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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
find freelance clients
Apart from Upwork, where would you look for freelance or remote jobs?
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
John Morris
June 28, 2019
freelance
How and where to start freelancing as a full stack web developer?
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
John Morris
June 23, 2019
freelance developer
How do I know my skills are good enough to work as a freelance web developer?
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,
John Morris
June 21, 2019
time freelance
You can’t neglect the VERY thing that is the solution to your “not enough time” problem
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
John Morris
May 30, 2019
time freelance
Where do I find the TIME to build my freelance business?
Back when I was just a freelancing tadpole… I was working a 9-5 at a local pizza joint. I’d spend my days slinging pizza and
John Morris
May 30, 2019
productivity
Finding the Time to Build Your Freelance Business
Back when ol’ JMO was just a freelancing tadpole… I was working a 9-5 at a local pizza joint. I’d spend my days slinging pizza
John Morris
May 29, 2019
get freelance clients
How to Start a Blog to Get More Freelance Clients
Start a blog to get more freelance clients? Why would I do that? To quote the infamous, Gary Vaynerchuck: Producing content is now the BASELINE
John Morris
May 29, 2019
freelance referrals
How to get REPEAT clients the Inc. Magazine way
Once upon a few years back… I was working on a project for Inc. Magazine. And, the guy I was working with, Lewis, was one
John Morris
May 9, 2019
freelance developer
Winners vs losers in freelancing
Winners don’t sell themselves short. Winners don’t expect other people or platforms to do it for them. Winners don’t make excuses. They don’t whine and
John Morris
April 30, 2019
college
Degrees for developers are worthless
It’s a minimum of 4 years of your life. Very little of which you’ll actually learn how to code. The stuff you do learn will
John Morris
April 23, 2019
business
This is how I grew my business over 500%
Question: “What are you doing TODAY to market your freelance business?” If you can’t answer… Or, the answer is a little vague… Or, something you’re
John Morris
March 20, 2019
digital marketing
Walmart and the most important freelancing skill you can learn
Sam Walton started in the first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas. If you look, today, the population is about 66,000… but back then it was just
John Morris
March 19, 2019
business
The Al Bundy Method for selling your freelance services more easily
I used to sell shoes. Was damn good at it, too. In fact, I made it through the company’s 18-month manager training program in just
John Morris
March 11, 2019
business
What my dog taught me about making more as a freelancer
I took my dog to the vet to get spayed the other day. The week prior when I called, I got a masterclass in selling
John Morris
March 5, 2019
business
How to price your freelance projects
Another common question I get, this time from Gary: “Sir, I’m a self taught web developer with no job experience. My question about freelancing is
John Morris
March 4, 2019
career
What tricks most NEW developers
When Lynda Weinman first started the site back in 1995, it was built to let her communicate with people who’d bought here book. By 2015, it was acquired by LinkedIn for 1.5 billion. Here’s the lesson for new and aspiring developers.
John Morris
February 11, 2019
freelancing
Read this before another developer ruins your website
That’s the headline. Of the most effective services sales page I ever ran. In fact, I ran it for years on my site before I
John Morris
February 1, 2019
business
Boring sales tactics that’ll get you more freelance clients
My older brother was an insurance agent. If you don’t know, insurance is an uber-competitive industry because it has such huge profit margins. So, these
John Morris
January 30, 2019
business
How to triple what you charge per hour as a freelancer
Right after I built Platform University for Michael Hyatt. He has a massive following online. And, a bunch of his acolytes wanted a membership site
John Morris
January 29, 2019
business
The prostitute principle
This guy I know… Ahem… Once told me that veteran prostitutes demand their money upfront. Because they’ve learned the hard way that once a client
John Morris
January 28, 2019
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