8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
1/34
Make It or Break ItWHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL
FREELANCER??
Sam Berner
AUSIT Continuing Professional Development
presents
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
2/34
The Nitty Gritty Requirements
Business- networking,marketing, selling,competitive intelligence,USP, customer service,systems
Technology- Web 2.0,
changes in workenvironment, utilisers notusers
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
3/34
A Story
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
4/34
Choice of Words
Not a Guru Why successful instead of good? It doesnt come cheap!
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
5/34
Poll (1)
My business perception
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
6/34
DefiningSuccess
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
7/34
Defining
Success
68officesworldwide
4000+ linguistsClients includeFortune 500,corporate legaldepartments,bioscience and
pharmaceuticalcompanies
Started 18yearsin a dorm roomof her boyfriend
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
8/34
What It Takes?
Passion
Remarkableness
Courage TakingRisk
Ability to Learn
Leadership
People Skills (Listen & Care)
Perseverance
Creativity and Innovation
Ability to change quickly
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
9/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
10/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
11/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
12/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
13/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
14/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
15/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
16/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
17/34
Poll (2)
Perception of provided services
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
18/34
How do I perceive myself? Your brainHEARSYOU. Successful
Professional/business/artistNOTa good translator.
BusinessNOTjob
Ethics does not mean goodie-goodie
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
19/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
20/34
Ways to Really Fail
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
21/34
So where do I start?
Here.. on two fronts:
Inside You With Others(Introspection) ( Networks)
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
22/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
23/34
Poll (3)
Ideally
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
24/34
Food is food, no?
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
25/34
Think where you want to go
Research
Plan
Prepare
Market
ACT
Go back to step (1) to grow to next
level
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
26/34
What if?
Poll (4)
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
27/34
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
28/34
Poll (5)
Perception of Diversification
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
29/34
Fear vs Anxiety
GOOD BAD
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
30/34
10 Startup Musts
1. Failure is anoption
2. Be brave
3. Invent yourmarket
4. Clients last and
first5. No rule books atthe start
6. Dump theslackers
7. Grind coffee, not
yourself8. Test your own
hype
9. Always on10.Stay remarkable
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
31/34
AUSIT as Your Sandpit
learn from us, share with others,grow, Experiment
www.ausit.org
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
32/34
Go!
Succeed!
May the Purple
Cow and the
Big Moo be with
you
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
33/34
Special Thanks
To Sasha, the USSR Cultural Attach in Khartoum, for challenging me(1984).
To Sarah Khazin, my student, my boss, for having faith in me (UNICEF,1992)
To Annamaria Arnall, for letting me play in her CPD sandpit (2004)
To Tea Dietterich, Rona Zhang and Sarah Dillon for being inspirational
To Dima Rashid and Dan Danielsson for making success happen allthe time
To Randa Mokayed, Dina Abdo, Rehab Zeidan and Sue Suliman forbearing with my madness and being my team.
To my father, who is attending this today, for teaching me thatknowledge is something you acquire all your life
To AUSIT for allowing me to shine.
To all of you, for allowing me to share.
8/6/2019 What Makes a Successful Freelancer
34/34
Top Related