Publisher's Synopsis
Unveil the Secrets to Build an Outstanding Online Career with Your Programming Skills!How did you win your first project in freelance? Are you still struggling in getting your first one? No matter how many bids you placed, you still failed? Things are harder than you thought. You feel completely lost?OR: You already done few small projects but your earning is poor. You want to get more, bigger projects to earn more but things seem to be out of your reach? No matter how hard you tried, you still failed? You feel upset?OR: You want to quit your boring 9 to 5 job, hoping that by working as a full time freelancer, you will make more money and have greater freedom, blah blah. But after some times, the reality isn't what you expect: You are running out of time, but still making less than your recently left job. You feel disappointed, depressed and want to give up?My name is Nam Ha Minh - I am an Oracle certified Java programmer with more than 15 years of experience in software development field. I had 5 years working as a full-time freelancer and during this time, I completed 142 projects with average rating of 4.8.In this book, I will help you: - Win your first bid to get your first freelance project: Proud to be a Winner. You will be able to open the door to the interesting freelance world with a lot of opportunities- Get rid of all the bad feelings when doing freelance: You will able to get more projects regularly and have more repeated employers will make you feel happy. Enjoy freelancing!- Make more money and have greater freedom: You will be able to make more money from freelance than your boring 9 to 5 job. And you are your own boss!- Become a successful freelancer in its truest sense: You will be able to realize your dream: building a successful online career with your programming skills.Imagine you are sitting at your home, sipping some coffee while working on a project you find interesting. Imagine you can work at your own time, whenever you want and wherever you like. Imagine you can set your own price. You don't have to waste time in moving from your home to office (no traffic jam, no rush hours!). You don't have to wait for weekly or monthly salary - you get paid when you're done. And so much more freedom you can enjoy with freelance!Here's what you will learn in this book: - Chapter 1: Getting started with freelancing: Understand how freelancing works, its pros and cons, and why you should do freelancing.- Chapter 2: How to create a good freelancer profile: You will learn how to marketing yourself by creating an impressive profile- Chapter 3: How to get your first project on Freelancer: Learn the reasons why many people fail to open the door of freelancing, and the learn strategies to make you become a winner.- Chapter 4: How to write an effective proposal: Learn Dos and Don'ts in writing a proposal to increase your bid winning rate to 30%.- Chapter 5: How to get your freelance projects done: Learn tips to manage your freelance projects and maximize your completion rate.- Chapter 6: How to with draw money from Freelancer: Understand Freelancer's payment options and get money to bank account- Chapter 7: How to with work with Employers: Learn the strategies I used to make my employers happy and increase my repeated hire rate to 40%- Chapter 8: The way to become a successful freelance programmer: Learn 11 mentality advice which you can apply to have a successful freelance career.And Summary, Questions and Exercises that help you revise and practice what you learn.Remember the following benefits which I'm sure you will get from my book: - Win your first bid to get your first freelance project- Get rid of all the bad feelings when doing freelance- Make more money and have greater freedom- Become a successful freelancer in its truest
