I am very good in “boring” work. Organising documents, summarising documents, preparing documents, etc. I feel I would be a good help for people who need a “do it all guy” by sending a message to me for a boring small task and pay me like 5$ for it. Where should I find this type of people who may benefit from my services?
Where do you guys find a freelance job?
I’ve been freelancing for a few years, mainly around virtual assistance, research, operations, data entry/validation, CRM management, and administrative support.
But I’ve noticed that basic services like data entry, simple CRM updates, and general admin work are becoming increasingly competitive and, in some cases, heavily automated.
For those who have successfully moved beyond basic VA work:
What skill or combination of skills actually helped you get more project offers, better clients, or higher rates?
For example:
Operations/project management
AI & automation
Research/competitive intelligence
CRM/RevOps
Data analysis
Healthcare/digital health operations
Marketing operations
No-code tools
Customer success
Bookkeeping/finance
Something completely different
I’m less interested in “learn everything” advice and more interested in one or two skills that genuinely changed the type of work you were being hired for.
What did you learn, and how did it change your freelancing opportunities?
Sounds stupid but I very rarely go into an office setting and I have no idea what to wear. I have started a new contract they are wanting me to visit the office on a monthly basis. I am not used to wearing anything smart. I am perpetually scruffy casual in appearance. I feel like a knob wearing a suit and do not feel comfortable. can I wear a pair of smart chinos and a shirt with some DMs. It is hard to know what the office dress culture looks like. The video calls I have had with them seem to wear dress shirts with no tie.
Would you ask first? Over dress or underdress?
I am 45 male, marketing freelancer, office is central London