“Content mills.” If you’re a writer, just saying those words together is the emotional equivalent of cursing in front of your grandmother. Truthfully, content mills do make for a ridiculously easy target. They don’t pay enough. They work their writers to death. They churn out crappy copy and turn search engine results into dumpster dashes….
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“Freelancers Are Unreliable!” How to Show Your Clients You Won’t Let Them Down
Okay, you’ve seen the headline so maybe my question is a bit pointless, but what would you guess is the #1 objection clients have with freelancers? Is “lack of reliability” high on the list? It should be, because that’s exactly what your prospective clients think. If you need proof, here are a couple of quotes from business owners…
Freelance Proposals: How One Newbie Won 5 Gigs in 3 Days
I was brand new to freelancing. No idea what I was doing. But I won 5 gigs in less than a week, and you can do the same. A bit of background to this story: I come from the passive-income writing world where I create my own products and all the work I do is…
You’re an Expert (And Don’t You Forget It)
There’s this thing that keeps happening. Not to you. To me. For once, I’m starting a blog post by talking about myself… but only so I can talk about you. Yeah, you. The one who says you don’t know what you have to offer a client, or what your specialist expertise might be. It keeps…
How to Self-Publish Your Way to Better Freelance Writing Gigs
One question Be a Freelance Blogger readers ask a lot is: how can I convince a potential client that I’m the right writer for them? The answer: you don’t have to convince. You just show them, and they convince themselves. The convention of proof in freelance blogging is that you give the potential client links…