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How Being an Ambivert Can Skyrocket Freelance Success

are you an ambivert?

Many freelancers are introverts and this makes marketing harder.  But you may actually be an ambivert: a blend of introvert and extrovert that makes freelance success easier.

I used to be an introvert—or at least I thought I…


Recent Posts

How to Create Spec Samples to Attract Your Ideal Clients

 

Showing clients what you can do when you have little or no experience may seem impossible. But there’s an easy way to do this: Spec samples. And when you create spec samples, you…


How Núria Gets Referrals by Building Trust

Nuria's freelance successClients want to do business with people they know and trust—or people recommended by people they know and trust. That’s why referrals are the main way Núria Negrão, PhD, is getting the…


AI-Powered Perfection: The Magic Behind AI-Generated Headshots

My AI-generated headshot

Show clients and colleagues your best self with an AI-generated headshot. Using AI for headshots is easy, fast and low-cost. And the result will be picture perfect! Here’s a 6-step process for…


How Jerm Finds His Ideal Freelance Clients on LinkedIn

Like many new freelancers, Jeremy (Jerm) Day-Storms, PhD, MWC, had strong experience. But he didn’t know how to share that experience in a way that would help him grow his freelance business. He soon discovered that LinkedIn…


Break Free from Self-Doubt and Thrive with a Personal Coach

Self-doubt holds many freelancers back from success. Getting personalized support, feedback, and advice in a safe space from a coach is an easy way to overcome self-doubt and become the freelance success you were meant to be—like…


How 3 Freelancers Maximize Opportunities by Being Active on LinkedIn

LinkedIn activity helps freelancers get clientsMany freelancers think that being active on LinkedIn is a waste of time. Jeremy (Jerm) Day-Storms, PhD, MWC, Núria Negrão, PhD, and Kathy Adamson, DVM, are…


LinkedIn: The Place to Be to Get Steady, High-Paying Freelance Clients

More and more clients are searching for freelancers on LinkedIn and using it to check us out before deciding whether to contact us. Discover how four freelancers—Kalpana Shankar, Kathleen Labonge, T. DeLene Beeland, and Lori De Milto—are using LinkedIn…


5 Easy Ways for Freelancers to Develop the Growth Mindset

Successful freelancers believe that working hard to develop their talent and abilities will lead to success. They have a growth mindset.

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right,” said Henry Ford, founder…