Freelancers from seas to shining sea are in a mad competition to locate freelance jobs online.  Naturally all of these freelancers think they have the skills necessary to nail the job down.  They have the training.  They have the desire to succeed.  However these attributes alone are not always enough to win a bid proposal.  It takes a skill not associated with any individual freelance profession.

There is not much space between failing and succeeding in the freelance world.  Some make it to the top while others fall to the wayside.  Some believe you simply have to learn from your mistakes.  Then there are those who think the magic potion dwells in help files or other online resources.  Who is right and who is wrong?

Of course there are also the self marketers.  They hold true to the position that if they market their individual skills long enough the freelance jobs online will fall onto their lap delivering an abundance of success.   Marketing can be an asset but it can also be a costly one that extends over a long period of time.  This is not the ultimate option.  Another way exists and it is easier than you might think.

Before we unveil our solution what about this learn from your mistake option?  Let’s face it, we all go through life hopefully learning from our mistakes but that is a long and risky proposition to rely on to ensure success.  This is nothing more than surrender to whatever.  It is the process of taking the low road with no real plan for success.

And what about this sure fire answer of online resources and help files.  Sure these options exist online but are all of them easy to comprehend?  Do they really offer all the valuable information an aspiring freelancer needs for success?  By the time you assemble all the resources together and figure those out you will behind in the race for a job.  This option lacks the human connection; interaction with an actual human being to offer support.

It is time for the unveiling.  This is no magic trick, no magic potion or hidden secret of success.  It is nothing more than genuine common sense being applied to your solution.  Instead of wasting all of your time and money on the ideas mentioned above you can obtain the entire package rolled into one with a dedicated and experienced mentor.

A mentor with a proven success record has already learned from his or her mistakes.  Some may be freelance web developers, web designers or writers but the one thing they have in common is that they have already acquired the information found in help files and online resources.  Actually they have probably even collected more data then any written resource.

A mentor presents the opportunity for communication.  They can be at your service when you have vital questions to ask or they can put together a bid proposal that will knock the socks off of any client who is looking to get a freelancer.  They have developed an online roadmap to where the jobs are.  They have developed a solid plan on how to get them.  There is no need to let time or an incredible amount of money to slip away from you.  The one on one relationship or bond you can create with a mentor can offer dividends that will jump start a freelance career.  You don’t need a trial and error period, you don’t need a million dollar marketing campaign, nor do you need to go on a wild search for help files and online resources.  What you need is a successful freelance mentor on your side.