Not getting freelance gigs? Here are 6 possible reasons why!

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• Not getting freelance gigs?
• Here are 6 possible reasons why!

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Not getting freelance gigs?

• Are you finding it hard to get a job as a
  freelancer? First and foremost, you have to
  understand that this is completely normal,
  especially in the first year or two. The path
  towards successful freelancing is not easy. The
  workload is enormous, the clients demanding and
  the competition hard. Still, building up your
  freelance business can be a lot of fun, provided
  you know how to find the right gigs and make sure
  you get them. Drawing from our experience in the
  field, we at freelancermap sat down and wrote a
  list with some of the most common reasons for not
  getting enough work. Here are our top six

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Here are 6 possible reasons why!
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1) Incomplete profiles

• Incomplete profiles are often an immediate no-go
  for clients. Think of it as buying, say, a
  laptop. A description like has keyboard and
  mouse, can run Windows doesnt do much for you,
  does it? You want to know how big the screen is,
  how long the battery lasts, what other customers
  think about it and much more. Providing a client
  with accurate and plentiful information is the
  first step towards being even considered for a
  gig.

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2) Not applying for the right jobs

• Applying for the right jobs is something that
  should be obvious, but is often overlooked. Many
  clients search for a specific skillset, a certain
  form of experience or even a particular location
  of the freelancer. Make sure you cover all the
  criteria set by the client. Applying to jobs that
  dont fit you as a professional is wasted time.
  Time, which you couldve spent on actual job
  hunting.

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3) Under- or overselling yourself

• Pricing is a big issue. You get to set your own
  rate, but doing it right is a science. Go too
  high and risk not being affordable. Set them too
  low, on the other hand, and clients might think
  youre not good enough. If youre interested in
  some tips that will help improve your pricing
  methods, we recommend you check out some of our
  previous articles here http//www.freelancermap.co
  m/freelancer-tips/10405-the-art-of-quoting-as-a-fr
  eelancer-in-5-steps and here http//www.freelancer
  map.com/freelancer-tips/10493-4-big-pricing-mistak
  es-freelancers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them.

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4) Blasting clients with template applications

• Sending tenths and even hundreds of job
  applications can get tedious. Few know that
  feeling in its repetitiveness as well as the
  self-employed. However, using templates is not
  always as good of an idea as it sounds. Yes, they
  can be useful, but only to some extent. Add a
  personal approach to your emails and look at what
  your clients want. Search for things that you can
  offer for that one specific project and outline
  them. There is nothing worse for a client than
  having to read through paragraphs of obviously
  copy-pasted material that has little to no
  relevance for the position.

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5) Trying to be a jack of all trades

• Many freelancers gravitate towards offering
  everything they can possibly do in their field.
  Being a jack of all trades might seem like it
  covers a larger market, but more often than not,
  it really doesnt. Clients look for the best
  freelancers they can find for any specific job,
  not someone who can do a bit of everything. It
  definitely pays off to specialize and have tons
  of successful projects doing the one thing you
  are absolutely brilliant at.

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6) Not treating the job hunting like a job

• As we said above, job hunting can get pretty
  tedious. But what you have to realize is that it
  is a part of your work as a freelancer. Looking
  for a job is serious business have a system, be
  organized, try keeping track of failures as well
  as successes. This is one of the few ways to
  guarantee that you systematically improve and
  start getting more and more gigs as a freelancer.

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