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 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…
Recent Posts
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,…
What Happens When You Conquer Fear of Networking
Networking was “super-scary” for Frieda Wiley, PharmD, when she started her freelance medical writing business in 2014. Frieda knew that networking would help her build her business. But like many freelancers, fear was holding her back from getting much…
How Clients Find Freelancers Like You on LinkedIn
If you want more clients to find you on LinkedIn, then write a client-focused headline and About section and use a professional photo.
More and more clients are looking for freelancers on…
3 Practical Questions to Make 2026 Your Best Year Ever
Taking a good look at the big picture is one key to building a stable, successful freelance business. My simple 3-question year-end review is an easy way to do this so that you can be more successful…
Want Better Results from Networking? Build Trust
Going to networking events won’t help you get more freelance work—because these events are only the first step in building trusting relationships with the people you meet. And trust is how you build your freelance business through networking.
“If people like you…
How to Make More Money and Do Less Work: Repeat Business
Clients who give you repeat business often become anchor clients you can count on for steady, high-paying work. And you’ll have less administrative work, less marketing to do, and less stress.
Making more money…
How to Be First in Line for Freelance Work
When clients are ready to hire a freelancer, you need to be first in line if you want them to choose you and not another freelancer. Being first in line means that the client thinks of you—and…
7 Ways to Grow Your Freelance Business with Steady, Long-Term Clients
Building trusting relationships with your clients leads to steady, long-term clients. That’s much easier than continually looking for new clients.
If you’re like most freelancers, you’re spending a lot of time and effort trying to find new clients. And you’re…