I saw another tweet that echoed pretty much what I once believed — that persistence was the best tool for freelance writers to find new clients. I say I once believed that. Still do to some extent, but these days I know freelancers need more than just persistence to find and keep good clients. Notice…
Tag: networking
Freelance Marketing Roundup: 9 Posts to Change Your Biz
Side hustle. Gig worker. Ugh. What I hate about these terms – and what you should hate, too – is how they diminish what you do. These terms suggest you’re dabbling. You’re not serious. You’re hustling. You’re just part of the latest fad, that “gig” economy. Screw that. You, my freelance friend, are a business…
6 Ways to Sabotage Your Freelance Career
A friend of mine asked me the other day what I knew about a certain freelancer. It was someone who crossed her email, and there was some evidence I was connected to her. “Oh, not that freelancer,” I said. That response was telling. I hadn’t heard from said freelancer since 2015. And yet I still knew…
Freelance Game Plan: Building a Freelance Network
Whoa, we’re over halfway through 2021. That’s crazy. Funny how the time speeds by when you’re trying to reach your freelance earnings goals, right? At this point, you have six Freelance Game Plan posts to consider to help you make more money freelancing. This is number seven. Despite the title of this post, what I’m…
Market in 2021 Like a Freelance Boss
A few weekends ago, I sat down to tally up my invoices for 2020 and pay that final self-employment tax installment. It’s an exercise that used to fill me with untold amounts of angst. I loathe figuring taxes. I never get the percentage right no matter how high I estimate. This year, I still owed…
The Freelance Networking Success Recipe
What I’m listening to: Scars by James Bay Are you a drive-by networker? You are if you have accounts on several social media sites, but fail to show up on any of them with any kind of regularity. You are if you contact clients one time and never follow up. You are if you talk…
3 Networking Wins for Freelancers
What I’m listening to: The Night Visit by Christy Moore Even lousy interactions can net something. I was thinking about that the other day. It’s funny how some of my best clients came from network contacts whom I’d not have thought would promote me to get coffee. In one case, a contact I’d shared a…
31 Days of Freelancing: Networking the Right Way
What I’m listening to: Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons Just before the holidays, I received a follower notice on Twitter. I looked at the guy’s profile and thought he sounded like an interesting person to follow, so I reciprocated. Big mistake. Within an hour or so, I received a message, which I suspect…
31 Days of Freelancing: Going Local
What I’m listening to: Blunderbuss by Jack White One more week of work. Unless, of course, you’re taking it easy next week. Or this month. Whatever your pleasure is (I hope). Since it’s Friday, your mind might not be on freelancing or work of any sort. But maybe you feel a little pang of guilt…
The 31 Days of Freelancing Series
What I’m listening to: Picture of Health by We Were Promised Jetpacks Welcome to December! If you’re like every other writer, you’ve found December to be a bit of a challenge — a black hole into which all your clients seem to fall, a month when all work grinds to a halt, holidays take over…