There are many freelancers in the market who have no shortage of skill, however, the tool that would aid them to earn some actual money ‘Marketing’ is lacking in a considerable portion of online money makers. This is the biggest reason why many freelancers are unable to earn in their first few months and in the aftermath, just delete their accounts. There is no shortage of failed freelancers in response to those YouTubers who claim to be billionaires just by working from home.
However, the Digital Skills Society believes that even new freelancers can make some cash in what is considered an already saturated market. And the different techniques to sell your courses and services in the online market are unsurprisingly, mostly free and very easy.
Selling online courses is one of the most famous and reliable ways to earn money, but, as is already mentioned above, marketing is the biggest deficiency in most online earners’ plans. But in this age, getting connected to like minded people has become much easier. One simple way where you can create demand for your courses, is to simply give it away for free! Provided that the quality is at par with the paid courses available on the internet. Another way to augment demand for your courses is to gain expertise and create courses on mastering several fields, which would bolster the chances of your courses being sold.
Furthermore, one of the simplest ways to increase sales of a course is to advertise it on your social media accounts e.g. Instagram, Facebook and additionally on family, friends and professional WhatsApp groups. Any generous beings would surely share it until it ends up with someone who finds it of use.
Similarly, in order to clinch one’s first order, free services should be offered first to build a loyal customer base. In order to showcase the quality of his work, he should post samples on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. And gain mastery over many in-demand skills to augment his chances of getting a contract.
Freelancing can yield high returns in the long run, however in his first few months he should adopt as many of the above-mentioned stratagems to increase demand for his services.
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