Often, people just breaking into freelancing scour the Internet for advice. They seek out experienced freelancers in their fields, visit forums, post questions on Quora…and come away frustrated.
If you’ve had that experience (or you’re just getting started and can still get off on the right foot), here’s the single most important thing you need to do to get valuable information that will help you build your freelancing business:
Ask better questions.
At first glance, that might seem equally obvious and fruitless. If you knew what to ask, you wouldn’t need so much input, right? You’re NEW!
Yes.
Experienced freelancers understand that sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. And, most of us really do want to help. But, your questions are often meaningless. You think we’re nitpicking, but we’re not. Well, most of us aren’t. We’re seeing more facets than you did…and, that’s why you’re talking to us, right? Continue reading “One Hot Tip for Getting Better Freelancing Advice”