More than most employees doing the same job. Danny Marguiles of FreelanceToWin often says “you can take whatever you were making as an employee and
Experience is a tricky word. What actually is experience? Working a job for 20 years, but being terrible at what you do… is technically experience,
So, you decided you want to freelance as a web developer. Maybe as your main thing or even just a side gig. And, what you
Every single day, potential clients go online and search for freelancers to hire. Doesn’t matter what service you provide, what industry you’re in. Your clients
Content is one of my “Big 3” for getting new freelance clients. It’s also my preferred method because it can scale infinitely and it gives
Freelance clients don’t think in terms of services. They think in terms of end results. Objects. Things. So, they don’t want graphic design, they want
The very first thing you need to do to start freelancing is figure out what services you’re going to offer. And, not just: “Oh, I
What if you could just know what the most popular jobs on any given freelance site were, so you knew what to do to get
Stack the deck. Let me tell you my up and down story with this. I’m an extremist. When I have a new idea, I latch
In 15 years of freelancing, I’ve had more than my fair share of dry spells. They can be nerve-wracking and get you questioning yourself. But,
I’ve been a freelance web developer for just over 15 years. I’ve also taught over 11,000 students about freelancing and web development. In this post,
Freelancer.com, Fiverr, LinkedIn, TopTal, Guru, PeoplePerHour, Indeed for remote jobs (have to set location to remote): Google can be a good place to look, as
Everywhere. There’s no one place that’s going to be a magic bullet. The trick is promoting your stuff on a bunch of different places and
Hey everyone! To celebrate the launch of my new course(content2clients.com), Skillshare has given me a free 1-year membership to their site (normally $99) that I
My latest course, Turn Content Into Clients, is now live. Here’s the details on what’s in it: When I first started freelancing, I had no
I remember this feeling. Early on in my freelancing career (way back in 20–… well, I won’t say how long ago that was :D) with
You could get a client today. Some people go on there and never get work. It’s really not about time, it’s about what you do.
This is kind of like those jokes: “Question What’s 2+3?” “Answer: Purple.” The real answer to this question is: Specialize. I know. “Huh?” My assumption,
In my 15 years as a freelancer, I’ve made my share of mistakes. And, no doubt, you will, too. That’s just a part of playing
Do you want to sell more and be able to charge more for your freelance services? Have you ever come across a product or service
I hear this all the time from freelancers: John, I WANT to start a blog or I WANT to start making YouTube videos, but I’m
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