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How to Turn Struggle into Success with the Fearless Freelancer Mindset

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How can the fearless freelancer mindset help you?

Having a growth mindset, grit, and resilience—the fearless freelancer mindset—will help you learn what you need to learn and do what you need to do…


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6 Tips that Will Help You Succeed in Virtual Networking

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Virtual networking has been the only way for freelancers to network since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world in spring 2020.  Although virtual networking still feels strange and awkward to many of us, we need to learn…


8 Ways to Build Your Network and Achieve Freelance Success

Your network can be more important than anything else in achieving freelance success. But networking doesn’t can be scary for freelancers. Here are 8 ways to make networking easier.

If you’re like most freelancers, then networking is stressful—even…


What Happens When You Conquer Fear of Networking

Networking was “super-scary” for Frieda Wiley, PharmD, when she started her freelance medical writing business in 2014. Frieda knew that networking would help her build her business. But like many freelancers, fear was holding her back from getting much…


Want Better Results from Networking? Build Trust

Going to networking events won’t help you get more freelance work—because these events are only the first step in building trusting relationships with the people you meet. And trust is how you build your freelance business through networking.

“If people like you…


12 Ways to Make Networking Events Amazing, Not Scary

Networking events are the best places to meet clients and colleagues who can refer you for freelance. But for most freelancers, in-person networking can be scary. Learn 12 ways to make networking at events easier.

Networking events like conferences and…


3 Surefire Ways Volunteering Helps You Get Freelance Work

Since 1997, Melissa L. Bogen, ELS has built her freelance medical editing business on one key thing: referrals…

How to Grow Your Business with Help from Other Freelancers

When bad things happen to freelancers, we usually think that we must have done something wrong. But most of the time, it’s not you—it’s the client.  Learn how…

Why Other Freelancers Should Be Your Best Friends

Having a strong network of freelance friends is one of the easiest ways to succeed. Your freelance friends can give you referrals, along with support and advice.

Freelance writers…