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Now it’s time to decide what services you want to provide, and how much you want to charge for them. Ideally, you’ll have a list that meets all these criteria:

•    You’re good at it.•    You enjoy doing it.•    People are willing to pay good money to have you do it for them.

Putting a dollar amount to each service may be much harder than making a list of Freelance services you’ll offer.

Make a Business Plan

At this stage, you’re ready to put everything together into a–gasp–business plan. You can be quite informal about your business plan. However, if you’re planning to attract investors into your freelancing business (even if it is only your Uncle Jim), you’ll want a formal one. Check out Bplans.com for samples of business plans you can use as a model for your own.

You’ll find many different types of business plans, but the most basic one has the following parts:

•    Executive Summary•    Market Analysis•    Company Description•    Organization and Management•    Marketing and Sales Strategies•    Service or Product Line•    Funding Request•    Financial Plan

Thank you to the guys at freelancefolder.com – check them out for loads of freelancer and contractor tips.