Freelance Success Blog
Welcome to the Freelance Success blog, where you’ll find practical how-tos, success stories, inspiration, and much more.
Featured Post
Build Trust with AI and Win High-Paying Clients
Key Takeaways
- Client-focused marketing builds trust, positions you as a partner, and helps you make more money.
- Use free AI tools (ChatGPT and Perplexity) to learn about client needs fast.
- Create a value statement…
Recent Posts
LinkedIn Services Marketplace: A Powerful Tool or a Waste of Time?
Key Takeaways
- LinkedIn Services Marketplace is free, but it has major usability gaps and high competition.
- Most freelancers see low-quality, low-pay requests that rarely match their skills or specialties.
- You’ll get better…
Survey Says: Here’s What Works Best in Getting the Clients You Deserve
Key Takeaways
- The top sources of the best freelance clients are LinkedIn, networking, and direct email.
- LinkedIn is the #1 source, driven by clients searching for freelancers there. Among LinkedIn users, 81% say it’s important or very important for getting…
Why Freelancers Need Coaching to Succeed
Key Takeaways
- Coaching gives your structure, accountability, and a clear marketing plan that leads to steady, high-paying clients.
- A coach helps you cure imposter syndrome by highlighting strengths, setting goals, and celebrating wins that…
Breaking Free: A Freelancer’s Guide to Firing Bad Clients
Bad clients drain your time, energy, and enthusiasm—leaving you frustrated and underpaid. Great clients help you build a stable, successful freelance business. While firing bad clients can be scary, doing this gives you time…
Less Stress, More Success: How to Find Great Clients
We all want—and deserve—to work with great clients who pay us what we’re worth, value our work and treat us right. Here’s how to identify great clients, avoid bad clients, and get…
Choosing the Right Freelance Specialty: What You Need to Know
Build your freelance business faster and with less work by choosing a specialty where clients need lots of freelance help. Assess market demand and then consider how your skills, interests, background, and experience fit…
Attract Your Ideal Clients with a Clear Specialty
If you have a clear specialty, marketing will be much easier because you’ll be able to speak directly to the clients you work with or want to work with. And your ideal clients will…
Why You Should Ditch Freelance Job Sites and Find Your Own Clients
Fierce competition for every job and low pay on freelance job sites hold you back from getting the clients you deserve. Here’s a better way to build a stable, successful freelance business.
Using freelance job sites like…