Life as a gigger means everything and even a little more. To work as a gigger, despite its increased emergence, has not yet received much attention in the market, but what do we really know about gigging and what does it mean? Below we have listed some tips when you consider life as a gigger, after reading this you might have the desire to become a gigger? Possibly, after reading this, you have opened your eyes to gigging from a completely different perspective. Or maybe you're just interested in learning more about life as a gigger.
Independence
- You work for yourself (freedom to work)
- You can be wherever you want and work whenever you want
- Requires concentration and self-discipline
Gigging gives you a lot of freedom in working life, you get control over what you do, what you do and indirectly your journey forward. It is therefore important to establish good concentration and self-discipline.
Build your own brand
- Be known through your work, passion and quality
- Find your own USP (Uniqe Selling Point)
Build your own brand! Your brand is your face to the outside and is the side you show to the job market. One tip is to come up with your own USP; Unique Selling Point. A USP is the collective term for what makes your brand/product/service different from other companies. With a USP you can go a long way, be sure to come up with something all on your own because who knows maybe that's what makes your brand stand out and thus grow and become better known.
Use your network
- Leverage your contacts, exchange information and create relationships - your future business partners
- Expand yourself through social media
To be able to run your own business, life as a gigger means constantly having one foot in the market. Always be open to new opportunities and constantly look for new opportunities. To grow your own brand requires a wide network of people and for a wide network, relationships are required. What we ourselves find easy to forget is that we as individuals have far more contacts than we normally know about. A tip is therefore to broaden your gaze and look at the people in relation to you and use your resources to your advantage. Leverage your connections to create stable relationships, meet new people, create relationships which may eventually benefit you. To help you there are many tools to use, including social media, advertising and technical tools such as flyers, mailings and tools for building systems such as a website, shop etc.
Focus on what you enjoy
- Come up with your own idea for the most sustainable life as a gigger
Life as a gigger means working independently for what you yourself are passionate about. It's important to find something that speaks for you and that you have a lot of interest in. From a company point of view, this plays a very important role as you are the main person who should believe in what you want to do best, this will be checked by potential partners, companies and customers, and based on that, make decisions.
Know the risks
Learn to find your own path and work with the risks to better shape, develop and grow your business.
