by Lizzie | 9th September 2024 | Freelancing, How to Be a Freelancer
I’ve worked with more than 100 clients over the past 10 years—I’ve seen it all. But there’s one thing I truly believe is absolutely critical to successful working relationships: managing client expectations. It’s so easy to bow down to everything a client asks...
by Lizzie | 8th April 2024 | Find clients, Freelancing
“We’re taking content in-house”. It’s a perfectly plausible thing for a brand to do, but it was a kick in the teeth for me. I’d kept my diary light for the next month to accommodate a huge new contract I’d picked up, but the client decided not to renew and to take...
by Lizzie | 12th March 2024 | Freelancing, How to Be a Freelancer
Written by Rochi Zalani. You’re tired of working for someone else, and you want to start freelancing — maybe as a side hustle on the weekends or because you want to wave goodbye to your day job. The good news? You’re in luck: 62% of companies already hire...
by Lizzie | 27th February 2024 | Freelancing, How to Be a Freelancer
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re intrigued by the idea of earning a comfortable income as a freelance blogger. Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked with all sorts of companies in all sorts of industries. I’ve written about short spine...
by Lizzie | 30th January 2024 | Find clients
How to Find Clients on LinkedIn as a Freelance Writer Let’s face it, LinkedIn is enjoying the limelight at the mo. Everyone and their dog seems to be a “LinkedInfluencer” these days—but there’s a reason it’s so popular. It’s a great place for finding potential...
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...
