Every successful freelancer was once a beginner who didn’t know where or how best to start their freelancing career. Now that you’re considering freelance as a career or diving into it, you’d want to make the most of it by doing it the right way.

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This wiki freelancing guide will put you through the five essential things you need to get into freelancing. While beginner freelancers are the targeted audience, advanced freelancers can also benefit from it.

5 Things You Need To Start Freelancing

1. Skillset

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The first requirement to become a freelancer is to have a skill set. Freelancing is all about offering your skills/services in exchange for money. 

Consequently, if you are looking to freelancing, you should understand that you will be selling your skills for money.

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Examples of skills for freelancing

  • Web designing/web development 
  • Graphic designing
  • 3D modeling, animation, etc
  • Writing and copywriting
  • Editing and proofreading
  • Social Media (management, growth, etc.)
  • Video Editing, VFX, Explainer
  • Music (Singing, Rapping, Production, etc.)
  • Voice over, Audio editing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Digital Marketing
  • WordPress
  • Transcription and Translation
  • IT Specialization
  • Data Entry
  • Admin Assistance
  • Blogging and others.

The interesting thing about freelancing is there are wide varieties of industries, categories, and services to offer. Say you’ve got a design skill. You can create a few designing gigs to let your potential buyers trust you can create some enchanting designs for them.

Similarly, as an editor or writer, you can offer a variety of writing and editing services to demonstrate that you can create engaging writing pieces.

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Again, if your profile and gig description is professional and convincing enough to speak them, buyers who need such services will click on your stuff, send you a message, and start a gig after discussing the workflow. 

You’ll then do your magic and provide an excellent job to them while the agreed amount will be remitted to you by the freelancing platform. You’ll then add your payment method info to withdraw your funds.

» MORE: How To Create A Professional Freelancing Gig To Attract 85% Buyers

Therfore, having a skill set is the most important piece of the puzzle for starting a freelance career. But even if you don’t have any skill, don’t feel withdrawn yet. There are a series of services you can offer on freelancing platforms without having a single skill. 

And the good news is you can even offer some of the services without having a computer. And most of them will be published from time to time, alongside smarter ways to learn a skill and start a career with it.

However, I must mention that the workload and type of service you offer greatly determine the amount of money you earn as a freelancer.

2. Freelancing Mindset

The second requirement to start freelancing is the freelancing mindset. Don’t be intimidated by that. I’ll explain everything about it.

The freelancing mindset would have come before the skill set of a thing. But, I wanted you to clearly understand and feel more about how freelancing works so you can easily comprehend the right type of mindset I’m referring to.

You don’t have to have butterflies in your stomach at this point, because the freelancing mindset is the right disposition, dedication, and commitment to freelance or to work as a freelancer.

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Getting started with freelancing is simple, as long as you understand the ethics, aptitude, and propensities that come with it. Let’s see some relevant examples that will keep you on track.

If you have a burning desire to make cool money online by offering your services remotely, let’s say you are the type of person who loves the idea of doing so. Then, you have to marry freelancing. 

But if you enjoy 9-5 jobs and hardly have much time and passion to work with your computer or mobile phone from home, then you may either have to take a giant leap or think of freelancing as not your thing. 

Therefore, you’ve to have a freelancing mindset before diving into it or start it part-time and then develop the mindset from there. Whichever one, don’t feel intimidated by anything.

» MORE: 63 Compelling Reasons You Should Start Freelancing Today

3. Complete set of gadgets

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To start freelancing, you will need some necessary gadgets. Most times, you just need your personal computer and your mobile phone. But some freelancers have fervently pondered if they can freelance with just their mobile phones. 

And, the answer is, even though you can offer some services without using a computer, I strongly recommend getting one so you can expeditiously speed up your game.

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4. Necessary resources

The fourth requirement is to get the necessary resources. These are some stuff that you need to work with. Depending on what freelancing services you offer, you need to have the appropriate computer software or applications. 

Having good internet access, as well as sufficient electricity, are other important things to consider.

5. Freelancing beginner awareness

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The fifth requirement is what I call the “Beginner Awareness,” which is the psychological consciousness to be persistent and resilient and to understand that the beginning is always not very smooth. 

It may be challenging to land the first few jobs due to the fact that you have yet to convince the potential buyers that you are an excellent buyer.

Approximately 35% of freelancers give up after a few weeks of frustration landing their first few jobs, according to a study. It’s real. But you won’t throw in your towel if you understand the ‘beginner awareness.’ 

Your freelancing success can also be affected by factors such as your location, profile, and many others. And that’s the tip of the iceberg.

Nevertheless, if you want to step up your game by running a US/UK/Canadian/foreign freelancing account (US, UK, Canada, etc.), go over the helpful guide on this site or reach out to me for a free guide. 

And, don’t worry about the US/UK/Canadian phone numbers to verify or the Identity Verification. Your phone and ID will be successfully verified without any immediate or potential issues, no matter the country you choose.

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The Bottom Line

Freelancing could be a money spinner if taken seriously. Your skills can be sold from the comfort of your home and you can make many hundreds of dollars. If you’re a beginner freelancer, consider putting all the requirements mentioned on this article into consideration to make the most of your career.

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