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Boosting Your Freelance Income: Overcoming Mental Roadblocks

Boosting Your Freelance Income: Overcoming Mental Roadblocks

André October 21, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Writing 6 Comments

You’ve honed your writing craft and brushed up on your copywriting skills. You have a great website full of glowing client testimonials and excellent portfolio samples. You’ve picked a profitable niche and started marketing yourself relentlessly to qualified leads. But…

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How To Follow Up With Prospects: My Tried And Tested Technique

How To Follow Up With Prospects: My Tried And Tested Technique

André October 14, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Online Marketing, Writing 2 Comments

If you use cold emailing as a marketing strategy to grow your freelance business, it’s probably been drummed into your head that you have to follow up on every lead. Indeed, many popular writing blogs (some of which I count among my…

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How I Tripled My Freelance Income By Working Less

André October 7, 2016October 17, 2019 Business, Writing 2 Comments

When I first started freelancing full-time, I didn’t really have a plan or a blueprint. I did, however have one objective: Get clients. Pronto. I proceeded to pursue this objective with characteristic single-mindedness. I’d send 10 to 20 emails to…

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Do You Need Project Management Software As A Freelancer?

Do You Need Project Management Software As A Freelancer?

André September 2, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Productivity, Writing 4 Comments

I love lists. I really do. What I love even more, though, is crossing shit off lists. Maybe I’m easily pleased, I don’t know. But it honestly gives me immense satisfaction. These past few months, I’ve been using my love…

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4 Freelance Contract Clauses You Should Always Include

André August 26, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Writing No Comments

Whether it’s a small job or a major project, you should always have a freelance contract in place. Always.  There are various reasons for this, some of which I’ve touched on before. However, I think the most important one is…

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Signs A Client Won’t Pay You (And What To Do About It)

André August 12, 2016October 17, 2019 Business, Writing 4 Comments

If you run an online business (or any other business, for that matter) there’s a good chance you’re going to have to deal with at least the occasional late payment. While this is unfortunate, it’s also completely normal. More often than…

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Demystifying Twitter: A Beginner’s Guide For Freelancers

Demystifying Twitter: A Beginner’s Guide For Freelancers

André July 8, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Online Marketing 2 Comments

I’ll be honest with you. Until quite recently, I emidn’t get Twitter. And I know I wasn’t alone. Lots of people don’t get it. Let’s face it. Twitter isn’t exactly the most user-friendly and intuitive social network around. In fact, I’d say…

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How To Find Financial Stability As A Freelancer

André July 1, 2016July 17, 2019 Business, Writing 6 Comments

While I do love me a good gangster movie, I have to admit I was never much of a Sopranos fan when it was on the air. Don’t get me wrong. It did have its moments, sure. But for some reason it never…

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I’ve been freelancing full-time for 5 years. Here’s what I’ve learned

I’ve been freelancing full-time for 5 years. Here’s what I’ve learned

André June 17, 2016October 29, 2020 Business, Writing 8 Comments

Milestones are funny aren’t they? The date I sat down at the desk in my dingy London studio for my first day as a full-time freelance copywriter — Monday 2 November 2015 — is etched in my memory. But don’t…

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What I Learned Spilling Coffee On My Laptop

What I Learned Spilling Coffee On My Laptop

André June 10, 2016July 17, 2019 Business 2 Comments

It wasn’t a fun week. I’d just been back home for a friend’s wedding, some catching up and a spot of r and r; and I had a hell of a time getting my ass back into gear. Sounds like…

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