This post will help you with Phase 2 of your Freelance Workbook…if you haven’t started yet, download it now! Also, If you haven’t read part 1, check it out here OK, so I’m going to tell you to start prospecting right now. Seems early right? Well, prospecting is something every freelancer should be doing on a […]
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Black Content Marketing
(Updated 2/6/2019) Online business has evolved. A more connected environment (thanks largely to social media) means that now, brands, companies, and yes, even individual freelancers are managing more complex and long-term relationships with their potential buyers. The answer to that? Content Marketing. It’s something anyone who’s read a blog, watched a video, or clicked on […]
3 Steps to The best $100 You’ll Ever Earn as a Freelancer
You might think that every $100 is the same, but I’m going to tell you exactly why that’s not true… The first $100 I made as a freelancer was in a niche I loved. I was working full-time and writing on the side. I got a gig writing blogs for a travel company […]
Supporting Black Businesses: A New Opportunity for Black Writers (Part 1)
I sat down to write a quick blog post after a conversation on Twitter this morning and it kind of…exploded into a 4-part series. So we’re going to be having a long conversation about the opportunities freelancers have to support Black businesses, a few critical truths that we all need to accept if we want […]
10 Business Truths Every Freelancer Needs to Understand
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Most freelance frustration starts with misunderstanding something about business. Anytime I hear someone say they’re frustrated with not earning enough, not getting clients, or not knowing where to focus, once we dig a little […]
Finding Your Lane…Aligning Your Skills with Client Needs
I Almost Fell Back Into That “Stability” Trap
I’ve got to admit something that’s hard for me to say, especially as someone who runs this site. Over the past year, I’ve gotten really loose with my marketing. Don’t get me wrong…I’ve still been doing it weekly and jumping on LinkedIn and all that good stuff, but I’d stopped going that extra mile. I’d […]
Getting Your Marketing Minimums In
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Freelancing can seem really mysterious from the outside. Between deciding on a skillset, choosing the “right” niche, and figuring out the murky world of payment and income, sometimes it seems a lot easier to […]
It’s Time to See Things Through Your Clients’ Eyes
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! A couple weeks ago, I caught a sale and put down $300 for a course on direct response writing. That might sound like a lot, but considering that direct response is where you’ll […]
What Freelance Services Should I Offer?
This post will help you with Phase 2 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! You’re going to find that some freelance questions? You end up answering over and over again throughout your career. That’s because your work as a freelancer is MUCH more flexible than what you […]