12+ Common Email Mistakes No Freelancer Should Ever Make
Posted May 20, 2013 in Getting Clients, How-To
Contacting potential clients directly by email or phone is a great way to find gigs…if it’s done correctly.
Unfortunately, too many freelancers (and others) don’t know how to use email effectively. They fail to realize that email is a form of business communication. They make numerous mistakes and expect their emails to be effective.
Recently, Mihaela Lica Butler chronicled a common mistake in her post, Why “Hi There” in Emails Will NOT Get You Far. But that’s not the only email mistake freelancers make.
In this post, I list more than a dozen common email mistakes that no freelancer should ever make.
Should You Freelance Through an Intermediary?
Posted May 6, 2013 in Getting Clients
Finding new clients can be stressful and quite frankly, it is a lot of work.
It’s easy to understand the attraction of freelancing through an intermediary. An intermediary (also known as a go-between or middleman) is someone who matches freelancers with freelancing projects.
Freelancing through intermediaries is extremely popular and many freelancers get their start by working with a go-between.
In this post, we’ll explore the pros and cons of working through an intermediary. You’re also invited to share your own thoughts and experiences.
12 Tips for Becoming a Contagious Freelancer
Posted April 21, 2013 in Getting Clients, Managing Clients
Did you ever notice that some freelancers attract more business than others do?
It’s true. There are some freelancers who always seem to stay busy, even when others struggle to find enough work. You can recognize them by looking through their testimonials. Or, you may notice that they always seem to have a positive attitude.
I call them contagious freelancers, because their desirability seems to be catching. Once a client starts to work with them, that client always seems to want more from them. Their popularity just spreads and spreads.
What do these contagious freelancers have that you don’t? More importantly, how can you get what they have?
In this post, I’ll share 12 tips to help you better attract clients. You’re also invited to share your best tips on how to become a contagious freelancer. If you like this post, you may also enjoy Where on Earth Am I Going to Find My First Clients?
New Pricing on The Client Machine and More!
Posted October 19, 2012 in Business, Design, Getting Clients
If you have been a reader for a while you are probably very familiar with the freelancing products we sell here are Freelance Folder. We have made some recent changes and have changed some pricing so we wanted to get a post out to explain what is going on.
First of all, The Client Machine is running at a greatly reduced rate. We have taken the $129 theme and marked it down to $19.99. Freelancers love the theme because it helps them get leads, build proposals, manage contacts, and invoice all from the familiar WordPress interface.
Secondly, we our book The Unlimited Freelancer. This is a great book with a great reputation. We sell it daily for $19.00. Get it now
Third we have our getting started guides. These are very popular and cost a cool $12. How To Start a Freelance Design Business and How To Start a Freelance Writing Business
Last but not least. We are offering the entire ZenTextures.com collection for sale for only $29. The collection includes over 450 high quality textures and is available for instant download. Get The Complete Zen Textures Collection.
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