Handling Imposter Syndrome as a Freelancer
Lesson 27 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Handling Imposter Syndrome as a Freelancer
Lesson 27 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Lesson Info
27. Handling Imposter Syndrome 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
Handling Imposter Syndrome as a Freelancer
So what is imposter syndrome? And how do you deal with it as a freelancer now? Much like anxiety which I covered in the previous lesson, imposter syndrome never really fully goes away, but it gets pretty close. And this is actually something you need to wrestle with when you start to raise your prices as a freelancer. So for example, when I first sold a website for $20, I was sitting there thinking there is no way that this client is going to pay $20,000 for me to build a website. Considering I'm not even really a website expert. There are people out there who understand how to build a website better than me. But the unique value that I brought is I understood how to brand the website better than anybody else. And I also understood the brand strategy better than anyone else. So what that meant was I brought a unique level of value which no matter how good anyone else was at building a website, they couldn't provide an amount of value based on their lack of experience with that particul...
ar brand. But it doesn't matter what type of service you're offering unless you have an breakable level of confidence in providing that particular service, there is always going to be a certain level of imposter syndrome at play in your mind. And again, as you start to raise your pricing, this is going to get gradually worse until it gets better, but you need to stick with it and understand that it isn't how much you think you're worth that matters. It's how much the client thinks that you're worth. So, for example, if a client has a really big issue, that's super painful to them and you can solve that problem, they will pay anything to get rid of that pain if it's causing a lot of stress and discomfort to them. So all you can do as a freelancer is offer them that particular solution for a certain price. And if they pay it, then ultimately, you are worth that amount for that particular service or that particular solution. But I actually think that the feeling of being an impostor or having imposter syndrome comes from our limited beliefs because if you have just worked a 9 to 5 job for your entire life, and then all of a sudden you're a freelancer and you can get paid, you know, $1000 to create a logo or, you know, $1000 to come up with a brand name. You know, I've charged 1000 $195 minimum just for five brand name ideas. Before when I was working, you know, a full month to get that amount of money. I could never have imagined that that was even possible. Now, the way that I broke my limited beliefs when it comes to imposter syndrome is I was actually traveling at the time and I wanted nobody to contact me on fiber. But instead of setting my availability to unavailable, I simply just times all of my prices by five. And this to me was the best way to stop people contacting me because nobody in their right mind is going to pay $600 for a brand name, right? That's just impossible. Why would someone pay that amount for a brand name? Especially on fiver? Right? But after two days of upping my pricing, I realized that even more people were getting in touch with me. And this was very strange because I did not expect that whatsoever. But I ended up making more within three clients than I usually do all month when I'm working nonstop with like clients. So from three clients, I basically made more than working with 20 clients the month before. And this was a huge eye opener for me. And I would actually suggest that you double your pricing every month if you can afford to and see what happens. Because if you're getting a lot of clients at your current price point, that's great. But what you actually want to do is try to double your pricing so that you can work with less clients and provide a better quality of work. That's ultimately what's happened to me. And now I work with a maximum of 5 to 10 select clients every single month. And I make just as much, not more than I ever did working with 20 to 30 clients and just being a busy idiot. Ultimately, now much like anxiety, it does get easier over time Once you get more confident and once you actually up your prices and start working with less clients, but essentially start becoming the expert that you know, you can be. But it does take a little bit of time so be patient, work hard through it and I'll see you in the next lesson.