Brilliant Freelancer

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Brilliant Freelancer
3. Contents
4. About the author
5. Acknowledgements
6. Foreword
7. Introduction
8. Part 1 The freelance essentials: what you need to know before you take the leap
   1. What does it mean to be a freelancer?
   2. Are you ready for freelancing?
   3. Make a smooth transition into freelancing
   4. Your first freelance jobs: how to find them and how to quote for them
   5. Becoming a company
9. Part 2 Finding freelance work: how to find the most profitable and manageable work
   1. Take your ass to market
   2. Find work fast
   3. Networking: the power of people
   4. Get a website
   5. Blog for victory
   6. How to sell
   7. Get more work than you can handle
10. Part 3 Manage your clients (before they manage you)
    1. Managing clients
    2. Deal with (and decline) difficult clients
    3. The client’s side of the story
11. Part 4 Motivate yourself and get stuff done
    1. The art of motivation
    2. Choose a productive place to work
    3. Healthy body, healthy mind
    4. Healthy computers
12. Part 5 Protect yourself: finances, cash flow, credit control and contracts
    1. How to keep financial records
    2. Cash flow and the need for credit control
    3. Create a contract
13. Part 6 Next steps – and beyond!
    1. Partnerships, products and businesses
14. Looking forward
15. Index