Freelancers are often challenged with selling their skills, at times you keep imagining how good you are but still you aren’t making sales.
I would providing solutions to questions in your heart and show you the right thing to do. As a freelancer when you reach edges you should try taking a pause and learn new strategies.at times what you need is an upgrade ,imagine someone selling something people don’t really need ,then making sales might be so hard, so consider getting the skills by making researches online
Before choosing any platform there are few things you must consider
- You have to consider the available project on the platform, some platforms are majorly for specific skills, and some are majorly for content creators, so it’s wrong for a web developer to sign up. Ensure you are offering the right skill needed on the platform, or consider a website that allows varieties.
- Check their commission and payment options if they are convenient for you
- Consider traffic if buyers are really using the platform well
- Consider competitors so you can have a better way of presenting your skill to attract clients
- Consider platform support system in case any issues arise ,some platforms don’t care about freelancers ,they majorly care about clients that bring project, so any little thing you can lose your account of have your money pending for long .
- Don’t forget to check for reviews about the platform ,to check if they can be trusted
Having all this in mind ,let me show you few platforms to sell your skills, pay close attention so you can easily pick one for a start.
UPwork
Upwork is one of the most popular freelancing site, it’s a trusted market for professionals only, it allows you to have your profile (General and specified), then you can also have almost 20 catalogues.
For an example a website designer, can create catalogues for each website creating platform, this way you can easily display your works for trusted clients to see
Secondly you can bid for Job even while in bed (connect is needed to get info on connect click here, you can attend interviews in your room and even complete projects in your comfort stations
How you earn from upwork
Its so easy to make a living and fulfil your dreams through the platform, all you have to do is to optimize your profile (100%)
Attend to your invite if your proposal was considered (ensure you put something profession and something that meets the client’s expectations).
Complete the project and you would wait for the client to approve your project, then then you can wait for 3-5 days security period, you can also get a tip if you did a good job.
Don’t forget as a freelancer you would be paying 10% service fee be it on hourly, fixed-price or project catalogue project
Outside this you can use upwork for an escrow service for clients that’s not on upwork,so this way receiving payments is fast and secured .
If you think this factors is cool you can sign up on upwork with the button below
Freelancer.com
This platform connects freelancers and business owners around the world, you can list all your skills like people display their items in shop. Businesses can post projects and seek freelancers to help with them, so on this space you can believe you are helping people solve their problem.
Features of this platform
-They offer escrow payments
-Project management tools (To track progress )
-Dispute resolution system (this way no one gets cheated, its like online magistrate court, for quarrels between freelancers and clients)
-They offer wide range of payment options which includes Credit cards, PayPal, and wire transfers
Receiving payments and charges info
Receiving payment is so easy on freelancer.com, Number of days you would get your payment can vary at times and also dependent on few factors e.g. if your client pay via Credit card or PayPal you would get it within few days, however if the client choses to pay with wire transfer it might take up to a week, depending on the client’s bank and processing time of the payment method.
For readability purpose I would stopping part 1 here.
Check for part 2, you would be amazed to see platforms that does better that the ones you know
