by Lizzie | 27th March 2017 | Freelancing
The number one problem freelancers face is finding the time to market their business. Or, more bluntly, knowing how to effectively market their business in the first place. Either you have too many clients to find five minutes to put yourself out there, or you don’t...
by Lizzie | 13th March 2017 | Freelancing
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by Lizzie | 6th March 2017 | Freelancing
We’ve all been there: tricky clients who try to undermine our contracts or those who just don’t pay at all. It’s part and parcel of being a freelancer. Today, I want to share Liz McMahon’s story about what she learned from a client who refused...
by Lizzie | 20th February 2017 | Freelancing
As freelancers, our services are the core of our business. Without them, we don’t have a business and, well, they’re what attract clients to us in the first place. But, as is the way with running any kind of business, you want to sell more services. Which means...
by Lizzie | 15th February 2017 | Freelancing
This new Q&A slot will offer weekly advice for common questions freelancers have. If you have a question you’d like answered, please leave a comment here or email me. QUESTION: Should I take low paying gigs to boost my reputation in the early days of my career?...
by Lizzie | 8th February 2017 | Freelancing
It all started 18 months ago. It was nearing the end of 2016 and I’d managed to take my business from floundering to super successful in the space of a year and people were starting to notice. I was receiving tens of emails every week from new freelancers or those who...
by Lizzie | 1st February 2017 | Freelancing
All we want to do is build a profitable freelance business, right? We want a business that gives us the freedom we’ve always craved, the chance to work with amazing clients, and the opportunity to earn an unlimited income. We want a business that gives us the freedom...
by Lizzie | 23rd January 2017 | Freelancing
What’s your number one goal this year as a freelancer? Is it to earn more freelancing than you did last year? If it is, you’re not alone friend! Oh heck no. In fact, I’m willing to bet that more revenue is at the top of most freelancers’ to-do lists this year – and...
by Lizzie | 16th January 2017 | Freelancing
Let me guess. You have big plans for your freelancing business in 2017 but there’s something holding you back. It’s a niggling feeling you can’t quite put your finger on. Maybe you can’t seem to find or land the clients you dream of working with or maybe you don’t...
by Lizzie | 9th January 2017 | Freelancing
Did you wake up on Jan 1st thinking “this is my year!” I know I certainly did, and I’m betting there are millions of other people out there who are feeling the same. The start of a new year brings so much promise with it right? New year, new us. New year, new...
by Lizzie | 12th December 2016 | Freelancing
It’s coming up to Christmas and the holiday season, which means I’ll be taking some time off. This will be the third Christmas I’ve been a freelancer, and it doesn’t get easier any year. At some point in September I tell myself I’ll take two weeks off over the...
by Lizzie | 28th November 2016 | Freelancing
This post was updated on 21/12/2020 I know that one of the hardest parts of being a new freelance writer is finding your very first freelance writing job. For the first six months of my career, I was convinced there weren’t enough brands out there to go around amongst...
