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Stand Out in a Sea of Freelancers with Your Freelance Brand
What do freelancers have in common with oranges, coal, and cattle? They’re all commodities—services (freelancers) and goods (oranges, coal, and cattle) that are largely interchangeable. To many clients, one…
8 Secrets of High-Income Freelancers
High-income freelancers and freelancers who struggle to make a living aren’t all that different. But high-income freelancers have figured out the secrets to freelance marketing. We know how to get the high-paying clients we deserve instead of…
Testimonials: The Easy, Proven Way to Persuade Clients to Hire You
Last week, one of my clients complimented me on a project I had just turned in. As I read her comments,…
Impress Clients and Colleagues with this 5-Minute Freelance Marketing Tool
If you could do something to impress high-paying clients in less than 5 minutes, would you do it? I’m going to tell you…
How Freelancers Get More Referrals from Clients
Get more referrals to steady, high-paying clients by satisfying your current clients. When you do this, your clients will refer you to their colleagues inside and outside of their companies. Just ask Kristin Harper, PhD, MPH, ELS, Mia DeFino, MS, ELS, Heather…
3 Ways Volunteering for Professional Associations Helps Freelancers Succeed
Since 1997, Melissa Bogen, ELS has built her freelance medical editing business on one key thing: referrals from colleagues in the…
6 Ways to Keep Freelance Success from Slipping through your Fingers
Every freelancer can build a stable, successful freelance business. That’s the good news. But you have to work for your success. That’s…
Want More Steady, High-Paying Clients? Find Some Freelance Friends
Freelance writers Kristin Harper, PhD, MPH, ELS and Mia DeFino, MS, ELS met at the annual conference of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) in 2016. Kristin, owner of
Goal Setting for Freelancers: How to Focus on What Matters Most in 2019
You probably know that you should have a 2019 goal for your freelance business. But there are so many other things that you need…
What Really Happens When Freelancers Follow Up with Clients
With just a few minutes of follow up per client, freelance writer and editor Joy Drohan got 6 new clients. Freelance writer Brandon May did the same thing—and got 3 new clients. Joy and Brandon have found a simple way to…