Job bidding sites, where you can bid on freelancing projects, might seem like a great deal. You have a pool of potential clients actively looking for the exact work you do. All you have to do is put together a quick proposal and you’re good to go, right? Wrong. Job bidding sites are bad news […]
Why Business Owners Want Freelancers to Pitch Them
I’ve been teaching the importance of pitching businesses, and how to do it, for a long time … and I often get a lot of push back. A lot. It makes some sense: People fear reaching out to strangers. The pitch-er feels like they’re bothering the pitch-ee. And they’re afraid of not getting the business, […]
Freelance Job Security is in Your Hands
Most of the time when I talk with friends who have lost their jobs, they reveal they were laid off because of downsizing or restructuring. One friend kept saying to me, “I was so loyal to the company! I can’t believe they did this to me.” However, when someone gets laid off, it’s not personal. […]
