I remember when I was first starting my freelance writing business. I don't always remember fondly, though. It was rough. Finding clients seemed like this secret step that only insiders who'd found clients could manage. Sort of like those job...
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Freelance Game Plan: 12 Ways to Improve Your Freelance Business
Look at you -- you've made it to December. You worked a long, hard year and you've come to the end of it hopefully in a better place than where you started. And now it's winding down. Just for a...
The Freelance Cattle Call
Let's just say it. Some job postings are there to attract tons of responses. And they get what they ask for. Why would anyone want to attract tons of job applicants? And exactly why is that bad? First, let's look...
Freelance Game Plan: March
Rabbit! First of a new month, eh? I decided in January to offer up one post per month in which we can focus on something really actionable. January was all about finding clients. February, how emulating success freelancers can score...
Friday Frank Talk: Your “Freelance” to “Business” Attitude Shift
On a discussion list I belong to, I was reading through a debate over rates. Yea, that one again. One more time (does it ever change?), freelancers were debating why a writer working in a rural area should charge differently...
6 Easy Marketing Hacks for Freelancers
On Twitter, I've been following the #MarketingStrategy hashtag for about a year. There's good advice there, but generally, the marketing tweets are often framed in the jargon that scares off most people trying to build a marketing strategy. Algorithms. Conversion...
One Thing Your Freelance Writing Marketing Lacks (and how to get it)
Are you trying to make a living freelance writing, but you just can't seem to get your business off the ground? Are you having troubles finding clients -- quality clients? If you answered yes to either question, I'm going to...
Writers Worth: That Other F Word
Cathy Miller is my phone buddy. It's not unusual for the phone to ring and for Cathy to be on the other end. We'd spent many years in what I call a Writer Gang -- Jenn Mattern, Yo Prinzel, Cathy,...
4 (New) Myths That Kill Your Freelance Mojo
What I'm listening to: Dani California by Red Hot Chili PeppersĀ (what a fun video!) For July, this is one busy month. I'm working with six clients. That's usually manageable, but I did have a week off in the middle of...
Writers Worth: Eliminating Freelance Competition
Competition. It's something I've said doesn't exist in freelance writing. We have colleagues, some of whom actually share the same specialty or niche, but since there is a seemingly limitless supply of work for the actively marketing/networking freelancer, that shouldn't...