Think of self employment as a battle. You’re competing for jobs, and struggling to prove yourself with employers. Learn the trick to staying self employed: sell yourself
Want to be a writer? A subcontractor? A home-based business owner? Or do you just want to make some cash while you sit comfortably at home? No matter where your employment desires lie, the trick to staying self employed is in knowing how to sell yourself.
Be Your Own Best Friend
You are your biggest fan – and it’s time to start coming off that way. If you don’t know how to sell yourself, you won’t be able to stay self employed. Honestly evaluate yourself. What are your best skills? Your strengths? Your weaknesses? You are the only one who knows what you’re capable of. Believe it, live it, and then you can begin to prove it.
Sell, Sell, Sell
When you know what you can do and can’t do, play to your strengths. Look for jobs that cater to your unique skills, jobs you know how to market yourself toward. Use the right tools to apply for a job: a great cover letter, resume and portfolio. And remember, no matter what kind of job it is or what kind of money you’ll be making, you are constantly trying to sell yourself. The selling doesn’t stop once you’ve got the job, because now you have to sell them that you continue to be, indeed, the right person for the job.
