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Be the Bait: 4 Tactics to Reel Blogging Clients In

Be the Bait: 4 Tactics to Reel Blogging Clients In

Raise your hand if you like fishing.

Me? Not so much. Maybe it was because my husband took me fishing too often when we were dating, but it’s just not my thing.

Is it ironic then that when I started my freelance blogging career, I wanted to take on the role of the fisherman?

Here’s the thing. You can either be a fish in a sea of other fishes (read: freelance bloggers) and seek out the same clients everyone else is, or you can be be the bait and attract the myriad of fish in another pond. Those other fish? They’re your clients.

When I started freelance blogging seriously, I knew one thing for sure: I didn’t want to spend all my time pitching to clients. I wanted them to come to me. And now they do.

Here’s how I reel in blogging clients and how you can, too.

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The One Thing You Can Do to Make Yourself Invaluable to Clients

The One Thing You Can Do to Make Yourself Invaluable to Clients

What’s the one thing you can do to make yourself invaluable to clients?

Answer: You have work with them.

Yes, that sounds simple and obvious, but before dismissing my advice, ask yourself this: What did you do the last time a client gave you an assignment or a topic? Did you just write the content and hand over the post? Or did you take a proactive and collaborative approach to improve the idea and come up with the best blog post possible?

If it’s the former, then you’re not really working with the client; you’re just doing what you’re told.

In this post, we’ll talk about why you should consider being more collaborative with your customers. We’ll discuss the benefits of doing so, along with ways to help you work better with them.

Check out the pointers below.

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5 Office Hacks To Improve Your Productivity and Boost Your Freelance Blogging Revenue

5 Office Hacks To Improve Your Productivity and Boost Your Freelance Blogging Revenue

Be honest with me: how many psychological productivity hacks have really worked for you?

Are you actually motivated to keep working on your freelance blogging career if you allow yourself a cookie at the end of the hour? Does it really make you feel better when you pat yourself on the back for a job well done?

If you’re anything like me, you’ve found that psychological productivity hacks aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Sure, some of them work. Refusing to let others treat me like less than I’m worth, for example, has really progressed my freelancing career.

But I’ve also made some physical changes to the way I do business which have surprisingly made me a better and more productive freelance blogger. And I think they could do the same for you.

So let’s dig into these five office hacks which can result in more noticeable productivity for your freelance blogging career: 

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Your Month-by-Month Guide to Starting a Successful Freelance Blogging Business

Your Month-by-Month Guide to Starting a Successful Freelance Blogging Business

Are you thinking of starting your own freelance blogging business?

I was in your shoes less than 6 months ago, weighing the benefits of keeping my sales job with the potential gains of quitting and doing my own thing, in an area I was more passionate about.

It’s not easy to take the jump if it means saying goodbye to something with great benefits and stability — especially if you have a mortgage, kids, and other dependencies.

Starting a successful freelance blogging business is not something that should be done with haste. 

Instead, take some time to plan your course of action before taking the leap for a better chance at success and a lower amount of stress. Use this month-by-month guide to properly prepare yourself for what’s to come. 

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How to Be Ruthless and Win at Freelance Blogging

How to Be Ruthless and Win at Freelance Blogging

Most of us learn from an early age that to please others, we have to mind our manners and be prepared to compromise.

But that approach to life doesn’t work so well in freelance business, where being quiet and polite means going unnoticed — and accepting too many compromises leaves you working too hard for too low a rate.

I grew up in North Carolina, the land of sweet tea and southern belles. I was a nice girl — friendly and deferential, without too many strong opinions.

Then I suddenly became a single mom, with no income to speak of. I decided to give a real go at freelancing so I could stay home with my baby.

Without warning, all my plans were out the window and the safety net became very, very small. I had to roll up my sleeves and do some hard work. And with the little guy taking up most of my time, I didn’t have time for wheel-spinning, cowering, and other nonsense.

You don’t have time for those kinds of shenanigans, either.

If you really want to make a go at this freelancing thing, you need to be ruthless. 

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