Comments on: How to Find Your Freelance Niche Market http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/ Blog for Freelancers and the Self-Employed: Tips and Advice for Freelancers & Self Employed. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gary Hudson http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-676 Gary Hudson Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:33:28 +0000 http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-676 Forgot to mention that I have recently set up a website hosting service. I will be further developing this into a niche as well Forgot to mention that I have recently set up a website hosting service. I will be further developing this into a niche as well

]]> By: Gary Hudson http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-675 Gary Hudson Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:29:46 +0000 http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-675 Great article. My niche seems to be computer assembly/disassembly and I have done other things like reloading O. S. after a crash. For this kind of job I would have to list my services locally since I cannot travel very far at this time. Again, you have written some useful information. It seems that specializing is the way to go in order to avoid spreading one's self too thin Great article. My niche seems to be computer assembly/disassembly and I have done other things like reloading O. S. after a crash. For this kind of job I would have to list my services locally since I cannot travel very far at this time. Again, you have written some useful information. It seems that specializing is the way to go in order to avoid spreading one's self too thin

]]> By: Kamil http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-557 Kamil Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:28:46 +0000 http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-557 Hi All! Great info, this is a vey usefull website. I've found what I've been looking for. I'm a web designer and definately I'll subscribe this site. Thanks! Hi All! Great info, this is a vey usefull website. I've found what I've been looking for. I'm a web designer and definately I'll subscribe this site. Thanks!

]]> By: Andy http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-89 Andy Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:04:48 +0000 http://www.allfreelance.com/freelancing_blog/2007/06/17/how-to-find-your-freelance-niche-market/#comment-89 In addition to the actual service niche, you should also consider sticking to a <em>geographic niche</em>. If you live near a city with at least 10,000 people, you literally have hundreds or thousands of potential client businesses right near your home! And those clients are likely looking for someone with your talents. Make sure those potential clients can find you. Depending on your freelance business, list in your local yellow pages, get an entry on kudzu.com, or get a listing in another online directory -- if you're providing technical services in the USA -- add your listing at <a href="http://www.freelancelocaltech.com" rel="nofollow">FreelanceLocalTech</a>. Whatever it takes to make sure your local clients can find you. And the best parts about competing locally: (1) for the most part, you're only competing against other freelancers in your area, which limits the pool of talent; (2) you can set the price based on the local cost of living and not have to worry about competing against someone on the other side of the world with a lower cost of living; (3) you can meet face-to-face with the client and close the deal easier. Defining your "niche" needs to be about more than just figuring out your talent specialty; it's also about narrowing down the other ways to select clients so that you can grow your business in a way that keeps you happy and busy. In addition to the actual service niche, you should also consider sticking to a geographic niche. If you live near a city with at least 10,000 people, you literally have hundreds or thousands of potential client businesses right near your home! And those clients are likely looking for someone with your talents.

Make sure those potential clients can find you. Depending on your freelance business, list in your local yellow pages, get an entry on kudzu.com, or get a listing in another online directory -- if you're providing technical services in the USA -- add your listing at FreelanceLocalTech. Whatever it takes to make sure your local clients can find you.

And the best parts about competing locally: (1) for the most part, you're only competing against other freelancers in your area, which limits the pool of talent; (2) you can set the price based on the local cost of living and not have to worry about competing against someone on the other side of the world with a lower cost of living; (3) you can meet face-to-face with the client and close the deal easier.

Defining your "niche" needs to be about more than just figuring out your talent specialty; it's also about narrowing down the other ways to select clients so that you can grow your business in a way that keeps you happy and busy.

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