5 Ways to Get New Clients This Week

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!
Let’s talk about a few ways that can earn you a couple of new clients, THIS WEEK!
1. Let’s start early: with the morning paper. Go straight to the business section. Look for signs of positive growth in businesses—not markets, but specific businesses.  What are signs of [...]

The Next Freebie: Son of a Niche!

I hope you enjoyed the Moonlighter’s Boot Camp. The next book is going to be a really cool one: Son of a Niche: How to Capture a Niche Without Pigeonholing Yourself.
In it, I’m going to show you the most common mistake writers make when persuing a niche, and how to avoid it. Plus I’ll show [...]

A great way to start the week.

A few words of wisdom from Roy Williams. Read them. If they don’t move you, put down your pen and go get a job in a teller window at your local bank.
It fits in with the very first post I made on this blog: take action. You can’t insulate your way to success. Read, then [...]

“Why the Weekend Promts?”

I’ve had a bunch of new writer’s join up lately (welcome, all!), and several have asked why I have the “StartStrong” and “End with the beginning in mind” coming in on the weekends?
Well, because not everyone’s work is limited to the weekdays. Back when I was keeping the kids out of daycare, I did the [...]

Moonlighter’s Boot Camp

I’ve added a new report to the FREElance Survival Training Library: Moonlighter’s Boot Camp.
It was created on the same basic plan as the standard Boot Camp, but the changes make it easier on people who have to hold down a job during the day (namely, far fewer phone calls, replaced by methods that can be [...]

A Few Words on Shelter

Earlier this week, I was in the woods. Yesterday, I spent most of the morning in the coffee shop I mention on the home page of the site (this picture was taken during the lull between breakfast and dinner…I didn’t want to freak people out by just snapping random photos).

So…what does my shelter look like?
Well, [...]

Hungry?

I haven’t written much about the importance of creativity and ideas (a.k.a Food) in freelancing, yet. But it is one of the four essential elements to true success.
Clear, concise writing is only half of the battle when it comes to writing good copy. I know, I know, there’s a quote going around “if you have [...]

Rates, Continued

Sorry, I thought I was done with this, but I’m not.
Writer’s I know it can be hard asking for such large sums of money. Believe me, I do. And I talk to plenty of writers who just feel plain guilty when the time comes to talk project fees.  And that’s understandable.
I mean, we’re writers. We [...]

“What do I charge?”

This is probably the single biggest question I hear on a regular basis. It takes many forms.

What should my hourly rate be?
What should I charge for a brochure?
What’s the going rate for a business plan?
Am I charging enough for this?
What will a client pay for ________?

My answer is always the same (sometimes to the frustration [...]

Just for the record, this site isn’t about survival

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for survival. And when I go camping, I’m one of those nutjob minimalsists who feels guilty about carrying a tent and a sleeping bag. But it’s not because I have anything against comfort.
Look, when you go into the wilderness with a five-pound pack instead of a 50-pound pack, there [...]

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