I spent months putting off the launch of my freelance business, because I was freaked out about the sales process. When I finally sucked it up and started reaching out to prospects, I figured it would take months before I’d be comfortable, but it didn’t take months. It didn’t even take weeks. There are at least 10…
$1.35 leads from Facebook ads for a $3,200 service. Is it really possible? But how? What's the secret sauce in the Facebook ad that allows you to generate big results? As an advertiser/freelancer/business owner, what do you gain from being clear and transparent with your ads? How does Facebook reward you for your transparency? In the video from…
Proposals. They’re an interesting concept, aren’t they? You write up a document that asks someone to do business with you, and then you sit and wait for them to respond (hopefully in the positive). Not all clients require proposals, but in certain cases (like large projects, or if the client needs to get approval from a higher up…
Last year, we rounded up 20 uber marketable freelance opportunities to help you make the switch from slacks to PJs in 2018 without sacrificing that corporate-size paycheck. That list is still alive and kicking through the arrival of 2019, with plenty of amazing opportunities that might be just right for you. In fact, between 2017 and 2018 alone,…
It’s every freelancers dream - finding the perfect client. Someone who respects your time, willingly pays you well, and values your expertise. But with such high standards, it can be difficult to find that perfect pairing. And sometimes you can even get in your own way when trying to land those high-value clients. What’s a freelancer to do?…
It’s a New Year! (Provided you subscribe to the concept of time as we measure it and all that jazz…) That means, it’s time to hear out everybody’s resolutions... Then watch them very casually and quietly abandon said resolutions two to six weeks in. You’ve probably seen this all around the internet, but studies have shown that 92%…
Can you give yourself a raise? We. All. Love. A. Raise. Is there really a way to do it without marketing? Is it possible to achieve it without charging extra? How do we maximize the time we devote for a single thing without stealing the time for other stuff? The problem with the way some people run their freelance business…
Do you know why you should raise your prices as a freelancer? Price. Price. Price. It determines and dictates everything in your business. How happy you will be, how many hours you’ll need to work per week, what kind of clients you will attract – these are all determined by this one “switch” – the PRICE. Watch the…
The beginning of the year is always a good time to do a year in review of the last year -- what went well, what could have been better. Here in The No Pants Project, we’re on a mission to help as many people as possible build profitable freelance businesses that give them freedom – financially, mentally, physically,…
Do you need higher quality clients in your freelancing business? Then, there is one question that you need to ask yourself, regardless of the service you provide. This question guarantees success. What’s this one question that will allow you to build and frame your way of messaging so you get to choose who your clients will be? Let me…