by Shabbir on October 5, 2010
Finding clients is one of the biggest challenges for freelancers. So let us look at the most effective ways to fetch clients. 1. Forum Networking If you are looking for clients, networking in forums can help you get lot of clients and prospects. Try to be an active member in niche forums. It not only [...]
by Shabbir on August 31, 2010
The idea of this post originated from an interesting comment on Facebook by Aliuddin Faisal Faruqui for Disadvantages of Freelancing. Looking at the advantages as well as disadvantages of freelancing what would you prefer. To be A Freelancer or Not to be a Freelancer. I am a freelancer and would love to be one and [...]
by Shabbir on August 27, 2010
There are two sides of every coin and freelancing is no difference. After reading all good things about freelancing now it is time to take freelancing with a pinch of salt. 1. With More Power Comes More Responsibility Freelancing gives you the power to work for whatever you like at a price you feel satisfied. [...]
by Shabbir on August 23, 2010
Freelancing is very small portion of my total monthly revenue and yet I do not prefer to give up on freelancing because it has many advantages and so today we will discus on the advantages of freelancing. 1. More Control over Things I decide what work I want to do, when, how and at what [...]
by Shabbir on August 11, 2010
I am sure many of us will be more than happy to get an extra 10k USD doing what you love to do and today I will not only share with you why I make so much money doing freelancing but will also suggest, how you can also do the same. Let’s begin on why [...]
by Shabbir on June 22, 2010
After a long yet healthy discussion with RentACoder officials today I got an email which really pleased me. RentACoder is now renamed as vWorker which stands for “virtual worker” I will quote few things which I think was much needed changes for RentACoder We outgrew our name (Rent a Coder) a few years ago. Back [...]
by Shabbir on June 19, 2010
Yet another very interesting feature from Elance – Profile Widget. Grab the code and post on your blog / website to show your work history, skills and client testimonials. Here is mine Have you got yours? If you haven’t just go get it now
by Shabbir on March 28, 2010
No matter where you are based these days making money on internet is same for everybody. All you need is dedication and passion to take up opportunity and work for your passion. But working for your passion needs lots of discipline and many of us (yes including me) lack that discipline. So let us see [...]
by Shabbir on February 21, 2010
Few months back I wrote about Tips to Build Credibility and Trust and how it can help you build your business online. Today we will talk more about power of trust. Why do you think celebrity endorsements cost so much? You name any celebrity and they charge like anything when endorsing products. Be it Sachin [...]
by Shabbir on October 19, 2009
Elance published October Elance Work Index which ranks the hottest skills in-demand and hiring trends in the freelance industry on the Web in October. PHP is still at the top but CMS and specially Joomla getting hot with lots of projects posted. Though Graphic design looses some places and points, Adobe Illustrator gains quite a [...]