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 tell my students all the time they need to pitch their freelancing services to potential clients. Many people don’t like the idea of reaching out to strangers because they’re afraid they’ll bother them. Or they’re not comfortable with rejection. And I get it: people fear reaching out to strangers. But they’re overlooking one thing: […]
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. […]
3 Creative Freelance Lead Generation Strategies
Freelance lead generation is just as important as lead generation for a business (remember: you are a business!). And in order to maintain control of your freelance business, and keep that work coming in, we recommend being consistent with website marketing, pitch emails, and networking. When you have established a solid foundation through your website, […]
Invoicing for Freelancers Made Easy
You’ve done the work, your client is thrilled (make sure to take time to celebrate!), and now it’s time for the fun part: getting paid. Invoicing for freelancers isn’t as complex as all the apps and other fancy software may have you believe. Instead proceed directly to your word processor. In my experience working with […]
What Are Your Best Practices for Freelance Success?
Millions of “gurus” can give you millions of pieces of advice about the “right” and “wrong” times to wake up, organize your day, and check tasks off your to-do list. But none of that matters unless those pieces of advice are right for you. As it turns out, you already know your best practices for […]