How to Win New Freelance Business as a Writer
If you already have freelance experience, and are struggling with finding work, this article will show you how to succeed in the booming freelance market and win new freelance business. 1. Beginners If...
View ArticleThe power of freelance collaboration
Do you regard other freelancers in your niche as competitors or colleagues? I’ve won some lucrative projects going in with a co-writer that I wouldn’t have secured on my own. Either the workload was...
View Article8 Real Life Reasons Why You Do Not Get Any Referrals
Referrals are the lifeblood of every business. It’s a fact. There is no better business than the one you didn’t have to chase and invest any time and energy on winning. Having said that, getting a...
View ArticleWords of wisdom from Women Unlimited 2012
On Friday, I went to the excellent Women Unlimited 2012 conference at the British Library in London. There was a tremendous line up of truly inspirational speakers and I spent the entire day surrounded...
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4 ways to keep motivated if you’ve just lost a juicy project
There’s nothing more dispiriting when you work for yourself than to be told you haven’t won that interesting (and lucrative) new project you were going for. No matter what the reason was (you were too...
View ArticleHow to get what you want: four handy negotiation tips
Have you been in new business meetings where the potential new client is trying to beat you down on price and impose all their conditions on you? If that sounds familiar, here are four tips on...
View ArticleThe power of positive thinking
Earlier this summer, client budgets were cut and writing projects were taken in-house or cancelled. I was faced with a very quiet month and nothing of note in the pipeline. I did my usual act of...
View ArticleWhat to do when your ‘feast’ has turned to ‘famine’
When you’re freelance, you need to get used to the feast and famine syndrome. One month you are so busy, you aren’t sure how you can cope with the workload and the next there isn’t a sniff of work on...
View ArticleWhat you focus on, you get more of
I’m a great believer in what you focus on, you get more of. You know how it is: if you get into a negative state and think negative thoughts, you end up attracting even more negative stuff. Or, a...
View ArticleHow do you know where your next project will come from?
Every Monday morning, I get a useful and informative email from Jo James at Amber Life called Make Your Mondays Matter. Today’s email asked us to think about where we have got our business from so far...
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