mirror-magazine domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home3/lwbean/public_html/wordsonpageblog.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121A common question I get — and have gotten over the years — from struggling freelancers is:<\/p>\n
How do I improve my freelancing results?<\/em><\/p>\n Mind you, that’s a big question. I don’t know you or your efforts well enough, nor do I know who your client is or what specialty or focus you prefer. It’s also a question whose answer has filled many books.<\/p>\n But I have to try, right?<\/p>\n In a number of cases, I would give what I thought was solid, albeit generalized advice. Usually along the lines of creating a marketing routine, networking deeper, looking outside the focus area into related areas … you get the idea.<\/p>\n Inevitably, the responses were like these:<\/p>\n \u201cI tried that, didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI tried that, too. Didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat never worked for me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think the clients I\u2019m targeting will respond to that.\u201d<\/p>\n That last point is a fair one if the writer really knows their client. Those other ones, though … The thing that bugs me there is that I don’t know how long they tried, what level of commitment they had, and if they really tried consistently<\/em><\/strong> or just dabbled.<\/p>\n I’ve had a few writers over the years who took my advice regularly and did nothing with it, or so it seemed. In one case, I repeated that advice over a four-year timeframe only to have the writer ask yet again.<\/p>\n Honestly, a lot of the trepidation and early failure can be attributed to just not knowing which direction one wants to take. Starting freelance writing without a clear direction can be daunting. Not that it can’t be done. My own career started rather suddenly and yes, I pieced it together and took temp work until I could get my sea legs, so to speak.<\/p>\n However, if you’re finding yourself in the same spot you’ve been for a few years, you may need a little more guidance. If you’re still doing the Upwork\/job posting\/low-paying cycle of doom, it’s time to leave that behind for more lucrative endeavors.<\/p>\n Here’s how.<\/p>\n I’m not talking about a 20-page plan that overwhelms you just writing it. I’m talking about a simple plan. Something like this:<\/p>\nAt some point, you do have to move forward.<\/h4>\n
Create a marketing routine.<\/h3>\n