Freelance Success Blog

Practical advice and inspiration, and freelance success stories!

3 Easy Ways to Get the Freelance Clients You Deserve

What works best in marketing a freelance business?

Getting steady, high-paying clients is really hard for most freelancers. But if you do what works best in freelance marketing, you can build a stable, successful freelance…


10 Proven Steps to Your Freelance Success

10 steps to freelance success

Want to Turn Struggle to Success?

Steady, high-paying clients who need the help of talented freelancers are out there. You can get them—if you know where they are and how…


5 Ways to Get the Experience You Need to Find Freelance Jobs and Clients

how to get experienceWorried about not having enough freelance experience?

Getting enough experience to get started is one of the biggest obstacles for most new freelance writers or editors. Here are 5 ways to get the…


How DeLene More than Doubled Her Freelance Income

DeLene more than doubled her incomeA New Specialty and Better Marketing

T. DeLene Beeland more than doubled her freelance income by shifting to a strong specialty, building new skills, trying new types…


8 Easy Ways to Do Hard Things—Like Marketing Your Freelance Business

how to do hard things

Does marketing your freelance business make you feel uncomfortable?

Doing things that we’re already good at make us feel good. But doing things that are uncomfortable—like marketing…


How to Get Your Ideal Freelance Clients

Get your ideal clientsWant clients who pay you well, give you steady freelance jobs, and treat you with respect?

Client-focused marketing shows you understand the needs of your ideal clients and highlights…


How to Thrive Despite More Competition and Economic Uncertainty

succeed despite more competitionAre you ready for more competition?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more people began freelancing. At the same time, the economic uncertainty that began during COVID-19 continues. Geopolitical instability has made this worse.

Good marketing…


10 Ways to Get 500+ Connections on LinkedIn Fast

500+ connectionsGetting 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…


How to Turn Struggle into Success with the Fearless Freelancer Mindset

fearless freelancer mindset

How can the fearless freelancer mindset help you?

Having a growth mindset, grit, and resilience—the fearless freelancer mindset—will help you learn what you need to learn and do what you need to do…


1 Easy Way to Land More Freelance Work: Follow Up

follow up

Would you spend a few hours a month doing one easy thing to get more freelance work?

You should be saying Absolutely! Please tell me what it is. So I will: Just follow up with interested…