by Lizzie | 16th January 2024 | Find clients
Freelancing is a popular and flexible career option for many professionals seeking independence and diversity in their work–who doesn’t want to set their own hours, choose their clients, and decide where they work? The hard part is finding high-paying and consistent...
by Lizzie | 29th August 2023 | Freelancing
As a freelancer, we’re the boss and the employee, the admin and the HR department, the accounting team, and the marketing team. We’re the Jack/Jill of all departments and the master of some. Eventually, it can get tiring to wear so many hats and manage an array...
by Lizzie | 26th June 2023 | Freelancing
As a freelancer, getting new clients is an ongoing challenge. It can often feel like you’re on a hamster wheel of finding clients, doing the work, and ending the contract…. Only to be right back at the start again, needing to find new clients. But what sets...
by Lizzie | 15th March 2023 | Find clients, Freelancing
By Juwaria Merchant In the world of freelancing, cold pitching is treated as the be-all and end-all to land clients. We’re not here to refute this claim. In fact, we’re here to back it up. Cold pitching, if done right, can do wonders for your freelancing career....
by Lizzie | 8th March 2023 | Freelancing, How to Be a Freelancer
By Juwaria Merchant If there’s one thing every freelancer will agree on, it’s that freelancing is a wide sea with superficial depth. And many of us, when starting out, rely on the endless barrage of advice from Google or Twitter “universities”. While the...
by Lizzie | 22nd February 2023 | Freelancing
More than half of the world’s population uses social media today. That translates to tons of opportunities to connect with different people, including your target audience, helping you grow your freelance business. In this case, an effective social media strategy can...
by Lizzie | 7th February 2023 | Freelancing
My latest podcast episode is all about the future of freelancing: Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard all the talk about ChatGPT for writers—will it replace us? Is it a flash in the pan? Are robots going to take over the world? It’s...
by Lizzie | 6th February 2023 | Find clients, Freelancing
“How do you find clients??” This is by FAAAR the #1 question I get from freelancers. And it’s all well and good me saying, do this, this, and this, but “this” might not work for you, or “that” might be better. Every freelancer is different. I know some who have had...
by Lizzie | 16th January 2023 | Freelancing
At any given time, I’m juggling way more than a handful of clients. Right now, I have 10 recurring monthly clients, and 3 I do ad-hoc work for. I admit, it *does* seem like I do a lot of work. I know a lot of freelancers who only write one or two pieces a...
by Lizzie | 6th December 2022 | Find clients, Freelancing
I’m not the biggest fan of LinkedIn. I’ve never been a fan of it and recently it seemed to get more… salesy? My inbox was full of people trying to sell me something and the posts on my homepage all seemed to be lightly veiled humble brags. But I’d heard...
by Lizzie | 17th September 2022 | Freelancing, How to Be a Freelancer
The word freelance writer has been a buzzword for quite some time now — but what does it actually mean?! According to Askwonder, freelance writing is the third most popular freelancing task, representing 17% of all freelancing in the UK and US....
by Lizzie | 21st January 2021 | Find clients, Freelancing
Ever wondered how to get freelance clients through referrals? You’re not alone. Let’s set the scene: You’ve just finished up a project. The dust has settled, the money’s in your bank account, and you’ve got a wave of fresh inspiration....
