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How Past Successes Can Hurt Your Blogging or Freelancing Career

December 4, 2019

One of the strangest truths about self-employment is that people who have been successful in school and jobs often have a difficult transitionto a more entrepreneurial lifestyle. Many give up before they ever get any traction. Meanwhile, I’ve seen plenty of dropouts, job hoppers, and former C-students building huge blogs, racking up clients, and enjoying …

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Consulting & Freelancing Tools I Love

August 16, 2019

When you’re working with clients, time is money. Time is always money, but it starts to get really expensive when you’re running your own business. You realize you have two ways to increase your income: (1) find people who will pay you more, and (2) find ways to maximize the value of every hour. You might …

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When a Potential Client Tells You, “You’re Expensive!”

June 19, 2019

I realize that’s an abrupt way to start a post, but it’s a hard truth many consultants never learn. I can go on and on about why you should charge more, how much more you should charge, and what your clients think of you when you don’t charge more (HINT: just because they say they …

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How I Landed One of My Best Long-Term Clients

June 10, 2019

Years ago when I was still moderately new to freelance consulting, I found myself bidding on a writing project on a popular bidding site. There were dozens of bids, but after a few questions from the man who posted the project, he narrowed it down to just myself and another person. We each did a …

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What to Do When Your Client Unintentionally Sabotages Your Efforts

April 12, 2019

This is a post that shouldn’t have to be written. In a perfect world, your client would not only NOT sabotage your efforts, but they’d give you the information and assistance you need to effectively help them out. In the real world, however, you’ll find things don’t always work that way. Unintentional client sabotage happens …

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The Benefits of Being an Inactive, Timid Consultant

October 14, 2018

We all know about the benefits of being a hard-working, go-getter sort of consultant. When you repeatedly, routinely put yourself out there and try to make things happen, you eventually get good at it. You build a network and client history. You get higher paying jobs. If you’re not afraid to keep hearing the word …

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