If you deal with clients or customers, chances are high that someone will be upset or displeased with your service. Not only that, but they will leave a negative review on every platform they can think of. The web has given a platform for user… Read More »Negative Reviews Are Opportunities Many Entrepreneurs Miss
There is a certain romance associated with being a freelancer. Often we conjure images of working from remote, exotic locations; the freedom from a 9-to-5 job; the ability to create our own destiny; and doing work that is engaging or meaningful. According to a 2016… Read More »How to Find Clients as a Freelancer
This time of year, many services recap your year with them. My Bible app shows how many days I read the daily devotional (only missed 9), MapMyRun shows how many miles I’ve run, and Pocket tells me that I consumed more than 10 books worth… Read More »What Will Your 2018 Story Be?
There comes a time in your freelancing career when you realize that the money just isn’t worth it. The money isn’t worth putting up with a bad client. Sometimes, it’s better to just walk away. As a freelancer, it took me a long time to… Read More »5 Early Warning Signs of a Bad Client
What do you think about writing 500-800 words every day? I’m not talking about sending 25 emails or dozens of tweets. I’m talking about cold, hard words on paper. If the idea of writing every day scares you, that’s totally normal. It’s hard to write… Read More »How to Commit to Writing Every Day
It may seem counterintuitive to have a plan to turn down work – but as many experienced freelancers and consultants can attest, not all clients are good fits for your services. An associate recently discovered this after spending a considerable amount of time going back and… Read More »The Polite Way to Turn Down Work
Content marketing is everywhere. Eighty-eight percent of B2B marketers use content marketing and it was the most important digital trend in 2015. However, there are still a lot of questions left unanswered. How often should you be blogging? Should you be producing more videos? How… Read More »5 Myths About Content Marketing
In real estate investing, there are a few key strategies successful investors use to mitigate their risk: Never over-extend yourself Buy in a single market that you can monitor, study, and understand Never buy based on emotion Look for an angle to add value to… Read More »4 Keys of Successful Agencies
The average person receives 85 emails per day. And we only spend 15-20 seconds reading each one. With numbers like these, sending a cold email to prospects seems frightening. How do you make sure your email doesn’t get lost in a sea of newsletters, personal… Read More »How to Get Prospects to Respond to Your Email
If you could say anything to a potential customer, what would it be? Now, what would it be in 140 characters? [bctt tweet “The distance between a prospect and a business can be crossed with a simple “@” sign. #socialselling”] Today, the distance between a prospect… Read More »3 Must-Have Strategies for Social Selling on Twitter