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Unlock Freelance Success Now by Making Time for Marketing

Making time for marketing, and better managing your time in general, will help you build a stable, successful freelance business. Here are 5 time management tips and 3 time management techniques to try.

If you’re like most…


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How to Get Your Ideal Freelance Clients

ideal clientsClient-focused marketing shows you understand the needs of your ideal clients and highlights the benefits they get when they work with you.

Ideal clients pay freelancers well, give us steady work that we enjoy, and…


Are You Greedy or Generous with Your Freelance Pie (Work)?

Having an abundance mindset helps freelancers succeed—because there is plenty of freelance pie for everyone—and collaboration always beats competition.

If you help other freelancers, will there be less freelance pie—clients and work—for you? Some freelancers think so….


The Easy Way to Become a Better Marketer

If you can say “yes” to 2 questions, then you can become a better marketer and build a stable, successful freelance business. And that’s important because if you don’t market your freelance business—and do this well—you’ll struggle to succeed.

Maybe…


How to Increase Your Visibility on LinkedIn

If you increase your visibility on LinkedIn, then when clients are looking for freelancers, you’ll rank high in search results. You increase your visibility by being active, which is #4 in LinkedIn’s search algorithm criteria.

Being active, also called engagement,…


10 Ways to Get 500+ Connections on LinkedIn Fast

Getting 500+ LinkedIn connections is easier than you might think. That’s great—because you need those connections to rank high in search results when clients are looking for a freelancer on LinkedIn.

And having connections in common with the person who…


How to Thrive Like Mia DeFino—In Good Times and in Bad

Being prepared helps Mia DeFino, MS, ELS, ensure that she always has enough freelance work—even in bad times like the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. She prepares for continued success by strengthening relationships with her large, steady clients,…


How to Make an Awesome First Impression

People often decide you’re trustworthy and competent in the time it takes them to blink their eyes. Here’s an overview of how to make an awesome first impression on LinkedIn, with your freelance website, and in…


1 Easy Way to Land More Freelance Work: Follow Up

In just a few hours a month or less you can get more freelance work. Just follow up with interested clients. This is easy to do and it works!

Clients often say they want to work…