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Episode 153: How Virginie is Scaling From Solo Freelancer To 100 Active Clients
Zach talks to one of his students, Virginie, who went from relying on word of mouth referrals → to signing 10 new clients in the past few months. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes...
Episode 152: How Freelancers Can Fix the “Forced-Hire” Scaling Mistake
In this episode, Zach breaks down how to escape the “panic hire” cycle by building a simple hiring funnel you can use before you hit capacity. This includes evaluating candidates in a...
How a Good “Lead Magnet” Gets You More Clients
In this post, I’m going to talk about “lead magnets” for freelancers. (And the “for freelancers” part is especially important because a good lead magnet for you as a freelancer looks very...
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The Freelancers Guide to Client Onboarding
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What Productivity for Independent Consultants looks like in the real world.
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The Freelancer's Guide To Niching Your Business
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The Freelancer's Guide To Taxes
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Bringing Back The "Be Your Own Consultant Challenge"
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How Are You Going To Protect Your Greatest Asset - Yourself?
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The End of Overdue Invoices
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The Ultimate Guide to Building Client Relationships
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Attract Clients with Facebook Advertising
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Creating The Ultimate Sales Funnel For Your Freelancing Business
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How To Tell Your Clients You're Raising Your Rates
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What Does It Mean To Be A Freelancer?
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How to Double Your Freelancing Income Without a Single New Client
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The 2024 Ultimate Guide To Retainer Agreements
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Financial Independence For Freelancers
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The Ultimate System For Automatically Qualifying, Scheduling, and Preparing New Project Leads
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Panning for Smaller Offerings
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Is Becoming A Freelancer Right For You?
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How To Prove Your Value (And Eliminate Client Doubts)
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Do You Need To Abandon Your Principles To Become A Business Consultant?
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The Mindset Shifts That Took Me From Freelancer to Productized Business Owner
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Pricing on Value
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The 80/20 of Copywriting: How Copy Can Elevate Your Freelance Game In Just 7 Days
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Get High-Value Clients With Social Media
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Marketing Automation: Sell While You Sleep
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Forget About Time Management!
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Retrospectives, And How To Ensure Your Business Doesn't Fall Apart
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How To Get New Clients With Facebook Ads
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The Ultimate Guide To Starting A Freelancing Business (2024 Edition)
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New Industry You've Never Worked In Before? No Problem!
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Value-Price, or Value-Anchor?
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Overcoming The Fear Of "Choosing A Niche"
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The Complete Guide To Finding And Selling Ecommerce Clients
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How To Increase Your “Sphere Of Influence” And Get More Referrals
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The Best Networking “Hack” I’ve Ever Used
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Should You Ever Work For Free?
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4 Mistakes Freelancers Make When Selling Themselves
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Should You Niche Yourself?
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What To Do When You Can't Guarantee An ROI
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Why You Need To Write Assumption-less Proposals
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The Ultimate Guide To Getting Paid As A Freelancer (2018 Edition)
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Never Negotiate Your Freelance Rate
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Products: The Best Investment You'll Make In Your Business
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Justifying Higher Rates With Value-Based Pricing
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