![[Video] Maximizing Freelance Leads: When To Dial Friction Up vs. Down](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Maximizing-Freelance-Leads-When-To-Dial-Friction-Up-vs.-Down.png)
👉 Want to join the Accelerator? https://dyf.link/dyfa 🎥 In This Video: Zach answers a student question from Ben in the DYF Accelerator community. Ben’s wondering if he should be adding a pre-discovery-call-questionnaire to qualify leads, or if the added friction might be a mistake for his current stage. 🔗 Things mentioned in this video: 📋 Table of…
![[Video] How To Leverage “Lead Flow Thresholds” To Raise Your Rates](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/How-To-Leverage-Lead-Flow-Thresholds-To-Raise-Your-Rates.png)
🎥 In This Video: You’ll learn how you can systematically raise your rates by using “lead flow thresholds,” and how you can use case studies and hard metrics to help you get past your imposter syndrome around raising your rates. 🔗 Things mentioned in this video 📋 Table of Contents:
![[Video] This freelancer almost lost out on *9 new leads a month* (!!!!) due to premature “scaffolding”](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scaffolding-v3_zach.png)
🎥 In This Video: Something that’s been coming up in the DYF Accelerator community a lot lately has been the concept of “scaffolding.” In community member Maia’s case, she came on to a one-on-one office hours coaching session with me in in the Accelerator to get my input on what turned out to be “premature scaffolding” for her. After chatting…
![[Video] Be a Person, Not a Faceless Organization](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Be-a-person-not-a-faceless-organization.png)
🎥 In This Video : Zach discusses the importance of personal branding and building authentic connections with clients. He shares his experiences running both a solo freelancing business and an agency, highlighting the benefits of being a personal point of contact. Zach provides valuable tips on transitioning work to others while maintaining client satisfaction and work…
![[Video] 3 Skills to Build Before You Go Freelance](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Thumbnail-@1x.png)
🎥 In This Video: Zach shares 3 critical skills to build before you go freelance, while you’re still working at a day job. 🔗 Things mentioned in this video: 📋 Table of Contents:
A stream of endless potential clients beating down your door is any freelancer’s dream. After all, it’s the uncertainty about when and where the next client will come from that causes us freelancers to feel desperate. …And it’s that desperation that causes us to… The solution to this is having a queue of clients waiting,…
Here’s something I try to always keep at the top of my mind… Clients don’t care about your service, they care about what they think your service will do for them. Most clients don’t really want to buy an app, or a logo, or a website, or some well-written text. What they want is the…
![[Video] The Solution for the “Feast or Famine Freelancer”](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Solution-to-feast-or-famine-freelancer.png)
🎥 In This Video: You’ll learn the solution to “feast or famine freelancing.” If you implement these steps in your business, you’ll soon escape the “super busy or nothing to do at all” client work rollercoaster that’s all too common for freelancers in their first few years of being in business. 🔗 Things mentioned in…
![[Video] How to get clients as a new freelancer (WITHOUT Upwork or other marketplaces)](https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/How-to-get-clients-as-a-new-freelancer.png)
🎥 In This Video: You’ll get a few ideas for how to get your first clients without being reliant on Upwork or other marketplaces, as well as strategies to set yourself up for client acquisition success in the long term. 🔗 Things mentioned in this video: 📋 Table of Contents:
The #1 thing that made the difference in building enough lead flow to support my 11-person agency was becoming an educator. (Have you seen Zach’s “Practice Being An Educator” idea?) Most freelancers don’t bother with blogging, podcasting, or writing a newsletter because they “don’t have the time.” It’s also – maybe mostly – because it…