Students That Freelance

No matter what type of freelancer you are, or what type of freelancing you do, you are essentially running a business. The term “freelancer” basically translates into “independent contractor,” thus you are in the same position as a lot of self-employed entrepreneurs; we just have a different name for what we do. Even though you may be good at what you do, you should still know how to operate your business as well. Such aspects as invoicing, marketing, managing, and taxes, all tie into what we do every day as freelancers. However, as a student, you are in a great position to take advantage of what is offered to you to help you succeed. Today, I will outline a few reasons why it wouldn’t hurt to take some business classes while you are still a student.

When starting out as a student freelancer, where do you get your first project? For student freelancers, it is difficult to get the ball rolling on getting work that will help with your portfolio and could possibly offer pay as well. In this article, I will sum up four different ways in which you can get your first project.

Each week Students That Freelance will take some time to feature a student freelancer who is doing their school and freelance thing and is pretty good at it. This week, we are featuring Luke van de Paverd, a student freelancer from Victoria, Australia. He is the brains behind some pretty big things on the internet, including Freelance Total and 6 Figure Freelancing.

Being a student requires juggling a lot of your time to work, meet due dates, study for tests, go to class, and still have time to hang out with friends. Add freelancing to the mix, and you will see your life quickly overrun by all of these activities and your spare time flying out the window. What’s a student freelancer to do?

We are a forgotten breed of freelancers; the student-entrepreneur types. It’s hard to find quality information about freelancing and the challenges we face as students that want to rock at freelancing. We as student freelancers have different stresses, demands, and requirements that need different freelancing advice, tips and tricks than the rest of the freelance population.

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