Final revised 10 biggest mistakes freelancers make_presentation material_july27,2013

1. 10 BIGGEST
MISTAKES
FREELANCERS MAKE
DANIEL G. PRATIDYA
President
Indonesia Freelancers Association

2. HOW ONLINE JOBS WORK
More likely than not, you will never meet your employer. You
will only communicate with them through messages or chat.
Do you know what they feel and think about
you?

3. HOW CAN YOU…
These questions lead will help you evaluate
THE 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES
FREELANCERS MAKE.
• Win their attention to open a conversation with you?
• Make them believe that you are the one to do their work?
• Show them your capabilities to work on their project?
• Make a reasonable bid and explain to them the detail?
• Make sure that you can finish their work precisely as they
want?
• Make sure that they’re a reliable customer and will pay you for
your work?
• Make sure that they’ll contact you again in their future
projects?

4. a. Using a long introduction
template
b. Thinking of negative thoughts
and negative words

5. 2nd MISTAKE:
Overselling yourself

6. 3rd MISTAKE:
Not knowing your customer

7. 4th MISTAKE:
Giving up easily!

8. 5th MISTAKE:
Pretending to understand –
when you clearly don’t.

9. 6th MISTAKE:
Not respecting deadlines.

10. 7th MISTAKE:
Not formalizing agreements
through a contract!

11. 8th MISTAKE:
Not understanding how the
system works.

12. 9th MISTAKE:
Prioritizing money over
reputation.

13. 10th MISTAKE:
Just doing what you are
told.

14. REMEMBER:
No success can
be reached
without learning
how to get up
from falling!

15. THANK YOU!
ANY QUESTIONS?