To become the next big thing, begin at home, then go there, then over there, then way over there. Today, I show that this can apply
Tag: strategy
Resolution: Edit the Client List
It’s time to make room for those ideal clients; drop the least fav on your current roster. I tell you how to pick, and how to cull,
How to Quote on Your First Job
So you’ve got your first inquiry for a paid gig. Con.grats! Now what? Ahhhh! Flail around in a panic!!! (Step 1 of editing) Step 2:
Resolution: Find Better Assignments
To find better clients, you have to be able to recognize them. Start with an “ideal client profile” and resolve to make 2015 your best
Quoting on Rush Jobs
Principles of quoting on the rush-job, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. The topic of less-than-ideal circumstances and how to break out of that cycle is
How to Manage Too Much Work — Surviving Crazy-Busy
Practical strategies for surviving times of crazy-busy, as all feast-or-famine freelancers must, eventually.
Stop Wasting Time on Estimates (podcast)
Learn how to get a ballpark estimate on the table asap to avoid pointless estimates. That’s the topic of this episode, an extended look at
Stop Wasting Time on Estimates
Are you spending hours developing accurate estimates specific to a project only to hear the client say “That’s ten times what I thought I’d have
The Art of the Upsell
How to put “Would you like fries with that?” to work in your business without feeling like a fast-food clerk. Three-tier pricing, today, in my How
Schedule Learning to Double Your Income
Hyperbole aside, I do make a cogent (IMHO) argument that you simply must schedule time to up your game. Like the red queen said: we’re running