Basics and Ideas of Freelancing

This free online course helps people who work for themselves — called freelancers — learn how to manage their projects and use simple tools to show their work.

In this course, you will learn what makes freelancing both exciting and challenging. You’ll understand how to plan your work, set clear goals, and write good proposals that help you get jobs. You’ll also learn how to make fair price offers (bids) and use easy tricks to save time when sending updates to clients. The course will also explain why sending reports about your work quality can help you get more clients.

What You Will Learn

After finishing this course, you will be able to:

• Talk about the good and difficult sides of freelancing.

• Explain why it’s important to plan well before starting your freelance journey.

• Understand why setting clear goals helps you stay focused.

• Learn how to plan and prepare before starting a new project.

• Know why making a list of your services is useful.

• See how having a portfolio (a collection of your best work) can attract more clients.

• Understand why every freelancer should have their own website.

• Learn the benefits of sharing your work on more than one portfolio website.