I’m probably dating myself with this reference, but I have a Mr. Rogers song in my head. “It’s such a GOOD FEELING to know you’re alive!” It’s kind of a big deal to me to feel this way, because for a long time, I was very UNhappy, and for the record? Happy is MUCH better. […]
4 Freelancing Mistakes that Cost You Clients
Imagine for a moment that you’ve decided to redo your kitchen. You’ve set aside the funds for this project. You’re excited about it, even though the prospect of spending all that money is also more than a little terrifying. Thoughts of your lovely island and all that amazing storage space carry you through. You meet […]
How to Charge More Money for Your Freelance Writing Work
If you want to charge more money for your freelance writing work, you need to offer an incredible customer experience. In a nutshell, a great customer experience means that you, as the freelancer, are making life easier for your clients, anticipating problems and heading them off before they disrupt the project, sticking to deadlines, and […]
Ditch the Feast or Famine Mindset
You’ll hear a lot of times that freelancing is “feast or famine,” and that’s simply not true. Yep, plenty of people buy into that myth, but that still doesn’t mean it’s truth — and it definitely doesn’t mean that you have to buy into it. Sure, it’s all around you. There are freelancers who say […]
How to Write a Great Sales Page
How do I write a sales page that doesn’t feel icky? This question, or a variation of it, pops up all the time in Facebook groups and forums where online business owners hang out — and that’s hardly surprising. It’s easy to think that selling has to be smarmy, icky, sleazy, and just plain yuck. […]
Why Can’t I Find Clients?
So… how do I find clients? Where should I go to look for clients? My biggest challenge is finding clients. At the moment, questions and comments like this are, like, 87% of my inbox. The other 13% is the stuff I email myself so that I won’t forget about it. And then I hear that […]