freelancing - a personal experience
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FREELANCING - A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
by Rama Chakaki twitter - @rchakaki
Dec 14 2016
In collaboration with:
MY BACKGROUND..
Computer Engineer Engineering Management
Software Development
Telecom Data Center Management
FinTech Education
Trainer Developer Designer Consultant Advisor Entrepreneur
Mother of 2
ORGANIZATIONS I WORKED FOR…
Sensory Computing
CLIENTS I SERVED
STARTUPS I INVESTED IN..
Keybridge Corp.
Ocean World Productions
SINA SOLUTIONS
WHY I FREELANCED..
Creative Techie
Work-family balance
Entrepreneurial
#Learn4Life
WHAT I DID AS A FREELANCER..
Marketing Strategy
Branding
Fundraising
Business Planning
Media Training
Content Marketing
Social Media Management
Technical Ops Management
SAAS Implementation
Leadership Training
6 ESSENTIALS CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM FREELANCERS ..
Discipline
1
Time Management
2
Consistent in service, pricing & process3
Clear Communication
4
Effective Project management5
Listen, advice, solve, thank
6
TAKE A DEEP BREATH!!!
WHAT MORE?
6 ESSENTIALS TO MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS..
7
marketing material
8
case studies Linked-in portfolio
9
your freelance toolkit
10
your freelance sites 11
give and take12
WHAT YOU MUST AVOID…
1.Assume
2.Over promise
3.Negative language
4.Poor english
5.Late reply to customers
6.Impatience
LEARN DAILY!!
TedTalks
BigThink
TopDocumentaryFilms.com
Feedly & Flipboard
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Social Publishing Platform design, implementation, content creation, dissemination
• Online Journalism (Video, Audio, Photography for the web) • Startup business strategy, launch, operations, sales • Team collaboration, leadership and delegation skills • Presentation Skills • Social media engagement - beyond friends’ lists • Digital Advertising • Content Marketing
MEDIA INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
PROGRAM STATS - ENGAGEMENT
• 80 participants - 2016
• 10 Guest speakers
• Radio and Tv interviews 7
• 21 Internships
