Work 100% remote as a freelancer

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FREELANCER TIPS

• Going 100 remote as a freelancer

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Not all freelancer are always remote workers, but
most want to be. Working from wherever you want
means more freedom when planning a schedule. Its
easy to understand why freelancers dont like to
make regular trips to a clients office. But its
also not hard to understand the reasons behind
clients wanting freelancers to be on site. Stuff
like quality control and team meetings arent
exclusive to those in the office, clients have to
learn. Want to convince your clients that working
remotely can be great if done right? Here are the
five things youll have to do
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1. Tell clients why remote work makes sense
Business owners care about measurable and
concrete arguments. Instead of travelling to
their office for more than two hours, you could
be working. That saves money and work hours.
Remote work can also be good for motivation if
youre the right person for it. Explain to your
client that you work better and more in the
working environment that you have created for
yourself instead of in one created by others. But
to completely gain your clients trust as a
remote worker, youll have to show them that you
work systematically and reliably.
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2. Create milestones
A good way to show that youre not planning on
pulling all-nighters in the last possible moment
is to create milestones. Split a project into
four or five different parts. This tells a client
that youve given the task a lot of thought. It
allows them to always know which stage youre
currently at and to give feedback as necessary.
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3. Set deadlines and take them seriously
Milestones are not just there to show that you
can split up a project in a way that makes sense.
Theyre also there for time management purposes.
As a remote worker, it falls on you to set your
own deadlines. This will only work if you abide
by them as if they were set by a higher-up.
Keeping your own deadlines is essential for both
showing your reliability as a remote worker and
for your success as a freelancer.
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4. Be transparent in sharing results
Having a plan is good, but being able to
efficiently deal with things going wrong is what
makes a remote worker great. Dont be afraid to
tell your client if a recent change pushes back
the entire schedule. Tell them whats going wrong
and what you can do to fix it. There is nothing
worse for a remote workers reputation than not
communicating failures until the last possible
moment.
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5. Provide multiple ways for communication
Meeting are important. Regardless whether they
take place in the office, on Skype, Slack, via
email or phone. To prove your worth as a remote
worker, you will have to be open for feedback and
discussion. Part one of doing that is answering
as promptly and accurately as possible without
wasting too much of your own time or that of your
client. Part two is being available at the
appropriate time and in the ways preferable to
the client. However, keep your own time in mind!
Business meetings have a tendency to drag on
without having meaningful results. Write down the
main things that need to be discussed and go by
that list to avoid eating too much into the
actual project hours.
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