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
#1 SEE CRITICISM AS
A GOOD THING
IT MAY SEEM ROUGH, BUT IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR CLIENTS BETTER AND YOU’LL BECOME A BETTER WRITER
DOWN THE ROAD
#2 KNOW HOW MUCH TO
CHARGE YOUR CLIENTS
DON’T PUT UP WITH LOW-PAYING CONTENT MILLS; MAKE SURE WHAT YOU’RE
WRITING FOR IS WORTHWHILE
#3 DON’T BE TETHERED TO YOUR EMAIL ALL
DAY LONG
DON’T THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE RESPONDING TO EMAILS
ALL DAY
FOCUS ON WRITING AND EDITING YOUR WORK
CLIENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU IF YOU SHOW THEM THAT YOU’RE
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
CHECK/RESPOND TO EMAILS A FEW TIMES A
DAY, YOUR CLIENTS WILL UNDERSTAND
#4 KNOW HOW TO
PREVENT BURNOUT
SCHEDULE A FEW HOURS FOR WRITING, THEN TAKE A
BREAK
THIS KEEPS YOUR MIND FRESH AND PREVENTS
YOUR MIND FROM BECOMING CLOUDY
#5 DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE WORK THAT’S KEEPING
YOU BUSY MAY DRY UP
HAVE A VARIETY OF CLIENTS THAT YOU WORK
FOR
KEEP MARKETING YOURSELF EVEN IF YOU’RE
BUSY WITH WORK
#6 CREATE A TO-DO
LIST
KEEP ALL YOUR CLIENT AND PERSONAL PROJECTS IN
ORDER
ALSO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR DEADLINES AND
GOALS
#7ALWAYS WORK ON
PERSONAL PROJECTS
YOU CAN’T WORK ON CLIENT PROJECTS FOREVER
WORK ON PERSONAL PROJECTS TO CREATE A
MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND MORE STABLE INCOME; IT’LL
BOOST YOUR BUSINESS!
EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL PROJECTS
A WEBSITE AN UPDATED BLOG A BOOK A WHITEPAPER AN EMAIL SERIES TO SEND OUT
TO SUBSCRIBERS
#8HAVE FUN!
“DON’T GET SO BUSY MAKING A LIVING THAT YOU FORGET TO MAKE A LIFE.”
– DOLLY PARTON
REMEMBER: YOU’RE A FREELANCE WRITER BECAUSE YOU CRAVE
FREEDOM
YOU CAN WORK FROM ANYWHERE – THE LIBRARY, A COFFEE SHOP, EVEN THE
BEACH!
TRAVEL.MORE EXPERIENCES,
BETTER WRITING
BALANCE YOUR WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE;
WORKING TOO HARD CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR BUSINESS
#9KNOW THAT YOU
DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CONSUME KNOWLEDGE
AT EVERY TURN IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A BETTER
FREELANCE WRITER
FIND NEW TECHNIQUES IN BOOKS, ATTEND WEBINARS, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER EXPERTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
#10KNOW WHEN TO GIVE
CLIENTS THE BOOT
ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU NEED TO IF YOU
DON’T UNDERSTAND THE CLIENT’S DIRECTIONS
CLEARLY
HAVE INTEGRITY AND BOUNDARIES AND KNOW
THAT YOU SHOULD BE TREATED AND PAID FAIRLY
BY YOUR CLIENTS
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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