11 Ways to Keep Anxiety at Bay and Focus on Freelancing

Freelancers have a lot to worry about these days. Some of us have already lost freelance work due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Most of us will lose a little, some, or a lot of work. Anxiety is our natural response to stress and uncertainty…

How 11 Freelancers Are Staying Strong in Uncertain Times

In less than two weeks, freelance medical writer Ginny Vachon, PhD, has seen a “huge shift” in her business. A specialist in advisory boards and meetings, Ginny spends a lot of time at in-person meetings. Those meetings have been cancelled…

4 Practical Ways to Thrive in Uncertain Times

It’s really scary out there. First sporting events and concerts were cancelled. And hand sanitizer disappeared from store shelves. Then nearly everything began shutting down. Businesses sent people home to work. Schools closed their doors. Restaurants, bars, most stores, and lots…

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…

How Clients are Finding Freelancers on LinkedIn: What You Need to Know

More and more clients are looking for freelancers on…

Do You Want Better Clients? Do What Chad Birt Did

When Chad Birt started freelancing in 2015, he didn’t know much about getting better clients.  So he used freelance job sites like flexjobs.com, freelancewriting.com, and Blogging pro, along with Craigslist. “I quickly started to realize that most of the gigs I…

Want to Make More Money? Fire Bad Clients

When freelancer Ginny Vachon, PhD, fired her first client, she was worried about losing money. Ginny had only been freelancing for a few years, and she was still building…

How to Be on the Right Side of the Red Velvet Rope

Usually, a red velvet rope separates VIPs from everyone else at events, openings, and clubs. But there’s another type of red velvet rope—for freelancers. It’s the part of your mindset that enables you…

How to Unlock Freelance Success on the Yellow Brick Road

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her friends follow the Yellow Brick Road to find what they each want the most. At the end of their journey, Dorothy and Toto get to go home. The scarecrow…

How 2 Skeptical Freelancers Find Trustworthy Help

Trying to build a freelance business on her own was a big challenge for Kathleen Labonge. The freelance medical copyeditor and owner of Write Point Editing Solutions knew that she needed help. But she didn’t know who she could trust.

“I knew that…