Five 10-Minute Tricks to Make More Money Freelancing

Five 10-Minute Tricks to Make More Money Freelancing If youre reading this, youre probably either freelancing full-time or as aside hustle or at least considering it. But, with the freedom of freelancing, some days (or weeks or months) you just dont know where to start. Youre so overwhelmed with work you cant even contemplate when youve last invoiced your clients. Or youre so freaked out because you dont have any work that you end up jealousy-surfing site re-designs on Dribbble all day.But Im guessing you dont enjoy either of those situations too much and I imagine your bank account aint too happy about them either. So nows the time to do something about it. And I promise it wont take much time.The super easy and ruthlessly efficient checklist below will help you right now, and that help is just 10 minutes away. That means, if you do all 5 of the money-making actions on the list, itll take you under an hour less than the time you could waste watching a couple re-runs of Friends. (S orry, Chandler We love you, but we gotta get some funds fast)And no need to feel bad that you need a list like this. When youre a freelancer, you and you alone are running the show. Which is all I am woman, Hear me roar cool. But sometimes you just need someone or something (like maybe a 10-minute checklist, hint hint) to make sure you take care of whats important right now. And Im guessing the most important of your most important things right now is to make money ASAPAgreed? Good But still wondering why, if this is so critical, Im only giving you 10 minutes to get each thing done? Because 10 minutes is enough time to actually make a difference without taking a huge chunk out of your busy schedule. And, when you know that it literally only takes a few minutes to do something AND that the result of it will be something you truly want, youre so much more likely to actually get er doneSo, here are your 5 actions to take to make more money freelancing todayACTION 1 Make a doable to do listBefore you can get something done, you gotta know what youre doing Just letting all your tasks rattle around in your brain waking you up at night is NOT good for your productivity. And poor productivity equals poor freelancer. Booooo Time to get it out of your head and get it organized.ACTION 2 Send that hard emailEvery freelancer has a message that they know they should send but Stop making excuses about leid knowing what to say or how to say it. It only takes a few sentences to get it over with and, eventually, get the money you needACTION 3 Refresh your siteChoose one way to update your portfolio. Your own website is a reflection of you and your skills so keep it looking awesome You know that theres more than a few little (or big?) things that youve never loved about your site. It doesnt help for you to just ignore them because thewhole Web can see them and that includes your potential clients Instead, grab a friend to get a fresh take on how to make your site shine.ACTION 4 Recalculate your rateIts hard to admit, but youre probably not charging enough. Really Forget being nice or modest. You have skills. Skills that other people dont have. So those skills are worth paying for, and youhave todemand what youre worth.ACTION 5 Commit to getting betterWorking in tech means you have to keep up, constantly. It can be a bit overwhelming some times with new tools, tricks, frameworks, and even whole languages coming out all the time. Instead of stressing out about it, try seeing it as an opportunity a money-making opportunity The more you can offer your clients, the more you can make. So, theres no procrastinating learning new skillsThats it 5 actions. 10 minutes each. Sounds simple enough. But how are you going to do it in 10 minutes or less?? Download the guide and get the simple, step-by-step instructions for finishing ALL of this in less than an hour plus 5 bonus actions to take your money-making to the next level--This story originally appeared in