Digital Freelancer

An Introduction to Your Nanodegree Program

Welcome! We're so glad you're here. Join us in learning a bit more about what to expect and ways to succeed.

Getting Help

You are starting a challenging but rewarding journey! Take 5 minutes to read how to get help with projects and content.

Introduction to Freelancing 101 and Preparing to Market Yourself

Dive into your Freelancing Journey by learning about when digital freelancing became popular, the stakeholders in your freelancing business, and when digital freelancing could be beneficial for you!

Fundamentals of Digital Freelancing

Go further in this lesson by connecting your motivations, needs, and goals together! By the end of this lesson, you will have a clear map of goals for the next five years.

Marketing Strategies to Set Yourself Apart

Craft your business identity while leveraging your personality in this lesson! You'll find your strengths and use them when showcasing your best self in writing and images!

Building a Professional Social Media Presence

Focus communication on professional networking by using all the skills you've gained thus far! By the end of this lesson, you will grow your social media and apply a few best practices!

Developing Your Website

Develop a professional website in this lesson by combining all of your skills and exercise solutions thus far. You'll have built the first page of your portfolio website by the end of this lesson.

Building A Portfolio Website That Will Get You Hired

This project will give you the opportunity to set yourself apart as a digital freelancer through the creation of a portfolio website, highlighting your experience in the field.

Introduction to Managing Freelancing Projects

Gain an introduction to what it means to work with clients and manage projects, including the stakeholders and why this course is important.

Creating a Process to Source Clients

This lesson will help you source clients for your digital freelancing business, including using freelancing platforms and social media and sending expressions of interest.

Negotiate a Project Scope and a Pricing Framework

Scoping a project, selecting the right pricing framework for a job, service agreements and project structures are all things that will be covered in this lesson.

Managing Projects

Learn best practices for communicating with clients and managing projects. By the end of this lesson, you will be familiar with some project management tools and run through a few scenarios.

Completing Projects

Being able to communicate the completion of project deliverables and securing payment are necessary components of freelancing projects and will be covered by this lesson.

Working with a Mock Client

This project will give you the opportunity to demonstrate the skills you've learned in this course by working with a mock client to practice the initial communication stages.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your graduation from this program! Please join us in celebrating your accomplishments.