{"id":7900,"date":"2020-12-17T09:17:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T09:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/?p=7900"},"modified":"2021-01-29T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:25:43","slug":"tips-for-freelancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-freelancers","title":{"rendered":"4 practical tips for freelancers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">You have decided to become self-employed, work on what you like, how, when and where you want. However, there is something going wrong. Do you want your business to thrive? Then don\u2019t neglect these 4 practical tips for freelancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">If you work as a freelance and you are reading this, we won\u2019t steal you barely time. We know your time = money, so we quickly present these tips for freelancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to be a freelance and not die in the attempt<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">The secret is in these four points:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Specialize: What is your competitive advantage? <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">True experts don\u00b4t do 1,000 things, but a few things but 1,000 times. They offer less services, specializing, adding more value to their services and ending up earning more money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><b>If you have detected your strong point of difference, specialize and start getting higher returns to your work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8230; What are you good at?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">2. Value your work and learn to put a price on your work&#8230; and on your time!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">Professionals must have a defined hourly rate from which to base their prices, regardless if they decide later to charge per project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sense,<\/span><b> one of the first tips for beginner freelancers is to know how to put a price on the work they do<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An exercise in which different elements come into play: knowledge, time and self-esteem. You should never underestimate your work and effort, nor set exorbitant prices that do not fit with what you offer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">The formula for calculating the basic time of a freelance worker would be = (monthly salary + fixed expenses) \/ hours of work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">And don&#8217;t forget to calculate holidays and unproductive hours!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">If you want to save your calculations, you can always use the different tools you will find online to find out how much you should charge for your work. Do not be afraid when communicating your prices, the customer always has the option to accept them or not. Of course, it is always useful to investigate the prices that move in the market, &#8220;what is the price of my competition?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">3. Reduce your expenses<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><b>It&#8217;s a reality, as a freelance you have a lot of expenses. So start reducing them from the beginning,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starting with the expenses that go unnoticed. Have you heard of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/en\/most-common-hidden-bank-fees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hidden bank fees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">Many freelance workers decide to open a bank account to operate and end up getting more disadvantages than benefits. Commission for account maintenance, commission for insufficient balance, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><b>There are alternatives <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to skip these unnecessary commissions. For example, <\/span><b>prepaid cards without a bank account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Your money safely and without paying extra charges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. <\/span>Make it easy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplify to the maximum the time you dedicate to your administrative procedures. <\/span><b>Don\u2019t complicate yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><b>Start by separating personal expenses from business expenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this way, it will be easier for you to monitor all expenses and income, without wasting time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another option to make your job easier is <\/span><b>not to mediate with banks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Get simple, intuitive and useful services for your work, such as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitsacard.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitsa Card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prepaid card. Fast, convenient and simple: Download the App on your mobile and control all your money without the need for bank accounts, contracts with hundreds of clauses and no snoopers that look at what you do with your money. A free virtual card with which you can work comfortably.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">You can also change your business model and offer prepaid services. Do you know any ecommerce that delivers its products before paying?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 130%;\">As you can red, these 4 practical tips for freelancers like you can help your business or at least help you to live and work with less worries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; You have decided to become self-employed, work on what you like, how, when and where you want. However, there is something going wrong. Do you want your business to thrive? Then don\u2019t neglect these 4 practical tips for freelancers. 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