Vjestica
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“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”
Thomas A. Edison
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IF YOU WORK FOR YOURSELF (Then you should pat yourself on the back)
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AS IT TAKES COURAGE & GUTS (Not everyone has the balls to do it!)
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I DON’T CLAIM TO BE A BUSINESS GURU
These are just some simple lessons I’ve learnt
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I’VE FAILED MORE THAN I’VE SUCCEEDED
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“Success is not final, failure in life is not fatal,
it is the courage to continue that counts”
Winston Churchill
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THE LESSONS�
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#1�LESSON
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ALWAYS WORK With the decision maker
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ALWAYS WORK With the decision maker
*They aren’t always who you think
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#2�LESSON
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BUSINESS IS
WAR!
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YOU HAVE TO FIGHT! To achieve your dreams
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#3�LESSON
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THINK! BEFORE PRESSING SEND…
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YOU CAN’T UNDO A SENT E-MAIL
No matter how hard you may try!
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#4�LESSON
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ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE For actionable tasks you have to do
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ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
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ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
The day you actually started it
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ALWAYS GIVE 3 DAYS GRACE
The day you thought
you’d do it
The day you actually started it
The day you will actually complete it
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#5�LESSON
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NEVER
DISCUSS PRICE INCREASES OVER THE PHONE
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I say old chap the new price for this will be
£1,000,000.00
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Blimey!
I say old chap, the new price for this will be
£1,000,000.00
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ALWAYS DISCUSS PRICE
INCREASES
FACE-TO-FACE
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#6�LESSON
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DO WHAT YOU SAY! MEAN WHAT YOU DO! *This is quite a difficult thing to do
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DON’T OVER PROMISE!
BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DELIVER ON
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#7�LESSON
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DON’T!
PLACE ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
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FOCUS ON CREATING MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS
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#8�LESSON
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TAKE DEPOSITS UPFRONT
$ £ �€ ¥
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DON’T GET BURNT BY LATE PAYMENTS
*Always get things down in writing – no matter how tight the deadlines or time constraints
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#9�LESSON
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IT’S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS
TO ASK FOR HELP
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DON’T BE SHY YOU CAN EVEN MAKE
SOME GREAT CONTACTS
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#10�LESSON
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SAY…
SAY… THANK YOU
OFTEN!
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IMAGE CREDITS Thank you to following people
Karin Dalziel – Slide 4 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/
Daniel Zedda – Slide 9 http://www.flickr.com/photos/astragony/
Brad Kozlek– Slide 13 http://www.flickr.com/people/stopbits/
Mitch Barrie– Slide 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonov/
Bruce Guenter – Slide 16 http://www.flickr.com/people/10154402@N03/
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(Illiya) The Presentation Designer
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