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Freelancing Websites You Need to Avoid if You Want to Be Successful
Getting started as a freelancer is hard. There’s no one-size-fits-all system for making it work, and a lot of the time you can end up floundering around on all the freelancing websites trying to compete with thousands of other freelancers for a job that pays...
Want to Get Paid to Write? Here’s What to Do Next
When I was younger I desperately wanted to be a writer, but I thought it was impossible to get paid to write. Spending my days pouring words out onto a sheet of paper and actually getting cold, hard cash (or cold, hard figures in my bank account) was the dream, but...
Maxine Harrison On Why You Need a Niche and Other Tips for Black Freelancers
Hey guys, Lizzie here! This week I've got a treat for you. I'm handing the blog over to Maxine Harrison, a freelance writer who is here to share her story and offer some tips and advice to Black freelancers. About Maxine: Maxine is a freelance writer with a niche...
6 Really Easy Ways to Find More Freelance Leads This Week
Are you aiming for a monthly income target? Just want to add a couple more clients to your roster? Looking for inspiration about new ways to find potential leads? I got you. Sometimes we just want to land a few more contracts to hit our goals, whether they’re...
9 Active Ways to Build Your Freelance Business During the Pandemic
It’s such a weird time, right? Just over a month ago, we could freely go outside, go to the pub or a restaurant, and meet with friends and family we didn’t live with. Now, we can’t do those things. But things seem to have balanced out to a new normal, and I’m...
The Real Reason Freelancers Struggle to Land High Quality Clients [Survey Results]
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...
Here’s How to Know If You Should Charge More as a Freelancer
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...
How to Raise Your Freelance Rates and Make 2020 the Best Year Yet
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...
Why You Need to Stop Cold Pitching for Freelance Work
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...
4 Killer Benefits of Creating an Online Presence as a Freelancer
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,...
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Freelancer
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...
How to Make the Most of Your First Freelance Project
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...