When thinking about this question, every time I’ve gone through the process of niching down my business or thinking about adding a new service to my business or exploring a new opportunity, I tend to do the same thing each and every time that I know will help.And so because I want to share with you only stuff that’s of value, I did a bit of searching around first.I’m still shocked by the amount of bad advice that’s floating around on the internet. When I put this question in Google, articles that come up were still spouting the terrible advice about
Doing free work just to build up your portfolio
Learn a new skill to “diversify your skill-base and make you more valuable”
Attend local business networking events
The reason this is terrible advice is because this is old school thinking. This is the stuff that I did because I read it was the way!Know where that landed me? Back sitting at a desk in a cube once and then almost again for a second time.Remember it’s your first steps into freelancing so you have to keep it simple to start.Stick to the stuff you know because there are many things that you don’t know at this very early stage of your career.This is your job now! It’s a job that you want to grow. It’s a job that you want to be able to live life the way you want.It’s a job that you need to take serious and make money from.With that in mind, I’ve found that there are 3 things you should do when starting out freelancing or adding new services to your existing freelance business.
Make money
Leverage skills you have
Figure out your worth
Just like a baby taking their first steps, clear the path of any and all obstacles.Keep it simple!In this episode I give you permission to suck, we all suck when we start something new. But with these things in mind, you'll know quickly if your new thing is viable and something you can be good at.For full show notes, downloads, and bonus material, head on over here for it all.