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Here’s How One Writer Turned Down a Freelance Blogging Gig and Still Earned $1,650 in 6 Weeks From the Same Client

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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By Bree Brouwer

How to Use Video to Attract More Freelance Blogging Clients

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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By Allen Wilson

Bloggers, Beware of Productivity Porn!

Do you steal a few minutes to sneak some glances on your break from work?

Does the dim light of the screen dominate your sleepless nights?

Then you may be a victim of productivity porn.

Productivity porn is an addiction to the self-help section of the internet.

Contrary to a healthy approach to self-improvement, productivity porn puts the addict in a perpetual state of seeking. For freelance bloggers, productivity porn translates to a pretext for procrastination that ultimately handicaps us from doing the thing that we do best: writing.

Instead, productivity porn paralyzes its addicts with the idea that they are not good enough and that they need a new fix before they can be a good writer. This habitual insecurity will easily kill the most beneficial habits.

Here’s why:

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By Sophie Lizard

Pitchfest: A $100 Blogging Prize [And Some Grammar Tips]

Grammar.

How’s yours?

It’s a tricky thing to judge. You might think your grammar’s perfect, when really you’re making some howling mistakes. Then again, you might fret that your grammar isn’t good enough when it’s absolutely fine.

So I just want to say two things about grammar, and then we’ll get on to the $100 blogging opportunity. 🙂

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By Gina Horkey

From Zero to $4,000 a Month: How 3 Simple Systems Catapult Your Blogging Business Forward

Are you a systems gal (or guy)?

Even if you’re not, but you’re trying to grow your freelance writing business, this post is for you!

Systems exist to make your work easier. By having the right systems in place, you’re less likely to drop the ball and more likely to stay focused and on task.

I set out with the goal of leaving work behind when I launched my freelance blogging business in May of 2014. As the sole income earner for our family of four, I knew I needed to be successful with my side hustle if I ever hoped to take it full-time.

I’m happy to say that’s been the case. I’ve now quit my day job and I’m free – free to bust my butt and hustle to earn a living in order to feed the one big and two small mouths I have at home.

Here are the 3 most effective systems I’ve created and implemented to help me go from a brand new freelancer to one who earns more than $4,000 per month inside of six months.

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