Starting a Freelance Business Guide

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Build your Freelance Business as a designer

Our guide walks you through 11 actionable steps, covering everything from crafting a strong personal brand to establishing a seamless client workflow.

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Build your freelance business from scratch
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Get clients & Price your work better
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Manage & Scale your business
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The Guide to getting started building your business for New Freelancers

Are you ready to begin your freelance journey or are you are freelancer struggling with these issues

5 modules
48 lessons
200 tools & resources
Starter freelancer templates
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Packed with resources, templates and curated tools to aid you

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13

Chapters

72+

Lessons

1
Introduction to Freelancing

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2
Managing Freelance Contracts and Payments

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3
Identifying Your Niche as a freelancer

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4
Time Management and Productivity

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5
Building a Freelance Portfolio

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6
Building a Personal Brand for sucess

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7
Setting Your Rates and Pricing Strategy

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8
Scaling Your Freelance Business

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Structured to give you the very best experience

Are you ready to begin your freelance journey or are you are freelancer struggling with these issues

Foundations of Freelancing

8 lessons
01. Intro
02.  Overview of freelancing
03.  Should I? or Shouldn't I?
04.  From Employee to Freelancer

Building the Business

15 lessons
05.  Setting up the business
06.  Branding and Marketing yourself
07.  Building your Portfolio
08.  Money Gigs vs Portfolio Gigs

Getting Clients & Pricing your work

12 lessons
09.  Finding Clients your First 5 Projects
10.  The hunt for Clients
11.  Pricing your Services
12.  Rethinking your Pricing

Managing & Scaling your Freelance Business

9 lessons
13.  Managing Clients and Projects
14.  Secrets to Effective Clients Communication
15.  Scaling your Freelance Business

Next Steps

1 lesson
16.  Managing Clients and Projects

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About the creator

Hi, I'm Louwe Brian—an experienced designer, agency owner, and seasoned freelancer dedicated to helping freelancers succeed.

With over 20+ years of experience running a successful freelance business all the way to owning an agency, I’ve faced the challenges, learned the lessons, and now I’m here to share everything I know, so you can avoid common pitfalls and build a thriving freelance career faster.

What you’ll get:

✅ Real-world insights from years of hands-on freelancing
✅ Proven strategies to help you navigate and grow your business
✅ Continuous updates—because freelancing is always evolving

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