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Boost your sales skills and close more deals with these sales tutorials. From prospecting to closing, we've got you covered with expert advice and tips.
  1. 12 Ways to Keep Prospects Hooked on Your Freelance Blog

    12 Ways to Keep Prospects Hooked on Your Freelance Blog

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you're a freelancer and you have a blog, you're probably hoping your posts will impress clients and get them to hire you. Unfortunately, most freelancer...

  2. How One Blogger Gets Freelance Gigs: Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind

    How One Blogger Gets Freelance Gigs: Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind

    Tutorial Beginner

    Every year, legions of writers start a blog with the idea of turning it into a moneymaker through ads, ebooks, or other passive-income strategies. But...

  3. Do Freelancers Have to Blog to Get Clients?

    Do Freelancers Have to Blog to Get Clients?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Would you like to have a freelance blog that attracts clients? It's a freelancer's dream -- you dash off short blog posts now and then, prospects read them,...

  4. The 8 Basic Design Elements That Turn Your Blog into a Client Magnet

    The 8 Basic Design Elements That Turn Your Blog into a Client Magnet

    Tutorial Beginner

    When you take an in-person meeting with a prospective freelance client, do you ask them to meet you in a dark alley and then stagger up late in a pair of...

  5. What it Really Takes to Earn a Living From Blog Ad Revenue

    What it Really Takes to Earn a Living From Blog Ad Revenue

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have you ever wished you could blog about one of your personal interests -- and that blog would attract a huge audience and allow you to earn in your living...

  6. Writing Email Copy That Turns Into Sales

    Writing Email Copy That Turns Into Sales

    Tutorial Beginner

    For many of us heavily invested in eCommerce, the an economic recession has one positive spin: it bolsters and quickens our culture’s direction online. We...

  7. 12 Points to Include in Your Design Contract

    12 Points to Include in Your Design Contract

    Tutorial Beginner

    When I started my own design business, one of the first things I put in place was a well-written contract. Before I spoke to an attorney about drafting an...

  8. How to Offer Ongoing Freelance Services on Retainer

    How to Offer Ongoing Freelance Services on Retainer

    Tutorial Beginner

    Landing a few clients who keep you on retainer, paying you a set amount each month, can do a lot to even out a freelancer’s income. While most clients...

  9. The Sales Training Every Freelancer Needs

    The Sales Training Every Freelancer Needs

    Tutorial Beginner

    As a freelancer, it’s practically guaranteed that you have great creative skills. In your chosen field, you can come up with inspired solutions to big...

  10. Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price

    Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price

    Tutorial Beginner

    However you look at it, determining your freelance price is a difficult task. Here are nine factors to take into consideration when pricing your services.

  11. The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Successful Freelance Marketer

    The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Successful Freelance Marketer

    Tutorial Beginner

    Freelance marketers have one of the best jobs on the planet. There’s a never-ending stream of exciting new projects to work on and clients to work with,...

  12. How to Extract the Facts with a Web Design Client Questionnaire

    How to Extract the Facts with a Web Design Client Questionnaire

    Tutorial Beginner

    This article will help you create a web design questionnaire to qualify prospects. It can be used flexibly via telephone, Internet, or in face-to-face meetings.