Embracing Your Many Passions Through Freelancing
Being multi-passionate means you're passionate about more than one career path or interest. You might constantly feel torn between various pursuits, never quite satisfied. Let me explain why freelancing can help fulfill your multi-passionate nature.
Navigating Scope Creep as a Freelancer
Scope creep occurs when the initially defined scope of a project starts expanding uncontrollably. Let's discuss how to identify and handle scope creep effectively.
How to Use Social Media As a Freelancer
I often see debates about social media for freelancers – whether to use it, how to use it, and its effectiveness in generating leads. Today, I'll make a compelling case for why you should use social media as a freelancer this year.
How to Negotiate As a Freelancer
Negotiation happens when you're starting a project, renewing a contract, or dealing with changes within an ongoing contract. Whether someone presents their budget, and you need to adjust it to fit your worth, negotiation is about making it a collaborative experience.
The Ups and Downs of Freelancing: How to Surf the Business Waves
Today we’re talking about the ups and downs of freelancing—or, more specifically, navigating your business's busy and slow seasons. It’s a terrifying aspect of freelancing, but learning when and how to ride the waves of the freelancing business can help you surf these choppy (and sometimes scary) waters.
The Power of Outsourcing & Why You Should Work with Other Freelancers
Outsourcing can be a powerful tool that unlocks your growth potential. In this blog post, I’ll share a little bit about the power of outsourcing and give you four points to cover when you encounter a client who isn’t too fond of the idea.
How to Tackle Free Samples as a Freelancer
Free samples—a pain to even the most respected and established freelancers; no one is immune. So in today’s post, we’re talking about what you should do when a potential client asks for a free sample.
The Power of Organic Growth in an Instant Gratification World
We live in a world that desires quick fixes and immediate results, and freelancing is no different. But as a freelancer, it’s important to enter the field and pursue realistic and sustainable growth, which is often the opposite of instant gratification. So in this blog post, we’ll talk about the profound power of authenticity in an inorganic world.
Freelance Client Red Flags: the Promiser
Welcome to part one of my series: exploring red-flag clients in the gig economy. Today, we’re looking at: the Promiser. In this blog post, we’ll take a deeper look at who the Promiser is, how you can handle them in your DMs, and how to move forward with an offer or counter offer.
The Impacts of AI on Freelancers: 3 Major Problems
AI has dominated the headlines lately. And as freelancers, it’s easy to get swept up in the waves of fearmongering and cautionary headlines. So today, we’re looking at 3 significant impacts AI will and is having on the freelancing industry and how you can adapt to overcome them.
Should Freelancers Sign a Non-Compete?
In most cases, non-competes occur between an employer of some kind and an employee, but they’re also known to show up in freelancing contracts. So, how should you navigate these clauses? Let’s take a look at why non-competes may actively work against your own development and growth and what to do if you just can’t avoid them.
The Truth About Viral Marketing and How It Can Hurt Your Business
Before you set your sights on becoming the next trending account, it’s important to understand what going viral entails and where this urge to be “viral” comes from. In this blog post, I’m going to peel back the layers of virality, highlighting why steady, sustainable growth is the better path forward.
Are You a Multipotentialite? What it Means and How to Take Advantage as a Freelancer
Do you ever feel like you have more passions than you know what to do with? Or like the world is forcing you to take a narrow path toward success? Me too. In this blog post, we’re talking about multipotentiality, a concept that changed my world and can change yours too.