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The (flexible) formula I use to market my freelance business
“We’re taking content in-house”. It’s a perfectly plausible thing for a brand to do, but it was a kick in the teeth for me. I’d kept my diary light for the next month to accommodate a huge new contract I’d picked up, but the client decided not to renew and to take...
How to Start Freelancing (With No Experience)
Written by Rochi Zalani. You’re tired of working for someone else, and you want to start freelancing — maybe as a side hustle on the weekends or because you want to wave goodbye to your day job. The good news? You’re in luck: 62% of companies already hire...
How I Earn £10k a Month as a Freelance Blogger: My Journey and Tips
If you're reading this, chances are you're intrigued by the idea of earning a comfortable income as a freelance blogger. Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked with all sorts of companies in all sorts of industries. I’ve written about short spine syndrome in dogs,...
How to Find Clients on LinkedIn as a Freelance Writer
How to Find Clients on LinkedIn as a Freelance Writer Let’s face it, LinkedIn is enjoying the limelight at the mo. Everyone and their dog seems to be a “LinkedInfluencer” these days—but there’s a reason it’s so popular. It’s a great place for finding potential...
4 Unconventional Strategies for Finding Freelance Clients This Year
Freelancing is a popular and flexible career option for many professionals seeking independence and diversity in their work–who doesn’t want to set their own hours, choose their clients, and decide where they work? The hard part is finding high-paying and consistent...
18 Best Tools For Freelancers to Grow a Successful Business
As a freelancer, we’re the boss and the employee, the admin and the HR department, the accounting team, and the marketing team. We’re the Jack/Jill of all departments and the master of some. Eventually, it can get tiring to wear so many hats and manage an array...
How to Turn One-Time Clients into Retainer Clients: Building Long-Term Freelancing Relationships
As a freelancer, getting new clients is an ongoing challenge. It can often feel like you’re on a hamster wheel of finding clients, doing the work, and ending the contract…. Only to be right back at the start again, needing to find new clients. But what sets...
7 Cold Pitching Strategies to Land More Freelance Work
By Juwaria Merchant In the world of freelancing, cold pitching is treated as the be-all and end-all to land clients. We’re not here to refute this claim. In fact, we’re here to back it up. Cold pitching, if done right, can do wonders for your freelancing career....
The 7 Best Freelance Writing Courses to Get You Started
By Juwaria Merchant If there’s one thing every freelancer will agree on, it’s that freelancing is a wide sea with superficial depth. And many of us, when starting out, rely on the endless barrage of advice from Google or Twitter “universities”. While the advice...
The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Freelancers
More than half of the world’s population uses social media today. That translates to tons of opportunities to connect with different people, including your target audience, helping you grow your freelance business. In this case, an effective social media strategy can...
ChatGPT for Writers: Is This the End of Freelancing?
My latest podcast episode is all about the future of freelancing: Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard all the talk about ChatGPT for writers—will it replace us? Is it a flash in the pan? Are robots going to take over the world? It’s...
6 Ways I Plan on Finding Freelance Clients in 2023
“How do you find clients??” This is by FAAAR the #1 question I get from freelancers. And it’s all well and good me saying, do this, this, and this, but “this” might not work for you, or “that” might be better. Every freelancer is different. I know some who have had...