Comments on: Freelance Game Plan: 12 Ways to Improve Your Freelance Business https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/12/freelance-writing-blog-105.html a freelance writing resource. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/12/freelance-writing-blog-105.html#comment-23544 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:03:33 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8290#comment-23544 In reply to Dava Stewart.

That’s a nice increase, Dava! And no one would blame you for not wanting to plan after last year. It was exhausting, wasn’t it?

I don’t think I sent one LOI this year. I was afraid someone else would say “Yes, I need a writer.” I was just inundated for the last two years. It’s why I’m taking this month off, in fact. I need a break.

Not too confusing! You sound like you’re on top of everything, actually. It’s inspiring!

]]> By: Dava Stewart https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/12/freelance-writing-blog-105.html#comment-23542 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:29:46 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8290#comment-23542 This year was a year of recovery and reflection for me. I normally build a pretty detailed plan, but at the end of 2020, like the rest of the world, I was exhausted and didn’t attempt to plan.

Amazingly, I increased my earnings by a surprising percentage (I earned about $19,000 more in 2021 than I did in 2020 — and 2020 was better than 2019). It makes me wonder if I should ditch the planning permanently. (Not really. Planning is important, and writing things out helps me detangle things.)

The other change I made was to not send LOIs. I think I probably sent a total of about 10 all year. Usually, I am for 25 per week. I’m also not sure what this means, given that I found nearly all of the clients on my list through LOIs.

My changes were confusing!

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