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…
🎥 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…
🎥 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…
🎥 In This Video: Zach brings you 3 quick tips to get more clients and earn more money as a freelancer. Implementing even just one of these tips can be truly transformative for your business. 🔗 Things mentioned in this video: 📋 Table of Contents:
Today’s post is part 2 of a previous post that I recommend reading first: “Do you need to grow a team to earn 6 figures?“ Background info from that last post… In case you don’t want to read the previous post, here’s the TLDR… It’s all-too-common for under-earning freelancers to think that the solution to…
Today’s post was inspired by a challenge one of our DYF community members – let’s call him Sean – is experiencing. If you’re a freelancer who enjoys your craft (i.e. design, dev, etc.) and you’re thinking of hiring someone because you feel it’s your only option to get to the income level you want, this…
This is a guest post written by Annie Maguire. Annie is a copywriter who specializes in content strategy, customer research, and conversion. For over a decade, Annie has worked on brands like USA Network, Smirnoff, Guinness, Ben & Jerry’s, Clinique, and many others. For the last 7 years, Annie’s been running her own freelance business…
Does this sound familiar? You get a new client. They’re excited. You’re excited. You send over a list of the stuff you need from them. This ranges from the simple (website logins and such), to the complex – like “About Page” copy or general stuff that only they can give you. You want to get to work……