{"id":714,"date":"2020-07-09T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/51.75.254.207\/Club-Freelance\/?p=714"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:14:39","slug":"4-indicators-of-a-successful-it-freelancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"4 Indicators of a Successful IT Freelancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With any self-employed activity, tracking your performance is necessary to identify what works and what needs to be improved to achieve optimum results. The slow summer months can be a good time to carry out this type of assessment and ensure you are doing the best you can to be a successful IT freelancer. <\/p>\n<p>But what are the best indicators of success<br \/>\nfor your self-employed activity? Follow these key indicators to draw<br \/>\nappropriate conclusions and make effective resolutions, both in terms of income<br \/>\nand of work methods<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Has your turnover increased compared to<br \/>\nthe previous year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What was your turnover this past year? Was<br \/>\nit higher or lower than the previous year? Although freelance income can vary widely<br \/>\nfrom month-to-month, looking at the bigger picture will help you assess your<br \/>\nperformance. Compare this year\u2019s figure with what you achieved the previous<br \/>\nyear over the same period. Deduct from it the percentage of evolution. If that<br \/>\npercentage is negative, it might be time to change certain things.<\/p>\n<p>When calculating your turnover, do not<br \/>\nforget to take into account all your expenses. Then divide your total turnover<br \/>\nby month to get a comprehensive overview of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Did you have more expenses than last<br \/>\nyear?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another indicator of the health of your one-person business is the total amount of your expenses, especially compared to the previous year. As a successful IT freelancer, your charges should be in theory low, especially if you carry out your tasks at the client&#8217;s office or from your own home.<\/p>\n<p>If the expenses incurred are made in the<br \/>\ninterest of your activity and this has resulted in an increase in your gross<br \/>\nturnover, this is a good sign. On the other hand, if your expenses have<br \/>\nincreased more than your earnings, you have things to ask yourself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Are you managing your time well?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/738\/time-management-tips-in-remote-for-it-professionals\" target=\"_blank\">Time management<\/a> is essential for any successful IT freelancer. You must organize your days to be as productive as possible while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. thinking of allowing yourself moments of rest.<\/p>\n<p>But that is not all: as an successful IT freelancer, you must also reserve some time for housekeeping. Make sure you allocate time to deal with administrative duties, as well as to search for your next assignments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Have you managed to retain customers<br \/>\nthis year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindquest.io\/en\/blog\/news\/1123\/it-contractors-how-to-ensure-a-constant-stream-of-work\" target=\"_blank\">Customer <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.club-freelance.co.uk\/2020\/09\/23\/it-contractors-how-to-fidelize-your-clients\/\" target=\"_blank\">loyalty<\/a> is a key indicator of a successful IT freelancer, as it reflects the ability to build trust and ensure satisfaction with clients. The higher your loyalty level, the more likely you are to be contacted again by this client. But you are also more likely to get good recommendations; the best asset for finding new assignments. <\/p>\n<p>You can also look at your customer<br \/>\nportfolio and calculate your average income per customer: you may find that<br \/>\nsome customers have asked for too much time compared to what they paid you.<\/p>\n<p>If you are doing short assignments and a client represents almost all of your turnover, you are in a delicate situation that must be taken into account. You in danger of depending too much on this unique client. In the case of long missions, this indicator is obviously less relevant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.ebpages.com\/subscribe-to-mcc-newsletter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"610\" alt=\"sign up to mission control center\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.club-freelance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CTA-newsletter-newstand-1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With any self-employed activity, tracking your performance is necessary to identify what works and what needs to be improved to achieve optimum results. The slow summer months can be a good time to carry out this type of assessment and ensure you are doing the best you can to be a successful IT freelancer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[763,752],"tags":[241,242,243,134,208],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growing-career-permanent-freelance","category-it-consultants","tag-business-management","tag-it-freelancer","tag-kpis","tag-remote-work","tag-tech"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-uk.mindquest.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}