[This post is part of our special Freelancing Friday!]
Here are some of the biggest mistakes that freelancers make in regards to freelance pricing:
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[This post is part of our special Freelancing Friday!]
Here are some of the biggest mistakes that freelancers make in regards to freelance pricing:
Some people are entrepreneurial by nature. They love to schmooze, they know how to make deals, and one-on-one networking comes easily to them. Whether they work for themselves or operate a business of 100 employees, for these people, promoting their companies is as natural as breathing.
For many small businesses, though, especially startups, it’s quite the opposite. The entrepreneur went into business for himself because he loves to write software, or he is passionate about making pottery. Marketing and PR are immodest or awkward, accounting is confusing, and any time spent on activities that don’t involve programming or clay is just, well, wrong.
Even if they’re perfectly willing to do marketing, many solo shops and small businesses aren’t very good at self-promotion. These same people can speak passionately about their area of expertise (in fact, it’s hard to get them to shut up), but marketing? They go silent. They have no idea what to say in order to sell their products and services, so they resort to “Buy my stuff!” or “Look at our great deals!”
[Read more…] about Twitter Marketing: The Savior for the Marketing-Inept
The Twitter community is very much like a cocktail party. If you’re new in town, it’s important to meet people and to make a good impression. The same social rules apply:
Want to be the life of the party and make new friends? Be the person who listens, communicates, and discusses topics of choice by the group, not just you.
As many freelancing ChurchMag readers know, cold calling clients is no fun. It is, however, a good way to make initial contact with individuals and gather information to determine what kind of effort you should put into trying to get work.
Since many of us dislike cold-calling, let’s look at some things you can do to make it more pleasant:
[Read more…] about Cold Calling Clients: How to Make It a Success!
Unsurprisingly, large organizations have quite a few advantages when it comes to marketing – not the least of which is a marketing department and money to fund it. However, small organizations can and do achieve wonderful things with Twitter simply because Twitter is open to everyone. You are limited only by your personal skill.
[Read more…] about What’s Different About Twitter for Small Organizations?
There are different kinds of clients in freelance writing business, some good, and some not-so-good.
Here are the types of clients you might encounter and to best deal with their uniqueness: