Check out Part 1 here We’re going to kick off part 2 with possibly the most frustrating piece of freelance advice you can get… The first client is the hardest one to get. It’s completely true…it just doesn’t help much when you’re not hearing back on proposals and you’re feeling like no one will […]
Black Digital Marketers…What’s Up?
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I swear, every time I even breathe the words “social” and “media” too closely together, I get favorites and retweets and shares from all kind of “gurus”, “mavens”, and “specialists” and their smiling […]
Quick Thoughts: Getting In The Heads Of Your Clients
As bad as my 10+ year stint in traditional employment was, I did walk away with some skills that were particular to the work I did. One of those was following up. I’m not a natural “chaser”, so having to learn to officially schedule and plot time to run behind clients was something I had […]
How To Get Your First (or better) Freelance Clients: Part I
Updated 4/8/2019 This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! $15 and a Russian real-estate agent — that’s what started my full-time freelance career. Your first freelance client is crucial. Not because it determines your future (I don’t touch real […]
Hello Getting Clients!! (Good-bye Website Month)
October has passed so it’s time to say goodbye to focusing on your freelance web presence, and jump into getting new clients! This month we’ll be dedicating most of the posts, forum discussions, and newsletter topics to the art and science of bringing in clients. We’ll be… Sharing stories of how we got our first […]
Writing Great Blog Posts (That Get You More Clients)
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Being able to write a blog post that attracts attention, informs potential clients, and moves them to action is a skill that’s essential to any freelancer. Whether you’re a writer or web developer, […]
5 Ways To Start Sowing Your Freelance Marketing Garden Today
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I hate selling. Mostly because I’m bad at it, but it also just doesn’t fit my personality. Because of that, I have to be extra-deliberate about my marketing efforts…if I’m not, my client […]