Freelancer Guide
The business half of freelancing: niche, brand, LLC vs S Corp basics, where to find clients, and how to price so projects are worth taking.
New freelancers usually get the order backwards. They polish a portfolio endlessly, then open a marketplace profile, then wonder why nothing happens. The problem is almost never the code. The problem is that they started selling before deciding what they sell, to whom, and for how much.
This course starts where the results start: with a goal. Not "make money freelancing," but an actual target that tells you what kind of clients and rates you need. It sounds trivial. It changes every decision after it.
Set up like a business
The middle of the course is about building something clients can trust. You find a niche, because "I build websites" competes with the entire planet while "I build sites for a specific kind of business" competes with almost nobody. You build a brand around that choice, and you learn what your own website genuinely needs, which is less than you think.
Then the lesson most freelancers put off until tax season scares them: LLC and S Corp basics. This part is US-focused, so take the entity specifics as American, but understanding how freelancers structure themselves legally is worth the lesson wherever you live.
Finding clients and charging right
Client acquisition gets covered from two angles. Online, there are the websites where gigs get posted, each with its own dynamics. Locally, there are businesses within driving distance that need help and have no idea how to find it. The local route is the one new freelancers ignore, and it is often the easier sale.
The course closes on pricing, which is where freelancers quietly go broke. Undercharging costs you twice: the money itself, and a calendar so full of cheap projects that you have no room to take better ones.
If you want to grow past solo work someday, read the one-person agency. And when you are ready to advertise your services, the Facebook and Google Ads course covers paid client acquisition step by step.
What you'll learn
- ✓ Set a concrete goal for your freelance business before chasing gigs
- ✓ Find a niche instead of competing with every developer on the internet
- ✓ Build a brand and know exactly what your own website needs
- ✓ Understand LLC and S Corp basics before forming anything
- ✓ Find gigs on freelance websites and win jobs in your local market
- ✓ Price your work so projects are actually worth taking
Course Curriculum
6 sections
1
First Section
2
Setting Up Business
3
Finding Clients
4
Payment
5
Working with clients
6
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Before you start
- ✓ A skill you can sell. The course covers the business side, not the technical side
Frequently asked questions
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