Do you worry that robots are going to take your job? Many of the best sci-fi movies you’ve ever seen involve the fear of robots taking over. Sometimes it’s computer programs of our own design evolving and supplanting us faster than we can control them. Other times, aliens arrive from outer space or other dimensions, empowered with superior…
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 late, or don’t pay at all. Clients that…
You feel passionately about the product/service you’re offering. You believe it can help the people in your chosen niche. You’re offering a service that is high demand… You’re sure of it! You’ve built an incredible website! And yet, the prospects you’re trying to serve aren’t buying. You just need to be better at sweet talking clients into buying,…
You started (or want to start) your freelancing business because you want to do what you love. You want to follow your passion. You want to get paid what you're worth. To do that, you're gonna need to get over yourself. “People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” -Theodore Roosevelt Your…
You're good at what you do. Your skills are in demand. You know who your ideal clients are and where to find them. You’ve worked with some clients, and delivered some wins. You have the pieces to the puzzle, but you're still not making ends meet. When you find a client you like, you struggle to get them…
Have you ever been talking to a potential client and everything was going well until you told them them the price? Did they have sticker shock? Does this sound familiar? It doesn't have to be if you know how to write the kind of stuff that clients love to pay for. If you want to learn how to…