In this video, we're going to go over getting started with freelancing now, as you've gone through
this course, you've learned all the different skill sets that are required to create a website from
scratch using HTML, CSF, SAS, Jake Query, write all the different elements as far as Web design,
mobile responsiveness and responsiveness as a whole in general, and then also understanding SEO rank,
essentially everything that it entails to build a website from scratch and be able to make it live in
the marketplace right on the interweb, and essentially be able to help businesses develop these websites
from scratch as well.
So that's why it's important for I would say yourself to if you want to get started right away, right
out of the gate and I have to go out there and submit your application to all these different job postings,
what you can do is get started right out of the gate with freelancing.
Right.
You can go on to various websites and we're going to walk through, you know, different websites here,
another lecture.
But I want to walk you through here in this particular lesson, how to get started with freelancing,
how does it work and why it's something that you should be able to do right after you take this course,
because you're going to have the necessary skill set.
So go ahead and jump in here.
So with freelancing, you're essentially self-employed and what you're doing is you're working on typically
various platform sites where, you know, you can go on there and bid for jobs or look for certain projects.
Right.
And you're taking on contract work for other companies.
Right.
So you are essentially yourself a company, but you're not really a, you know, actual business entity.
Right.
In legal terms, but you are essentially presenting yourself as a freelancer, as a contractor, and
you essentially do all the work yourself.
Right, because you have that skill set.
And so one of the best ways to get started is with freelancing.
And so one of the best ways to get started with freelancing is to apply for small data jobs on freelance
websites.
And we're going to go over, like I said, various freelance websites in another lesson.
And so the ultimate objective here when you're doing some freelance work is to be able to get some experience
under your belt, get started with some Web design projects on various freelance websites so that you
can have your portfolio built up with more projects.
Right.
Because you're really going to have the projects in this course.
So you're going to be able to add to your portfolio.
However, it's going to be, you know, where you can actually have real world experience, where you're
getting paid for your skills.
Right, with freelancing.
And so, like I said, we'll go over some sites here.
And another lesson and then the objective, like I said, is to get those experiences under your belt
and then get real world testimonials.
Right.
So then, you know, when you are going to, let's say, apply for a particular position, you can actually
use those testimonials and be able to use those even when you're going out there looking to get clients
as proof that you've actually helped people and you've actually done your work, done your job and been
able to get, you know, happy clients, happy customers.
Right.
And then as you get more experience, what you can do is increase your hourly rate or increase your
project rates.
Right.
Because you'll have more skills, more experience under your belt and you'll be able to charge more
based off of your growth rate.
And so when you're applying to freelance jobs, make sure that your application is catered and specific
to the project you're applying for.
Same thing, right?
We talked about with the resume.
You want to make sure that you're talking specifically in regards to what that actual client is looking
for.
This is super important because as a client myself that, you know, actually hires talent all the time
on various freelance websites.
I can just say that it's really frustrating where, you know, you have people that will respond to
a particular job, but it has nothing to do with what I'm asking for or it's boilerplate.
Right.
It's a template that they use for pretty much every type of position out there or every project out
there versus somebody actually taking the time to read the project description, what I'm looking for,
what I'm asking for, and then be able to come back and submit to me a bid or a particular application
that is catered and specific to what exactly I'm looking for.
Right.
That goes such a long way.
And it immediately puts you at the top of my list, very much so important there.
And then just like I said, also avoid the boilerplate templates.
You want to be custom and specific.
I would say maybe having like a template that you use, kind of like a structure or framework that you
can follow, but that you can easily change that information to make it for that job description.
Right.
So that's really, really an.
There freelancing is something like I said, is fantastic for you to get started, to get your feet
wet right after taking this course, you can go on various platforms and get started right away, start,
you know, getting paid for your skills.
Right.
Because these skills here that you've developed, that you've learned are truly life changing because
they can help you, you know, be able to have endless amount of projects.
If you're actually out there and you're putting in the work and you're putting your name out there.
So that's going to be here for starting with freelancing.
And we'll see you on the next one.