I've been a tech freelancer for 18+ years...
and I feel like I should capitalize on my experience and knowledge (as I am so tired of doing the client work!)
Originally, I thought about creating a few courses to teach freelancers how to get clients (specifically developers).
But the more I research on the subject, the more I come to conclusion that selling digital products trend is going away.
(Yes there is still money there, I've made few hundred dollars selling a simple beginner's course, but course completion was low and it's not recurring.)
Communities and education platforms are the next big thing - as I see more and more creators gravitate towards community-based business model (especially post pandemic).
Anyone have experience in this field?
I want to niche down on tech freelancers (developers, programmers, web design), because, I feel that's the area I have the most experience selling and sourcing clients myself.
Should I launch cohort groups (like quarterly), for ex: "Your first client in 90 days?" or "How to do cold cold outreach?"
How do you market it for launch?
And most importantly how to deal with "empty room" effect?
Whether it's paid or free, how do I get people to come back, engage and participate in it?
Should I just go with Discord channel first and then move them to platform community?
I am stuck in client work and I cannot produce community content every day, I am afraid if I don't go above and beyond, i'll lose members.
Thank you.
P.S.
I've grown very jaded with freelancing and in a way "hate it" because, it's trading time for money. I understand that many would be thrilled to have clients, do client work and trade their time for money, I feel like it's not the best way to make money. I don't think it's relevant but every time I hear someone say,
"I want to freelance" I can't help myself to say: "It's a job without any guarantees, and you'll trade your time for money"
and I feel like I should capitalize on my experience and knowledge (as I am so tired of doing the client work!)
Originally, I thought about creating a few courses to teach freelancers how to get clients (specifically developers).
But the more I research on the subject, the more I come to conclusion that selling digital products trend is going away.
(Yes there is still money there, I've made few hundred dollars selling a simple beginner's course, but course completion was low and it's not recurring.)
Communities and education platforms are the next big thing - as I see more and more creators gravitate towards community-based business model (especially post pandemic).
Anyone have experience in this field?
I want to niche down on tech freelancers (developers, programmers, web design), because, I feel that's the area I have the most experience selling and sourcing clients myself.
Should I launch cohort groups (like quarterly), for ex: "Your first client in 90 days?" or "How to do cold cold outreach?"
How do you market it for launch?
And most importantly how to deal with "empty room" effect?
Whether it's paid or free, how do I get people to come back, engage and participate in it?
Should I just go with Discord channel first and then move them to platform community?
I am stuck in client work and I cannot produce community content every day, I am afraid if I don't go above and beyond, i'll lose members.
Thank you.
P.S.
I've grown very jaded with freelancing and in a way "hate it" because, it's trading time for money. I understand that many would be thrilled to have clients, do client work and trade their time for money, I feel like it's not the best way to make money. I don't think it's relevant but every time I hear someone say,
"I want to freelance" I can't help myself to say: "It's a job without any guarantees, and you'll trade your time for money"
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