Let's face it, being a freelance designer is just plain tough. In what other arena is one person responsible for answering the phones, balancing the books,...

On my way home from a conference recently, I sat next to a blonde woman in her mid-40’s wearing matching Prada shoes and bag. From the looks of her, a...

Are you charging your dream rates yet? If not, why? In this post, I want to explain how you can start charging your dream price for work. I'll also be...

Do you break into a sweat at the thought of raising your rates and having to tell loyal clients that you're going to have to start charging them more? Is...

What do you hate most about freelancing? I expect right up there will be either sales or not having enough work. Cold-calling, pitching, struggling to pay...

If you're looking to be a freelance writer, your bread and butter will likely be submitting articles to magazines. And while the big names in the business...

Last week we offered best-practice promotion for all freelance artists. Now let’s examine some ideas for artists who want to go a step further. How can you...

There are three rules of thumb for finding work: Target as many contacts as possible by email, phone, and mail. The law of averages suggests you will find...

For many people, telephone prospecting can be a painful process. You know it’s a necessary activity—without it, your work will sooner or later dry up. This...

These days a lot of freelance work is happening online, often internationally and often without you and your client ever meeting. Thanks to the web we now...

Getting a new lead referred to you by a previous client or friend is probably the single best source of work for most freelancers. In this article we're...

As a freelancer there are three main purposes for which you are going to use email marketing: Finding Your First Clients, Staying in Touch with existing...