Hi All, I am starting my freelance journey and would love to hear about the tools you recommend as I start.
Any advice as well.
Congrats on getting started! I left a full-time job to start my business as a virtual assistant (specializing in website and social media management) about 6 months ago.
Tools I use daily are my CRM (I use honeybook) for tracking appointments, contracts, and payments, and Facebook Business Manager where I manage all my client's social media (for FB and IG).
I definitely echo the networking suggestion. You will get most of your clients through referral, especially starting out.
If you are looking to improve or add to your skills, Hubspot and Acadium are 2 really great resources.
That's wonderful!
I just left mine as well.
Do you offer Facebook and CRM services
Yes, I do! And congrats to you on taking the next step!
Thank you so much! You had commented on my other post as well. I have started my certification courses on Hubspot this past weekend. I can't wait to have clients! Super excited for this journey.
So exciting! I think it can depend on your experience and what field you're in. Where have you worked before this journey?
I currently work in Marketing but am strictly in lead generation management.
Network. Network. Network. All of my projects come from people I know who either hire me or refer others to me.
What will be your focus as a freelancer?
I wanted to get into social media marketing. It's always been an interest of mine and I wanted to bulk up my skills as a marketer.