We all want clients – great clients. But we don’t always have time to be out looking for them ourselves. In fact, if we’re doing this freelancing thing properly, we should be spending our time helping others. As freelancers, nothing lasts forever though, which means we need a system of
Chances are good that as a freelancer, you struggle with saying, “No.” Especially when you’re new to freelancing, or just starting to see some real success, the thought of turning down paid work and client opportunities can sound bananas. But part of being a freelancer is running your business –
Me, before I made a podcast for the first time… (two days ago): Yes, podcasting could help me establish a voice in the market, but I’m a simple person. I prefer writing with pens on wide rule paper. The mess of cords under my desk gives me anxiety. I can’t even
I have been serving business clients as a creative freelancer (with mixed results) for almost twenty years, and as far as I can tell, there is nothing struggling freelancers like more than complaining about “bad” clients. Clients who offer “exposure” as a substitute for pay. Clients that underpay, pay
Have you ever thought about how your money beliefs could be hurting your freelance business? While most of us probably don’t aspire to be filthy rich, every freelancer I know wants to make good money on some level. Freedom money. But our methods of doing this are often misguided. We
If you’ve ever felt frozen in the face of important decisions, or exhausted by a project that you haven’t even started, or just creatively fogged, then you know what it’s like to be overwhelmed. In his recent episode of The No Pants Show podcast, How To Refocus When Feeling