Freelancing & consulting

What you will be able to do

Skills you add to your Herizon profile when you finish: Freelancing, Consulting.

• A floor rate worked out from the income you need
• A one-page, project-based proposal for a specific type of client
• A contract checklist, an invoice template and a way to track your money
• A plan for retainers, help from others and a week that does not eat your life

Who it is for

Time per page: 15 to 30 minutes Whole course: 3 to 4 hours (11 pages, at your own speed) This is for you if you are: - Looking for a job and want to earn from your skills in the meantime - Thinking about freelancing or consulting, in any field - Already freelancing and wanting a business that lasts You need a skill you can offer as a service, a document for the exercises and internet access for the research tasks. ---

The situation you work through

Noora, a content marketer in Helsinki, looks for a salaried job and starts freelancing next to it: website copy for a small coffee roaster, from her first list of names to her first invoice and a retainer offer.

Your practice task

Put a real freelance offer together. Pick one service you could sell, calculate your minimum rate from a target income (income + taxes/costs, divided by realistic billable hours), and write a one-page project-based proposal for a specific type of client: the problem you solve, your scope, your price, and what happens next. Put the calculation and the proposal in one Google Doc and submit the link as your proof.

What is inside

1. Is freelancing right for you
2. Finding your first clients
3. Pricing and proposals
4. Contracts and legal basics
5. Project management
6. Client communication

and 5 more pages

Finish with a short quiz to earn your certificate.