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by Lizzie | 7th January 2020 | Freelancing
Towards the end of 2019, I noticed a common theme crop up amongst my students and readers. Contrary to popular belief, the biggest struggle freelancers face isn’t landing their first client or getting paid more, it’s actually finding high quality clients that value...
by Lizzie | 13th November 2019 | Raise Your Rates
Raising rates is such a hot topic in the freelance world. In fact, what you should be charging in general is a hot topic. Everyone wants to know what everyone else is charging and vice versa, and everyone wants to know if they’re charging as much as they should or...
by Lizzie | 29th October 2019 | Freelancing, Raise Your Rates
If you want to raise your freelance rates, there’s no better time than the start of a new year. January 1st is always an exciting time. It brings that heady sense of hope that comes with anything “new” and makes us feel like anything is possible. But next year isn’t...
by Lizzie | 11th April 2019 | Find clients, Freelancing
I know, I know: cold pitching is all the rage at the moment. The reasoning behind it is sound. I mean, how are people supposed to know about your business if they don’t know about it? Pitching gives you the chance to land directly in the inboxes of dreamy clients and...
by Lizzie | 6th February 2019 | Find clients, Freelancing
In the last four weeks, I’ve had seven enquiries from new prospects who want to work with me. I’m not just talking any old enquiries from spam companies who want to pay me peanuts in return for a metaphorical penthouse; I’m talking my absolute dream kind of client,...
by Lizzie | 22nd January 2019 | Find clients, Freelancing
Becoming a freelancer seems like an impossible pipe dream for many people. But imagine being able to set your own schedule day-in and day-out and only doing work you absolutely love. That’s not possible! You cry. That’s literally a golden, glittery unicorn that...
by Lizzie | 15th November 2018 | Freelancing
You’ve just finished up your very first freelance project, polished it to perfection, and have hovered achingly over that “send” button for much longer than you should have. You hit send, the client loves, and that’s it finished. Oh. I remember feeling a little miffed...
by Lizzie | 18th October 2018 | Freelancing
Pricing is probably the most contentious aspect of being a freelancer. Scour any freelancer forum or talk to anyone who works for themselves and you’ll often find that setting the perfect rate for freelance assignments is a subject that leaves people scratching their...
by Lizzie | 16th August 2018 | Find clients, Freelancing
Last year, I took a month off from my freelance work to drive around a few of America’s southern states. In the lead up to my trip, I was incredibly excited but also absolutely terrified. Why? Because I thought my client relationships would suffer. I thought my...
by Lizzie | 1st August 2018 | Find clients, Freelancing
As freelancers, we have the world at our fingertips – both figuratively and literally. The interconnected nature of the web means we can pick up clients from all four corners of the globe. The possibilities are endless. But while that can seem comforting (there...
by Lizzie | 12th June 2018 | Uncategorized
Spreading ourselves too thin is something us freelancers are guilty of 99.9999% of the time (stat not completely accurate). We think that by having a finger in every pie we’re more likely to get work because the more people we appeal to the wider we can throw our net....
by Lizzie | 12th March 2018 | Find clients, Freelancing
“Can you send me some results you’ve achieved with past email campaigns?” This email landed in my inbox with a metaphorical thud. The old me (like, two-years-ago-me) would have come down with a serious case of the cold sweats as a mega-dose of imposter syndrome set...
