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In this video, we're going to go over getting started with freelancing now, as you've gone through

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this course, you've learned all the different skill sets that are required to create a website from

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scratch using HTML, CSF, SAS, Jake Query, write all the different elements as far as Web design,

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mobile responsiveness and responsiveness as a whole in general, and then also understanding SEO rank,

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essentially everything that it entails to build a website from scratch and be able to make it live in

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the marketplace right on the interweb, and essentially be able to help businesses develop these websites

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from scratch as well.

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So that's why it's important for I would say yourself to if you want to get started right away, right

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out of the gate and I have to go out there and submit your application to all these different job postings,

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what you can do is get started right out of the gate with freelancing.

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Right.

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You can go on to various websites and we're going to walk through, you know, different websites here,

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another lecture.

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But I want to walk you through here in this particular lesson, how to get started with freelancing,

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how does it work and why it's something that you should be able to do right after you take this course,

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because you're going to have the necessary skill set.

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So go ahead and jump in here.

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So with freelancing, you're essentially self-employed and what you're doing is you're working on typically

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various platform sites where, you know, you can go on there and bid for jobs or look for certain projects.

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Right.

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And you're taking on contract work for other companies.

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Right.

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So you are essentially yourself a company, but you're not really a, you know, actual business entity.

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Right.

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In legal terms, but you are essentially presenting yourself as a freelancer, as a contractor, and

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you essentially do all the work yourself.

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Right, because you have that skill set.

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And so one of the best ways to get started is with freelancing.

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And so one of the best ways to get started with freelancing is to apply for small data jobs on freelance

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websites.

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And we're going to go over, like I said, various freelance websites in another lesson.

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And so the ultimate objective here when you're doing some freelance work is to be able to get some experience

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under your belt, get started with some Web design projects on various freelance websites so that you

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can have your portfolio built up with more projects.

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Right.

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Because you're really going to have the projects in this course.

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So you're going to be able to add to your portfolio.

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However, it's going to be, you know, where you can actually have real world experience, where you're

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getting paid for your skills.

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Right, with freelancing.

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And so, like I said, we'll go over some sites here.

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And another lesson and then the objective, like I said, is to get those experiences under your belt

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and then get real world testimonials.

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Right.

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So then, you know, when you are going to, let's say, apply for a particular position, you can actually

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use those testimonials and be able to use those even when you're going out there looking to get clients

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as proof that you've actually helped people and you've actually done your work, done your job and been

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able to get, you know, happy clients, happy customers.

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Right.

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And then as you get more experience, what you can do is increase your hourly rate or increase your

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project rates.

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Right.

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Because you'll have more skills, more experience under your belt and you'll be able to charge more

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based off of your growth rate.

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And so when you're applying to freelance jobs, make sure that your application is catered and specific

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to the project you're applying for.

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Same thing, right?

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We talked about with the resume.

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You want to make sure that you're talking specifically in regards to what that actual client is looking

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for.

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This is super important because as a client myself that, you know, actually hires talent all the time

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on various freelance websites.

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I can just say that it's really frustrating where, you know, you have people that will respond to

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a particular job, but it has nothing to do with what I'm asking for or it's boilerplate.

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Right.

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It's a template that they use for pretty much every type of position out there or every project out

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there versus somebody actually taking the time to read the project description, what I'm looking for,

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what I'm asking for, and then be able to come back and submit to me a bid or a particular application

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that is catered and specific to what exactly I'm looking for.

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That goes such a long way.

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And it immediately puts you at the top of my list, very much so important there.

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And then just like I said, also avoid the boilerplate templates.

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You want to be custom and specific.

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I would say maybe having like a template that you use, kind of like a structure or framework that you

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can follow, but that you can easily change that information to make it for that job description.

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So that's really, really an.

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There freelancing is something like I said, is fantastic for you to get started, to get your feet

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wet right after taking this course, you can go on various platforms and get started right away, start,

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you know, getting paid for your skills.

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Right.

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Because these skills here that you've developed, that you've learned are truly life changing because

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they can help you, you know, be able to have endless amount of projects.

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If you're actually out there and you're putting in the work and you're putting your name out there.

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So that's going to be here for starting with freelancing.

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And we'll see you on the next one.