“Nobody said it was easy… no one ever said it would be this hard.”

Timeless philosophy from Coldplay, that happens to also apply to your freelance blogging career.

Professional bloggers like Sophie Lizard and Tom Ewer do make it look easy.

Releasing monthly stats on how they built a business from scratch (à la Tom) is like providing a step-by-step plan to building a thriving blogging business.

But when it comes down to doing the work …why on earth is it so hard?

Sophie and Tom have an advantage: online authority. Google them and you’ll get pages of results showcasing just this.

Trust in them is undeniable.

So authority and trust? Are two of the most important factors in turning a random viewer of your blog, wondering whether they should hire you over oodles of competitors, into an excited client who can’t wait to work with you.

Now, you already know that building this trust in your authority isn’t an overnight process. But the good news is that it isn’t an impossible process either.

There are proven ways you can achieve this without having any qualifications in your chosen niche.

Take a look at these ideas and see how many you can apply to your blogging career: 

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As a freelance blogger, you jump at the chance of any high-paying gig.

Clients who understand your value — and have the budget to pay your rates — don’t come along every day. Just the thought of saying no to one of these clients leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

I feel the same way about my own clients, so why would I turn down a client who seemingly had it all? We’ll get to that in a moment.

The really cool thing about this story is that even though I said no to the initial offer, I still managed to snag some ongoing work from the same client, under terms I felt comfortable accepting.

Want to know how you can turn your “No, thanks” into better gigs? Great! I’ll show you how I did it. 

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever made a video and put it online before.

Really? That’s it?

I expected more, especially since Be A Freelance Blogger just covered the basics of video creation in a recent post.

Look, I’m not trying to make you feel bad. I get it — the prospect of making videos is daunting. I realize they take time, effort, and a whole lot of courage to start creating.

But what if I told you videos could help you attract more freelance blogging clients?

Are you more interested in trying out video now?

Yeah, I thought so. 

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