The Benefits Of Using Social Media For Freelancers

Every day there is an increasing number of people who look into freelancing as a way  out of the 9 to 5 workday. College students and experienced professional alike are considering  freelance jobs as way to make extra money working either part time or full time.

Deciding to go freelance is one thing but finding interested clients and establishing business contacts is something different. Before internet that process was much more difficult and meant meeting potential clients in person, making phone calls, query letters and other methods that can still be used today with more or less success.

But today the process of establishing business connections is somewhat easier for the freelancers who know how to harness the benefits of social media.

Social media are great tools freelancer can use to grow their business because of the benefits they bring to freelancers:

• Marketing. Social media are a great tool you can use for marketing of your freelance online business. Not only that but social media offer ways to promote your freelance business for free. Freelancer can use it to showcase their skills and talent and reach existing and future  clients and answer their questions. They can do this in a direct manner .
• Networking. You can connect with other professionals from your field using social media. You can follow them and they can in return follow you back. You can exchange ideas with them online like you would with colleagues from your office.
• Build your reputation. Social media are tool freelancer can use to build their reputation by showcasing your expertise, answering question, sharing useful information  and getting a word out about your past accomplishment's and successes you will establish yourself as a knowledgeable and expert in your field.
• Drive traffic to your blog. If you have your own blog which you use to promote your services, one of the best ways to drive traffic are social media. Every time you create a new post you can share a link to and have people visiting  your blog.

Making a time each day for using a social media  can have great benefits for freelance writers, freelance designer and other freelancers in the long run. This is probably more true for the beginners who have not yet established their reputation and build their brand  establish relationships with their clients. By spending some time each day to make at least one connection will be one of the best time invested for freelancers.