How to work smarter as a freelancer with TYPO3 13 and impress your clients

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11/22/2024 | TYPO3 | Estimated reading time : min.

Being a freelancer means constantly juggling between client requests, deadlines and your own quality standards. Your time is your capital, and nothing eats up more of it than inefficient workflows or unused potential. TYPO3 13 doesn't just bring new features, it gives you real tools to make projects more efficient while strengthening your position with clients. The difference lies in how well you take advantage of these opportunities.

The hidden time waster: outdated workflows

Do you know this? The customer wants a flexible content structure that can be used in several places on the website. You look for ways to extend existing templates, try out workarounds - and lose hours in the process. TYPO3 13 declares war on these scenarios. With Content Blocks, you can create modular content that is not only easier to maintain, but also reusable.

That sounds like a given, right? But this is where many freelancers make a crucial mistake: they don't use the new tools because they seem complicated to learn. The truth is that you can save an enormous amount of time and effort with the right instructions.

Multiple projects? No problem with site sets

If you work for clients with multiple domains, you know the chaos that can ensue: confusing configurations, duplicate work for updates and no clear structure. TYPO3 13 solves this problem with site sets. This allows you to manage central settings for different domains without having to reinvent the wheel for each domain.

That means for you: You are faster, more organized and can offer your customers a solution that is professional and future-proof. Even better: projects that are clearly structured often result in follow-up orders - for maintenance, updates or extensions. With TYPO3 13, you lay the foundation not only to work more efficiently, but also to be more profitable in the long term.

Your customers want results, not excuses

You must never forget one thing: Customers pay you for solutions, not experiments. When you work with TYPO3 13, you can deliver exactly that. The improved loading times and optimized performance give you strong arguments to not only implement your work, but also to sell it.

An example: You present to a customer how the performance optimizations of TYPO3 13 can increase their conversion rate. Not only will they be impressed, but they will also perceive you as a freelancer who understands the technical details and at the same time has an eye on the added business value. This sets you apart from others who simply "build websites".

Further training: The basis for your independence

Technologies are constantly evolving. What works today may be outdated tomorrow. TYPO3 13 is no exception. If you want to survive as a freelancer in the long term, you don't just have to know your way around the system - you have to master it. And that means investing. Not just in tools, but in knowledge.

My video course on TYPO3 13 is designed to give you exactly that. You'll get more than just the basics: practice-oriented instructions that show you how to effectively integrate content blocks, site sets and other features into your projects. And the live sessions of the masterclass allow you to clarify your questions directly, without detours.

What's special about it? The course is not only suitable for beginners, but also for experienced TYPO3 professionals who want to optimize their processes. You will receive a reference book that will help you to keep track of even the most complex projects.

Time is money - use it wisely

As a freelancer, efficiency is not an option, but a necessity. TYPO3 13 provides you with tools to make more of your time - and therefore also of your projects. Whether content blocks, site sets or the improved performance functions: They all offer you opportunities to work faster, better and more convincingly.

The question is: Are you ready to take the next step? Your customers expect solutions, and TYPO3 13 gives them to you. But the best tools are useless if you don't know how to use them. Training is the key - for you, your projects and your future.

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[Translate to English:] Wolfgang Wagner, TYPO3 Experte und Trainer

Hi, I'm Wolfgang.

I have been working with TYPO3 since 2006. Not in theory, but in real projects with real deadlines. I've probably had the problems you're having three times already.

At some point, I started putting my knowledge into video courses. Not because I like being in front of the camera, but because I kept hearing the same questions over and over again. There are now hundreds of videos. Every single one was the result of a specific question from a specific project.

What makes me different from a YouTube tutorial: I not only know the solution, but also the context. Why something works. When it doesn't work. And which mistakes you can avoid because I've already made them.

My participants use me as a sparring partner. Not in the sense of "call me anytime", but like this: You come to the live session with a specific problem, post your question in the community or watch the appropriate video. And get an answer that works because it comes from practical experience.

As a member of the TYPO3 Education & Certification Committee, I make sure that the certification exams are kept up to date. What is tested there flows directly into my courses.