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How To Build A Contract That Works For You
How To Start Your Freelance Career in 2 (-ish) Weeks
You can make money freelancing faster than any other type of online earning (you might have heard of sites like Fiverr). To build a career that brings in solid income though, that takes time, and honestly, a solid start. I think that start is where a lot of us get hung up. I hear from […]
How to Own Your Online Presence as a Freelancer
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Whether you’re experienced or just starting out, it’s easy to let your marketing fall off. Let me tell you though, this is a big (and common) mistake. Except in rare cases where you’re […]
5 Freelancing Myths That Could Be Hurting Your Career
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! One thing I’ve learned talking to freelancers in different fields, is that everybody’s perspective on this freelancing deal is a little different. Freelancing overall is more varied and more diverse than even employment, […]
How To Get Bigger Clients with LinkedIn (email template included)
[Updated 4/12/2021] So you’ve probably noticed by now that I’m a big fan of LinkedIn…as a freelancer. It was pretty useless when I was employed, but now? It’s got to be my favorite marketing and research tool. This past year, I finally started making more monthly than I did at my previous job (while working […]
You Don’t Have to Get Freelancing Right the First Time (or even the second)
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 want to tell you something real quick. Your first freelance profile won’t be right. Your first pitch either. Know what else? Your first website will likely be strange and ineffective and your […]
2017: The Year I’m Giving Up Goals
I’m done with goals. At least for a year. Goals are overrated. I still have things I want to see happen (namely upping the level of my clients), but I’m at a point where that’s going to have to happen as a natural outgrowth of how I live as a freelancer. After decades of forcing […]
11 Freelance/Business Habits I’m Leaving in 2016
This year’s been a benchmark year for me as a freelancer. With all the garbage 2016’s brought with it, for my freelance business, it’s actually been a good run. I hit my earning goals of matching my full-time monthly income while working part-time. I’ve plugged into a great referral network in my niche, and I’ve […]
Pros and Cons: Freelancing, Entrepreneurship, and Creative/Social Projects
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! There are a thousand different ways to earn online and one, surefire way to fail — That’s not understanding what you’re really trying to do. I put this list together because I realized that […]