A friend emailed me the other day: What one piece of advice would you give new freelancers? The single most important piece of advice I’d give new freelancers is to build a system or process for their marketing. While it might not feel that important at the beginning, having a system in place to do …
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Having a productive day using habits
Everyone wants productive days. You know, those days where you look back on and think “I really kicked ass today”. Unfortunately, it’s hard to continue a streak of those days over a long period of time. We get caught up in busywork or some event throws us off our game. I’ve been trying to make …
Write. Every day.
I like writing. It feels good to put my thoughts on the page (screen). But I’ve noticed that I go through periods of writing and periods of non-writing. Going from the non-writing to writing is 100x harder than the other way around. Between Chris Guillebeau and Nathan Barry I decided to take my writing more …
My #1 Lead Generation Tactic
I’m sorry to say, you might be losing leads. If you’re site doesn’t have a contact form that lets someone easily email you, you’re not getting as many leads as you can. You might say “But I have my email address listed.” Doesn’t matter. When I first started freelancing I built a website with a …
How I Manage my Freelance Finances
Over the years freelancing I’ve settled into a routine for handling my business finances (and my personal finances too). Weekly books The first part of my routine kicks off every weekend. I’ll sit down and do my bookkeeping for the week. This includes checking all my bank accounts, credit cards, and any other financial account …