Blog inspiration for your freelance site and starting a new month…

We’re closing out Social Media Month and I hope it’s been a great one for you.

I’ve seen some really good progress myself, but have also picked up on some areas that I need to improve on next time this focus rolls around. What about you?

As we move on, look at your social media presence and ask what it’s really doing for your business. If it isn’t playing an active role in bringing you freelance business, read back through our posts on social media as well as our members-only pieces to help get you moving in the right direction.

We talk about your freelance niche around here a lot, and that’s with good reason — not choosing a niche or area of specialization can leave you needlessly floundering and frustrated, ready to walk away from freelancing.

If you haven’t found your niche yet, or think you might need to specialize even more deeply, remember that as a member, you have access to our Specialization Day Course here (login required.)

It doesn’t take long at all to complete, and can make all the difference in your freelance career (it did in mine.)

List posts are one of those love/hate deals…they seem corny, but people read them and they spread easily. That’s why sometimes it can be helpful to repackage even very deep and complex posts into list format.

To close out Social Media Month, try making a post of the top 5-10 social influencers in your niche…feature them in a post with links to their social handles and brief explanations of why they stand out.

Publish them on your social accounts and make sure to tag the people mentioned…you’re sure to get some attention.

I got my social profiles updated and started seeing results in the form of more cold leads. If you’ve made progress on your social media goals this month, come post over the forums and let us know!

Need new clients? More and more companies are looking to hire freelancers and many start on the big bidding sites.  Use the links below to find promising companies and remember…steer clear of low-ballers.

Even if you don’t see something that works for you in the summaries, click on these links and add on a couple of your keywords to customize each search to your location or specialty. Also, remember to help other freelancers out and pass any good prospects on in the forums, or in our LinkedIn group.

Upwork: Upwork’s looking for brand-building through creative writing, design for a Parallax site, and some WordPress theme development.

Indeed: We’re seeing offsite art direction, remote writing and growth marketing this week at Indeed.

Guru: Guru’s featuring comic penciling, SEO work, and Shopify site construction this week.

Have a great week, and get ready for next month, when we take a look back at our freelance progress and evaluate how far we’ve come and how well we’re doing. Talk to you soon!

Megan.