10 Ways To Uplevel Your Freelance Business During A Pandemic

Haven’t these last few weeks been a crazy year? I know I’ve been struggling when it comes to motivation and freelance work. Things are finally starting to turn around, and assignments are starting to come my way. It took a while, though. I know that many freelancers are still struggling. I wanted to take some time today to create a solo show dedicated to these problems. I hope that this episode of The Ambitious Freelancer helps you push through and do more during these weird times. What are you doing to uplevel your business right now?

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In today’s episode, we’ll be chatting about how to uplevel your business, even as we are dealing with a pandemic.

10 Ways To Uplevel Your Freelance Business During COVID-19 Or Any Other Pandemic

  1. Follow-up with leads that fizzled out, especially if you are scared to cold pitch right now.

  2. Ask for testimonials from past and current clients to build a know like and trust factor with potential clients.

  3. Create a new offer for people in your niche who need your help right now.

  4. Offer a payment plan for new customers or customers who say that they can’t pay their current bill.

    • To make these payment plans easier to pay, use a service like Freshbooks to make the payments easier to track on your end.

  5. Think about working with different audiences in your niche.

    • For example, if you currently work with solo entrepreneurs, consider reaching out to a small business or large corporation.

  6. Work on your online presence.

    • Refresh your freelance website.

    • Refresh your profiles on social networking sites like LinkedIn and freelance sites like ClearVoice or Upwork.

    • Create content for your website and social media profiles.

  7. Brush up on and learn new skills.

    • Take courses on sites like Udemy, Skillshare, Hubspot Academy, and LinkedIn Learning.

    • Read books and articles to brush up on skills.

    • Use tutorials on sites like YouTube to try out new skills.

  8. Support other freelancers and connect with them in whatever way you can.

    • Join a community to learn from other freelancers.

    • Create a community to learn from and support other freelancers.

    • Pass on opportunities you see or jobs you can’t take to freelancers in your circle.

  9. Clean and rearrange your office or workspace.

  10. Take a job in a complementary niche.

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