My monthly freelance income just solidly lapped my highest employed income, and it’s all because of a really easy habit I started.
A few months ago, I decided that every day, I would take just one action that, if it worked out, would directly mean a boost to the money I made freelancing. I ended up alternating between cold contacting companies (from lists of top companies in my healthcare technology niche…thanks Google)
and pitching to one of my recurring clients (which I knew, if accepted, meant an easy, $250 article assignment.)
A few weeks in, I ended up getting a response from a marketing director who just happened to need a freelance writer to help build out their company web presence. She was elated to find me because she’d been having a really hard time getting blogs written by her internal team.
The project means another $3K/month for me over
the next 1-2 years, as well as potential referral income (they also needed help with market research…something one of my other clients does…we have a contract that says I get 10% of any business I send their way).
Never underestimate the power of a consistent habit. You never know where it can take you as a freelancer.
Megan.
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