No matter how hard we try, we can’t seem to fit more than 24 hours in a day. To be at the top of your freelancing game, you need to dedicate 8 of those hours to sleeping. If you’re finding the remaining 16 hours of your day seem to be slipping away and leaving you with tight deadlines,…
You started (or want to start) your freelancing business because you want to do what you love. You want to follow your passion. You want to get paid what you're worth. To do that, you're gonna need to get over yourself. “People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” -Theodore Roosevelt Your…
While it may at first sound presumptuous, marketing yourself as an expert in your field is a very valuable strategy that a lot of freelancers miss out on. The tendency is to want to appeal to the masses so that you are sure to have enough work to support yourself. But without realizing it, many creatives are actually…
2 things are happening right now that is reshaping society and the way we live day-to-day: Thing #1. Freelancing is taking over the world Freelancer’s Union recently published a study which projected that more than 50% of the workforce in America will be made of independant Freelancers by 2027. In other words, traditional jobs are on their way…
More and more people are choosing freelancing over traditional lines of work and the numbers are only getting bigger. In April 2018, a new record was set with 3.4 million people in the U.S. saying “bye-bye” to their bosses in pursuit of better job positions at different companies and cool freelancing opportunities. Could you be next? Here are…
Fears. We all have them. Even the most courageous and successful people that you can think of have things they are afraid of. While most of us don’t like to admit it, fear is actually a very normal reaction to the unknown and the challenging. In this article from Psychology Today, neuropsychologist, speaker, and author Theo Tsaousides says:…
On The Waterfront (1954) is one of my favorite movies, and there’s an iconic scene part-way through the film that should be required viewing for ALL Freelancers, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Marlon Brando’s character (Terry) is sitting in a car with his brother, reflecting on what his boxing career could have been if he hadn’t been forced to throw…
Have you ever wondered how you can charge more for your creative services? This is an interview that Mike Shreeve did with Thriving Artist Masterclass hosted by Adrienne Lloren. In it they talk about how to find the PERFECT service offering and how to package it so that you can charge premium pricing. Watch the interview below: For…
As a new freelancer, you need clients fast and cash flow now. You already know that bidding for jobs on freelancing job boards is a fast-track to the bottom of the barrel and a serious case of burnout. You don’t have time or money to pour into long-term, passive strategies for client attraction. So you do some old-fashioned…
You're good at what you do. Your skills are in demand. You know who your ideal clients are and where to find them. You’ve worked with some clients, and delivered some wins. You have the pieces to the puzzle, but you're still not making ends meet. When you find a client you like, you struggle to get them…