Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
Lesson 26 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
Lesson 26 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Lesson Info
26. Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
Lessons
Fiverr Pro Bootcamp
1Introduction to the Program
06:52 2Fiverr Seller Levels
11:17 3Pros & Cons of Fiverr
09:41 4Follow These Rules or Get Banned on Fiverr
07:02 5How to Attract High-Quality Clients
14:49 6How to Spot Nightmare Clients
13:31 7Keeping Your Response Time Low
03:42Using Promoted Gigs on Fiverr
05:42 9Overview of the Fiverr Dashboard
08:51 10Taking a Break from Fiverr
03:46 11Seller Plus Program - Is It Worth It?
02:04 12Fiverr Analytics
03:39 13Getting Your First Fiverr Sale
04:23 14The Perfect Profile Picture
03:04 15Service Provider vs. Helpful Doctor
05:46 16Profile Description
02:43 17Sharing Skills on Your Profile
02:01 18Linking to Other Accounts
02:33 19Showcasing Your Education
02:56 20Niching Down as a Freelancer
01:55 21Strategically Deciding Which Services You Will Offer
04:06 22How Long Do You Have to Wait to Apply for Fiverr Pro
02:25 23Preparing to Apply for Fiverr Pro
05:35 24The Fiverr Pro Application Process
04:54 25What Happens Once You're Accepted onto Fiverr Pro
02:12 26Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
06:34 27Handling Imposter Syndrome as a Freelancer
04:36 28How to Not Get Stressed with Managing Lots of Projects
05:19 29Creating the Perfect Gig Title
01:57 30Writing the Perfect Gig Description
02:48 31Creating the Perfect Gig Video
02:25 32Creating the Perfect Gig Thumbnail
02:01 33Pricing Your Packages with Anchor Pricing
04:27 34Finding the Perfect Gig Tags
01:55 35Showcasing Your Work as Part of Your Portfolio
01:51 36Custom Gigs
04:41 37Milestone Gigs
02:47 38Setting Up Requirements Properly
03:56 39Manage Clients Like a Fiverr Pro
03:46 40How to Have a Successful Sales Call
08:32 41Setting Up Quick Responses
05:30 42Linking Up Calendly with Your Fiverr Profile
04:54 43Using Positive Reviews to Get More High-Quality Clients
04:54 44How to Tackle Negative Reviews and Turn Them into Positive Ones
13:55 45How to Encourage Clients to Write Long Positive Reviews About You on Fiverr
07:30 46Balancing Quality with Quantity
03:43 47How to Sell Services on Fiverr at a Premium
05:24 48What to Do When a Client Doesn't Reply
06:31 49What to Do When a Client Wants to Cancel the Order
08:18 50The Snowballing Method - Keeping Orders in Queue
04:38 51How to Get Favorites on Fiverr
01:28 52Upselling, Cross-Selling and Building Long-Term Client Relationships
04:42 53Brand & Portfolio Building
04:00 54Creating a Professional Email Template
01:23 55Project Management Made Easy with Notion
07:30 56How to Stay Focused While Working Remotely
06:51 57How to Travel While Freelancing
05:42 58Tracking & Growing Your Net Worth
02:04 59My Personal Journey Becoming a Freelancer
11:46 60When to Go Full-Time as a Freelancer
06:25 61Investment Strategies for Each Stage of Your Freelance Journey
04:50 62The Legal Side (NDAs, Contracts and Licenses)
02:59 63Final Thoughts
02:01Introduction to the Program
Lesson Info
Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
OK. So there aren't going to be many freelancing courses out there that talk about anxiety and mental health. But the reality is that when you're working for yourself, and when you're obviously managing a lot of expectations from clients and different people that you're working with mental health is a real thing and you do need to take care of yourself to make sure that you don't get super stressed and it essentially ends up affecting your personal life quite significantly. Now, the reality is that no matter what anyone tells you, all, freelancers get anxious, no matter whether you're an expert or a newbie, the reality is that when someone gives you the expectation of delivering on something, it comes with a certain level of anxiety and that even comes from me who's been doing this for 10 years. But what happens is you generally get better at dealing with it. And the confidence that you have of dealing with anxiety comes from your ability to organize yourself properly, which is somethi...
ng that we're going to cover later on this course. But it also comes down to the fact that usually our minds tend to think the worst is going to happen when in reality, that is actually very unlikely. For example, one of the things that used to give me crippling anxiety is if a client didn't get back to me for maybe two or three days, and I would be really worried thinking, ok, they hate my work. They're not going to get back to me, they're going to want to cancel the order. When in reality, they just sent my ideas off to a couple of friends and people that they trust and they were waiting for the people to get back to them. So what I was imagining in my head is often not what was happening in reality. And then obviously, they said that the designs were fine or the names were fine and everything was amazing. But if you do generally find yourself getting quite anxious, I want to just give you a couple of little tips as to how you can manage your anxiety and ultimately just suppress it a little bit so that you don't feel as anxious as you probably would if you didn't have these methods in place. Now, one of the main reasons that we get anxious is because we feel out of control or we feel like something's going to happen. Now, the first thing that you need to do is you need to make sure that you understand that the worst is very unlikely to happen. To be completely honest, as I mentioned before and the second thing is you need to make sure that you have processes in place to control the process when you are working with a client. So for example, when you are working with a client, make sure that you give yourself plenty of time to fulfill the order, including giving a couple of extra days for revisions, just in case you know, you want to work on something else or you want to explore other options with the client also make sure that you are keeping your clients up to date. So for example, if you are running a little bit behind on a project, don't just sit there and get super anxious about the fact that you are falling behind, but instead stay super calm and just message the client on fiver and say, listen, I would like to just pop you a really quick message. The process is going super well and we are pretty much on schedule for the delivery date as promised. I just wanted to explore a couple of other options and I think it's going to be really worthwhile. Would it be possible to just extend the delivery date by one date? Just to give me a little bit of extra time just to explore a couple of other options for you? Because I really think it's going to be worth, I spend an extra day, an extra 24 hours will give me enough time to explore these other ideas that I have, is that OK? And when you explain it to the client like that, it's going to allow them to ultimately see you as someone who really cares about the project. So try not to put yourself under too much pressure. I know it's super easy to do that, but really try to take care of yourself as a freelancer, as a person, as a human being. Because if you are being super anxious, you're not being your best self and you're also not going to be able to produce your best work as well. Now, the reality is that anxiety doesn't really ever go away as a freelancer or in any job or any situation. To be honest, you know, I'm not a naturally anxious person, but I do feel a little bit of anxiety when I go into meetings with big clients, for example, or when a client just being a little bit challenging, you know, I'm human, it's just normal. So one of the things to remember is it's fine to feel anxious a little bit and it does get better, the more confident you become in your skills and also the more credible and experienced you become at delivering the type of service that you are best at. One of the things always used to get me anxious as a freelancer was if I wasn't making enough money. And I think financially if you are making enough money, it actually takes a lot of the weight off your shoulders because you don't have to create as many opportunities and you don't have to worry about if the bills appeared that month. Now, I'm in the super fortunate position now of being able to take a month or two or three or four or five or even a full year or three years if I really wanted to. But I understand that in the very beginning it wasn't quite like that for me. I wasn't making, you know, 10,000 or $20,000 a month as a freelancer, I was only making maybe one or maybe two or even three, sometimes if I was lucky. But over time that just changed. So it does make things a little bit easier. So later on in this course, I'm going to be sharing some of my financial tips to help you charge more for your services to help you manage your money in a way where you can basically build a nest egg so that you don't have to take every single project that is presented to you, which can give you a ton of power when coming to negotiations. So for example, if someone says, can you give me a discount for the project or I'll go to someone else, then you can just say, listen, I completely appreciate and support whatever decision you make, you go and get it cheaper elsewhere. I'm going to stand firm on my price. Thank you so much for your time. I really respect your decision either way when you have that sort of momentum behind you and you don't have to take on the project. You actually have a lot more power when it comes to negotiation, which ultimately ends up with you, landing more projects at the price that you want to be paid for your services and time. As opposed to basically offering discounts in order to secure the service, because you're scared, you'll lose that particular client. Now, I hope this lesson's been helpful. I know that anxiety is one of the things I've definitely struggled with when I first started out as a freelancer. So I just want to let you know that if you do feel anxious, do not worry, it's completely normal. And if you need any personal support or any guidance from me directly, please feel free to message me. Obviously, I'm always here to help as much as I possibly can. I'll see you in the next lesson.