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The way you position and present yourself to your clients can make or break your chances with a prospect. Learn how to do position yourself the right way.
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Clients are the bedrock of any freelancing business. Learn how to reliably generate high-quality project leads.
Pricing your services
How you price and pitch yourself affects the quality of your clients and your income. Learn how to charge more and close more projects.
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Writing (and winning) proposals is critical to closing deals. There's no point in having lots of project leads if you don't know how to close them.
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Episode 148: How To Get Paid For Project Discovery, with Laura Elizabeth
In this episode, Zach talks to Laura Elizabeth, co-owner of Double Your Freelancing and creator of Project Pack. Laura is talking about how she does “paid roadmapping” for her clients, often charging upwards...
Episode 147: “I can't get past €10k/month Freelancing…” — Solving $100k→$200k/yr Bottlenecks, With Delia Monk
In this episode, Zach talks with copywriter Delia Monk about some of the “bottlenecks” she’s been running into as she tries to scale from a low-six-figure soloist to a small agency. Delia...
Episode 146: How To Use “Runway Reduction Anchoring” To Charge More
In this episode, Zach talks about a sneaky positioning technique freelancers can use to instantly charge more. 👉 Learn how to raise your rates and work with better clients in our free...
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