10 things i wish i had learned when i began freelancing

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10 THINGS I WISH I HAD LEARNED WHEN I BEGAN FREELANCING

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10 THINGS I WISH I HAD LEARNED

WHEN I BEGAN FREELANCING

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#1 SEE CRITICISM AS

A GOOD THING

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IT MAY SEEM ROUGH, BUT IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR CLIENTS BETTER AND YOU’LL BECOME A BETTER WRITER

DOWN THE ROAD

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#2 KNOW HOW MUCH TO

CHARGE YOUR CLIENTS

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DON’T PUT UP WITH LOW-PAYING CONTENT MILLS; MAKE SURE WHAT YOU’RE

WRITING FOR IS WORTHWHILE

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#3 DON’T BE TETHERED TO YOUR EMAIL ALL

DAY LONG

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DON’T THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE RESPONDING TO EMAILS

ALL DAY

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FOCUS ON WRITING AND EDITING YOUR WORK

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CLIENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU IF YOU SHOW THEM THAT YOU’RE

ALWAYS AVAILABLE

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CHECK/RESPOND TO EMAILS A FEW TIMES A

DAY, YOUR CLIENTS WILL UNDERSTAND

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#4 KNOW HOW TO

PREVENT BURNOUT

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SCHEDULE A FEW HOURS FOR WRITING, THEN TAKE A

BREAK

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THIS KEEPS YOUR MIND FRESH AND PREVENTS

YOUR MIND FROM BECOMING CLOUDY

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#5 DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE WORK THAT’S KEEPING

YOU BUSY MAY DRY UP

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HAVE A VARIETY OF CLIENTS THAT YOU WORK

FOR

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KEEP MARKETING YOURSELF EVEN IF YOU’RE

BUSY WITH WORK

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#6 CREATE A TO-DO

LIST

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KEEP ALL YOUR CLIENT AND PERSONAL PROJECTS IN

ORDER

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ALSO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR DEADLINES AND

GOALS

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#7ALWAYS WORK ON

PERSONAL PROJECTS

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YOU CAN’T WORK ON CLIENT PROJECTS FOREVER

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WORK ON PERSONAL PROJECTS TO CREATE A

MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND MORE STABLE INCOME; IT’LL

BOOST YOUR BUSINESS!

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EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL PROJECTS

A WEBSITE AN UPDATED BLOG A BOOK A WHITEPAPER AN EMAIL SERIES TO SEND OUT

TO SUBSCRIBERS

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#8HAVE FUN!

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“DON’T GET SO BUSY MAKING A LIVING THAT YOU FORGET TO MAKE A LIFE.”

– DOLLY PARTON

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REMEMBER: YOU’RE A FREELANCE WRITER BECAUSE YOU CRAVE

FREEDOM

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YOU CAN WORK FROM ANYWHERE – THE LIBRARY, A COFFEE SHOP, EVEN THE

BEACH!

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TRAVEL.MORE EXPERIENCES,

BETTER WRITING

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BALANCE YOUR WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE;

WORKING TOO HARD CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR BUSINESS

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#9KNOW THAT YOU

DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING

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YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CONSUME KNOWLEDGE

AT EVERY TURN IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A BETTER

FREELANCE WRITER

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FIND NEW TECHNIQUES IN BOOKS, ATTEND WEBINARS, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER EXPERTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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#10KNOW WHEN TO GIVE

CLIENTS THE BOOT

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ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU NEED TO IF YOU

DON’T UNDERSTAND THE CLIENT’S DIRECTIONS

CLEARLY

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HAVE INTEGRITY AND BOUNDARIES AND KNOW

THAT YOU SHOULD BE TREATED AND PAID FAIRLY

BY YOUR CLIENTS

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WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR

FORMER-SELF OR FOR FREELANCERS JUST

STARTING OUT?L E T U S K N O W I N T H E C O M M E N T S B E LO W !

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