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Yes, IT degrees are still dumb in 2020
“Yeah well that’s just your opinion, man.” Sure as hell is. Of course, I could be preaching to the choir here, but it seems like
John Morris
January 6, 2020
get freelance clients
The WORST freelancing advice
Of all the freelancing advice I hear the Instagurus throw around, this is by far the worst and most devasating. If you’ve ever heard this
John Morris
December 30, 2019
career advice
Two Words That Radically Changed My Freelance Business
Another gem from the infamous Dan Kennedy: “Financial efficiency”. Sounds simple enough, but as Dan puts it… these two words are the “guarantor of business
John Morris
December 17, 2019
get freelance clients
The Den of Thieves Conspiring Against Your Freelance Success
“Change your math, change your business, change your life.” Those are the very first words in Dan Kennedy’s book, Almost Alchemy… which I’ve been reading
John Morris
December 13, 2019
get freelance clients
How to Seduce Potential Clients Into Hiring You
Towards the end of my deployment to Iraq, my first wife and I decided to get divorced. That’s a story for another day, but I
John Morris
December 12, 2019
freelance pricing
The Next Time a Freelance Client Bitches About Your Rate
This is another Reddit thread. The post is actually just a link to this quote: “If I do a job in 30 minutes, it’s because
John Morris
December 11, 2019
career advice
More Non-Secrets of Success From the Jolly Old Saint
To the uninitiated, these kinds of posts will feel like dirty lumps of coal in their stockings. “What? No fizz? No bubble gum bulls!@#. No
John Morris
December 10, 2019
learn to code fast
I’m Finally a Full-Time PHP Developer
There’s no magic to this developer/freelancer/make my living writing code thing. Persistence. Hard work. Enthusiasm. All boring, “yeah, yeah I already know that” non-secrets to
John Morris
December 9, 2019
freelance pricing
How to Have the “What’s Your Rate” Talk With a Freelance Client
This one comes from Reddit. A back and forth on raising rates and negotiating rates with your client. This comment, in particular, is what I
John Morris
December 6, 2019
clients from hell
How to Stop Freelance Clients From Being Unreasonable
Another tale from client hell… So I got this client that required them to provide all there new graphics, to create a video on how
John Morris
December 5, 2019
get freelance clients
This Made My Blood Boil
This is the “paradigm” shift most freelancers I work with have to make to take the next step in their income. This is from a
John Morris
December 3, 2019
freelance pricing
When a Freelance Client Asks You to Lower Your Price
A freelance digital marketer asks: “Recently send out a quote to a prospective client and they said my quote was on the high side? How
John Morris
November 27, 2019
content marketing
A Year Into Freelancing, Still Struggling to Get Clients
A fledgling freelance photog writes: I am writing this because I can’t sleep atm. It’s almost a year ago that I made the jump to kickstart my
John Morris
November 26, 2019
freelance pricing
Freelance Pricing: Hourly or Value-Based Pricing?
A budding product designer asks: “…hourly pricing as opposed to value pricing? What pricing models have worked out best for you and why?” TLDR: value
John Morris
November 25, 2019
get freelance clients
The 6 Most Wonderful Words In Freelancing
A fledgling freelancer writes: I pitched a non-profit organization my services to revamp their (dreadful) website, manage the site for them, and offered the option
John Morris
November 21, 2019
freelance pay
Freelance Client Won’t Pay
This one is a doozy: “I have a client who has been an amazing advocate for me. She has brought me in to do work
John Morris
November 18, 2019
freelance income stability
How to Make Freelancing Less of a Struggle
A young freelance padawan asks: “…One of my ‘anchor’ clients, that has consistently sent me 1,500-1,700 work/month for the past year has inexplicably dropped off
John Morris
November 15, 2019
freelancing tips
How Upwork Turned Freelancers Against Each Other
That’s an actual article on Hacker Noon. You might think this kind of thing gets my jimmies rustled. Au contraire! I love it. It might
John Morris
November 14, 2019
freelancing tips
I’m At a Crossroads In My Freelance Career
From a new freelancer: “I’ve hit the point where I’ve run out of ‘favours’ from my network. I mean, anyone that I personally know from
John Morris
November 13, 2019
upwork proposal
Why I Copy/Paste My Upwork Proposals
An astute Upworker posteth: “I’m not sure why everyone says don’t use a generic letter, because my ‘generic’ letter works great. But when I start
John Morris
November 12, 2019
freelance hourly rate
Former Employer Contracted Me For 5X My Previous Rate
From a wise freelancer: “There’s something to be said for not burning bridges. Especially in freelance, all of my work has come through past relationships
John Morris
November 11, 2019
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