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Build Trust with AI and Win High-Paying Clients

AI helps you do client-focused marketing

Busy clients don’t buy freelance services—they buy solutions. Steady, high-paying clients are looking for freelancers who can take problems off their plate, reduce their workload, and make their lives easier.

Marketing…


Recent Posts

LinkedIn Services Marketplace: A Powerful Tool or a Waste of Time?

LinkedIn services marketplace

 

LinkedIn is the top social media platform for businesses, with more than a billion users worldwide (as of September 2025) and about 250 million users in the U.S.  (as of early 2025)….


Survey Says: Here’s What Works Best in Getting the Clients You Deserve

Survey says

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

coaching helps freelancers 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

firing bad clientsBad 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

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

choosing your specialty

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

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…