The mental trick I use to get over client management fears...
Published: Sun, 11/22/20
Hey! Client management can be intimidating, but one thing I always push people to remember is that they already have clients. Employers. Managers.
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The only reason you (might) prefer employment...
Published: Sun, 11/15/20
Hey! After years trying to figure out how to build an indie business that added to my life, I’ll be the first to admit it...employment is easier. You…
Are you intentional about getting clients?
Published: Sun, 11/08/20
Hey! Intentionality really can make or break your freelance business. Leave things up to chance and you’re more likely to get stuck with e ploitative…
Are you scared…of client management?
Published: Sun, 11/01/20
I don’t think it gets said enough, but client management is intimidating. The contracts, the communication, the payments! There’s a reason Upwork can…
Who is your website for?
Published: Sun, 10/25/20
One answer. Not a paragraph or a sentence. Just one phrase…one that describes someone. If you can’t answer that, it’s time to clarify, or possibly…
Make it easy…
Published: Sun, 10/18/20
This is probably the simplest rule for freelance websites. Don’t make prospects work. You know how Amazon, Walmart, and basically every e-commerce…
A common website question, a simple answer…
Published: Sun, 10/11/20
Hey! So since it’s website month, let’s talk about one of the most common questions I see from new freelancers. It’s not just whether you should have…
You’re overthinking your online presence.
Published: Sun, 10/04/20
Hey! A lot of freelancers are doing entirely too much with their online presence…breaking their brains over Twitter vs. Instagram vs. Facebook. All of…
You don’t have to wait to make more.
Published: Sun, 09/27/20
Hey! I just got back from buying out the lease on my car (the one I signed minutes after my biggest client at the time killed our contract.) When we…
“Can I really pull that off?”
Published: Sun, 09/20/20
Hey! I was just talking with a freelancer about adding a new service to his list. Problem is it would take him out of the core skill he was used to…