Freelance Success Blog
Welcome to the Freelance Success blog, where you’ll find practical how-tos, success stories, inspiration, and much more.
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The Proven Way Margaret Grew her Freelance Business in a Recession
When Margaret Johnson, PhD, started freelancing in 2019, she had strong experience. But like most new freelancers, Margaret didn’t know how to grow her freelance business and get the clients she deserved.
The former professor and researcher in biochemistry and…
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How Ginny Vachon Created Freelance Work for Herself During the Pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the recession that followed, Ginny Vachon, PhD, had enough freelance work. But her work changed a lot and life became more stressful.
Within two weeks of when coronavirus became a pandemic in the United States…
The Easy Way to Get Bigger, Better Clients: Your Specialty
Specializing is the fastest, easiest way to get bigger, better clients in good times and in bad. If you have an in-demand specialty, you’ll stand out in a sea of freelancers. Specializing also helps you get the clients…
How to Make Marketing as Easy as Tying Your Shoes
t’s easy to use freelance jobs sites or content mills like fiverr, Upwork, or Freelancer.com. But steady, high-paying clients aren’t using these freelance jobs sites and content mills. And they’re not going to magically find you.
Instead, you have to…
Stand Out in a Sea of Freelancers: Your Brand
If you have a strong freelance brand, then you’ll stand out in a sea of freelancers. Clients will see you as providing more value and being more professional than other freelancers. And when they contact you, they’ll…
How Kalpana Shankar Found Freelance Success
Launching a freelance business is always hard. But in bad time—like during the COVID-19 pandemic or a recession—it’s even harder. Kalpana Shankar was able to succeed despite launching her business during the pandemic by developing…
How to Thrive Like Lisa Baker, Instead of Feeling Sorry for Yourself
Being flexible and proactive enabled Lisa Baker to bring in new business when COVID-19 threatened her freelance business. She expanded her services and the type of clients she works with and is busier than ever.
Shortly after the…
How to Be a Fearless Freelancer—in Good Times and in Bad
Even when times are good freelancing can be scary. Along with being a skilled writer or editor (or whatever your freelance field is), you need to run a business. And most freelancers never had a chance to learn how…
How to Thrive Like Kathleen Despite Economic Uncertainty
When Kathleen Labonge started freelancing in 2015, she worked hard to build her business. Then the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., and Kathleen was facing her first recession as a freelancer.
Early in her career as a freelance medical editor,…