Freelancers Must Use Social Media to Promote Their Gigs

Freelancers Must Use Social Media to Promote Their Gigs

Let’s sum up why I think NOT linking to your gig pages and freelance marketplace profiles from your social media accounts is really bad advice:

Do you know what happens when you do not advertise or market your business?

Nothing.

Do you know what’s worse than nothing?

Putting in time and effort and paying money to develop the infrastructure of your business… only to get more nothingness.

If you’re more afraid of the competition than nothingness, shut your business down now and save yourself the stress of being an entrepreneur.

#entrepreneur #freelancing #socialmediamarketing

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

Why Freelancers MUST Market Their Services Through Social Media

I have a friend that offers voice-over business consulting services primarily to those who are new to the voiceover profession. In his usually very sound advice he advocates offering VO, narration and voice acting services through freelance marketplace websites, like VideoToOrder.com, and others.

He actually suggests setting up profiles and offering gigs in not one website, but in as many sites as possible – and I’m totally onboard with that.

Yesterday he posted a video in which he advocated offering freelance voice services through gig economy websites but then he said something odd.

He said, this:

“Do not post links to your gig pages from your social media profiles, like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.”

The reason he gave was equally shocking:

“If you send a potential customer to a freelance marketplace then you run the risk that the buyer is just going to find your competition who will beat you on price and quality.” (Not a direct quote but that’s the abridged version.)

I was sitting there, with my chin on the floor, thinking,

“He can’t be serious. Can he???”

Needless to say, we needed to respond...

#freelance #freelancer #socialmedia
https://videotoorder.com/blog/5-reasons-freelancers-must-promote-their-gigs/

For freelancers who offer services related to video production, video editing, video marketing, etc.

For freelancers who offer services related to video production, video editing, video marketing, etc., just starting out and finding new clients can be pretty difficult to do. There are many established competitors out there and you might not be able to find clients right away. However, with the launch of our video creation marketplace, VideoToOrder.com, it is becoming easier for any freelance video professional to start making money selling their video-related services almost right away without the need of their own website, formal business formation, branding, marketing and other expensive business development steps.

Here are 4 broad categories of video-related services that freelancers can offer in the video creation marketplace at VideoToOrder.com...

#freelancing #freelancer #makemoneyonline

https://videotoorder.com/blog/video-creation-marketplace/

7 Common Problems for New Freelancers and How To Fix Them Quickly

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

7 Common Problems for New Freelancers and How To Fix Them Quickly

For new freelancers, starting a freelancing business is one of the simplest ways to make money online without having to spend your time at the office every day. You can set your own workplace, your own work time, your own clients, and even your own earnings. This is why freelancing is becoming one of the most popular businesses that people have, especially those who love to work at home.

However, new freelancers often face various challenges in their freelancing business, which usually discourage them from continuing on their path. If you are a new freelancer, how can you overcome these challenges?

Here are 7 common challenges faced by new freelancers and how to overcome them:

#freelancer #freelancing #freelancers
https://videotoorder.com/blog/fixing-problems-new-freelancers/

Marketing Your Freelance Services

Marketing Your Freelance Services

“‘If you build it they will come’ RARELY applies to the real world – getting people to visit your website takes real work.”

#freelancing   #vtrep   #marketingtips  
http://vtrep.com/10-ways-promote-your-freelance-services-website/

20 Ways Video Freelancers Make Money While Traveling

20 Ways Video Freelancers Make Money While Traveling

How many times have you caught yourself daydreaming about traveling the world, soaking in the sights, flavors and cultures of every corner- and suddenly awakened by the reality that you are attached to your job and you must squeeze all of your travels into the three or four weeks of vacation you have earned.

Why not consider freelance video content production, video editing and other video related services like marketing, SEO or voice-over work?

#vtrep   #freelancing   #videomarketing  
http://vtrep.com/make-money-while-traveling-video-camera/

10 Ways to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

10 Ways to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

#vtrep   #freelancing   #websitemarketing  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

How to Promote Your Freelance Service Business Website

You've slogged through the many design and technical challenges of building a website and finally managed to publish it to the World Wide Web. You have a solid website that answers a potential customer's questions and overcomes initial objections and, most importantly, compels them to take action:

Call
Email
Fill out a contact form
Buy a product
Whatever.

Your website visitors should always be told what you expect them to do and given instructions about what to do next.

Its not enough to optimize your site for search. You have to optimize your site for action.

Next, you've written your first super-helpful blog article (something that solves a problem or educates your customers), chosen a catchy image, maybe even made an introductory or explainer video and posted it to the Interwebs.

Quite frankly, getting your website up and posting your first article is the easy part; now, you've got to use that tool to ATTRACT the clients you want. You have to build traffic to your website and you will always have to continue to create compelling content.

There's a fine line between driving traffic to your website and driving people crazy if you market your content incorrectly or too aggressively. Make no mistake, there is also a difference between being helpful by sharing your content and being spammy by foisting it upon them.

So, what can you do to get your blog noticed and help it find a bigger audience?

Here are 10 ways you can promote your freelance services and business website...
http://vtrep.com/10-ways-promote-your-freelance-services-website