Freelance Success Blog

Welcome to the Freelance Success blog, where you’ll find practical how-tos, success stories, inspiration, and much more.



Featured Post

Why Clients Need Freelancers They Can Trust

Most freelancers think it’s easy for clients to find freelancers they can trust. But it’s not. If you’re trustworthy, you’ll have a competitive advantage over other freelancers.

It’s been 11 years since Keith D’Oria and I worked…


Recent Posts

How to be Irresistible to Your Clients: Do More than Expected

If you want more freelance work from your current clients, just act like a freelance concierge and do more than expected. Satisfied clients will give you more freelance work, and they’re likely to refer you…


How to Make your Web Content Awesome, with Free Checklist

Awesome web content sets you apart from other freelancers and persuades high-paying clients to choose you. It helps you attract bigger, better freelance jobs and clients, and build a stable, successful freelance business. 

Attract high-paying clients and get more referrals…


Professional Associations: An Easy Way to Get More Freelance Work

Professional associations are where you’ll find people working for the clients you want to work with, and freelance colleagues who can give you referrals to other clients. They’re an easy way to get more freelance…


6 Ways to Overcome Failure and Achieve Freelance Success

Many successful people were failures before they succeeded. And failure is an opportunity to try again. Here are 6 ways to turn failure into freelance success.

Does failure mean you’re not smart enough or don’t have what…


3 Easy Ways to Get More Freelance Work this Summer

Get more freelance work and build stronger relationships with clients this summer.  Here are 3 ways to do this.

Summer vacations are an untapped opportunity to get more freelance work. When freelancers, and employees at client organizations, go…


This Is What Happened When One Freelancer Tried Social Selling

Does social selling on LinkedIn work for freelancers?After hearing and reading about social selling on LinkedIn for years, and taking a webinar by Wall Street Journal best-selling author Josh Turner, I decided to give…


6 Tips for When You Need More Luck as a Freelancer

luckAre you lucky enough?

Successful freelancer Lindy Alexander and research on luck show that we have more control over our own luck than most of us we think we do. Learn how Lindy created her…


11 Steps to a Remarkable E-Newsletter that Impresses Clients

remarkable e-newsletter

Want an easy way to get better clients?

An e-newsletter helps you get top-of-mind awareness for your freelance business. And top-of-mind awareness means that clients will think of you first when they…