Many self-employed people have problem building credentials since they are self-employed. They do not have a "boss" that can write them a nice letter of recommendation. They are the "boss."
If they have customers and/or clients such as consultants, then these customers and/or clients can write testimonials for them and/or letters of reference.
However, for many self-employed, such as those who work in affiliate marketing online, how to build credentials as business professionals and/or as creative professionals?
An important manner of doing so is writing articles. The article market online is a market that helps to build credentials and many article markets help writers and business professionals to achieve "expert status."
Let's say you're an affiliate of a jewelry store. Suppose a client wants to know your credentials, whether you're trying to get the customer to buy from your jewelry store, your jewelry affiliate website, etc.
You can write articles about jewelry, the history of jewelry, how to appraise jewelry, and/or articles on shopping for jewelry. These can include links to your store, etc.
Maintain a portfolio of these articles, and when customers might want your credentials, then this portfolio can help to build credentials that you are an "expert" on jewelry, and not just an affiliate salesperson.
You can also start a jewelry newsletter and/or emagazine in which your expertise and the expertise of others who know jewelry can be included in these articles. If your newsletter is successful, then you might consider becoming the editor of the print version of the magazine. You are the founder and the editor. You can show your clients your magazine.
You can also become an expert consultant with companies, sending your brochures to them. If any of these companies agree to hire you as a consultant, then this goes into your resume, this list of companies.
You can write books and ebooklets on jewelry to help build your resume. You can collaborate on these books with other experts in jewelry. You can write books on different types of jewelry, like vintage jewelry and art jewelry.
You can take workshops and classes in jewelry making and in jewelry history and/or in certain types of jewelry such as African jewelry and/or Native American jewelry. These workshops and classes can also be including in your resume.
These are some of the ways in which the online self-employed can build a resume and credentials.
