Freelancers face challenges all the time. Successful freelancing is a life that most people can only dream of. It’s freedom, it’s profit, it’s forging your own badass path. It’s getting, handling and wrangling your own clients. (How many of our parents would dream of having their very own clients?) But as with everything, there’s no such thing as…
Some freelancers make bank. And they do it stress-free, with plenty of time to hang with the kids, perfect their tennis game or “Netflix and chill” until their heart’s content. Sadly, other freelancers don’t. They earn next to nothing and their clients are basically Satan — but whinier and more frustrating. Hopefully you’re the former. But if you’re…
Have you taken a good look at your LinkedIn profile lately? LinkedIn! A place to find great clients, right? Yes, but that’s a blog for another day. LinkedIn is also a place for great clients to find you. Yes, you. You’re valuable and your skills make you crazy desirable to the right client. You can solve their problems…
Life as a freelancer with a retainer-based business... Ahhh, wouldn’t that be grand? Total freedom. Control. A job you love. Crippling anxiety … Don’t get me wrong, freelancing can be amazing. No more horrible boss or soul-crushing commute. You can choose what projects you work on, who you work with and when you work. Well, when it’s working…
There’s a good chance you already have an arsenal of underrated but essential skills that will help you become a freelance rockstar. I’m talking about soft skills. According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends report, 92% of respondents rated soft skills as a “critical priority.” What’s the difference between hard skills and soft skills? Hard skills are…
Does this sound familiar? You sit down to work on a big project due tomorrow. Before you get started, you check your email. “What if the client sent me an update I need to know about?!” you think. They didn’t, but you did get an email from an old coworker asking about your plans for the weekend. “I…
Have you thought about finding clients on LinkedIn lately? Imagine being able to fill your calendar with high-quality dream clients who can actually afford your freelancing services (no more bottom-of-the-barrel price shoppers on those freelancing sites). It'd feel pretty amazing, right? You might even catch a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid who unearths buried…
Are you ready to be a full-time freelancer? Is it time to quit your job? It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for, right? You’re ready to hand over your last projects and tell your boss you’re striking out on your own. But let’s be honest for a minute. Are you ready to become a full-time freelancer? Like actually…
In today’s blog post, I’m going to show you a very simple process that I use to generate clients on demand without having to pick up a phone, without spending money on ads, and without having to take on clients that I know in my gut I shouldn’t. I call this method the “Client Getting Faucet” because, like…
You've heard all these myths about freelancing before... (Disclaimer: this isn’t just another story about the freedom of freelancing, so let that bee in your bonnet go make some honey.) Imagine you’ve just booked a two-week luxury cruise to Fiji. You call your neighbor to ask if she’ll water your hydrangeas while you’re off enjoying complimentary massages from…