Ok, first things first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to build a long, successful and consistent business as a freelancer, you\u2019ve can\u2019t be a feast or famine freelancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sure, you can go try to get work on freelancer sites like Upwork (although I think you should avoid Upwork at all costs<\/a>, no matter what kind of freelancer you are).<\/p>\n\n\n\n And you can implement some quick-fix strategies to get out of a slump and get new clients fast<\/a>. You can even find out how other freelancers get new clients fast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But you simply can\u2019t sustain yourself, and let\u2019s be honest, ENJOY freelancing if you don\u2019t stop being a feast or famine freelancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It takes a whole different strategy to get CONSISTENT clients and escape the feast of famine cycle for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding a way to implement a retainer-based payment model<\/a> is a good first step to ensure you have more consistent income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You also want to be sure you\u2019re finding a better way to get new clients<\/a>, treating every client like royalty because referral business, well it\u2019s how I brought in an extra 58k of extra income for me one year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I even wrote all about my favorite 10 ways to get more referrals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But you can\u2019t get a steady referral business, unless you\u2019ve had a lot of clients that can refer you of course \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n So it\u2019s time for the nitty gritty\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most freelancers choose their pricing based on their level of confidence \u2014 NOT the actual value they provide or what their clients are willing to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is, most freelancers are chronic under-pricers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are 5 questions you can ask yourself to help you charge what you\u2019re worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be afraid that raising your prices will result in you scaring away all your potential clients, only for you to never get hired again. But from my experience, I actually got more clients when I raised my prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also discovered something pretty crazy when I had multiple price-points for different packages: how to get clients to choose your highest priced services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you don\u2019t have set packages with pricing and you prefer to quote on projects, here\u2019s how you can convince clients to triple their project budgets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter what you decide for your pricing, here\u2019s why I believe you MUST have pricing visible on your website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or, if you\u2019re the rebel type, you could try out a completely different method of not having prices at all<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, you gotta start with making sure that you\u2019re selling what your clients want\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n That you aren\u2019t making the big mistake of not actually solving their problems (or showing them how you will).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use these 10 tricks to finding out exactly what people want to pay you for<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you\u2019re just starting out or you\u2019ve been at it for awhile, you want to consider or revisit your\u00a0branding and how to get clear on what you\u2019re all about<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is, you\u2019ll make your life a lot easier (and put more money in the bank) if you get super clear on your PURPOSE as a freelancer<\/a> (both for you and to your clients).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve never been too clear about who your ideal clients are, or you\u2019ve been trying to go after any and all potential clients (and it\u2019s not quite working out), it might be time for you to consider finding a profitable niche<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve defined that, here\u2019s how to craft a brand message that will help you stand out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure your website is a WEBSITE, not an online business card or portfolio. Potential clients don\u2019t actually care about who you are or what you do\u2026they want to know how you can help THEM solve THEIR problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot of freelancer website mistakes<\/a>, but this is the one I see most newbies makes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t get caught up in design perfection (unless you\u2019re selling design services maybe), focus on your copy and avoid the newbie copy paradox<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You want to make sure you speak with your own personality<\/a>, not with a boring \u201cprofessional\u201d voice. If you tend to lean towards trying to be \u201cprofessional\u201d, here\u2019s how you can balance the personal and the professional to attract your perfect clients<\/a> a lot easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consider using the story-bank method<\/a> to connect in a deeper way with your ideal clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make it clear on your homepage that you help X (ideal client), DO X (end result), so that they can X (problem solved).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Use these 3 about page tweaks to help you turn visitors into clients<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure your sales\/work-with-me page is making them jump at the chance to hire you with this checklist<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget these 3 sales page sections you shouldn\u2019t leave out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have testimonials allllll over the place? Social proof is everything for getting people to pull the trigger and hire you. Here\u2019s how to make getting great testimonials easy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do a quick check that you are scaring away your visitors with these 6 things that\u2019ll cost you the client on your website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then when you\u2019re ready to step it up a notch and get more clients from google, here\u2019s the truth about improving your SEO<\/a> and how to do SEO when you have limited resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ok, unless you\u2019re a writer, you may avoid blogging at all costs. I resisted it big time because I thought I was a bad writer. But it turns out, once I got past the #1 mistake freelancers make with blogging<\/a>, my efforts ending up getting me a lot of traffic and surprisingly, blogging saved me a lot of time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve resisted blogging and content creation, this will be one of the most powerful ways to get booked out with clients. Here\u2019s how to start blogging when you have no idea what your clients what to learn from you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Use these 7 sure-fire method to overcoming writer\u2019s block<\/a> and make the commitment to GET CONSISTENT. Just start writing even even you don\u2019t want to dammit!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, if you do have a blog, but haven\u2019t been consistent, or don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s working to get you client, here are some posts that should help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 Easy Hacks To Instantly Boost Blog Traffic<\/a> Get better, get most consistent, and you\u2019ll be on your way to escaping feast and famine and getting booked solid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It takes on average 7 times a potential clients needs to see you or hear from you before they\u2019ll hire you. Email marketing is the best way to ensure that you hit those 7 touches and don\u2019t lose your visitors, readers and potential clients to the internet black-hole, never to see them return again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out this video on Facebook I did about how to not lose your website visitors with email marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t have an email list yet, I get why you might be struggling to get consistent clients or keep the pipeline full. Here\u2019s why you need an email list and how to make it grow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting a newsletter and adding a little form to your website that just says \u201cJoin My Newsletter\u201d is simply a waste of your time. You\u2019ll grow your list of potential clients much faster if you have an enticing freebie that rewards their curiosity in exchange for handing over their email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure you get optins alllll over your website, even at the bottom of each of your blog posts (here\u2019s how<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then use one or more of these email marketing strategies to explode your freelance business this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you already have a list, but aren\u2019t getting clients from it, you might want to consider when is the last time your subscribers heard from you and what to do about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you\u2019ve got the essentials in place\u2026here are some additional resources to boost a few more areas of your business:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Promote Yourself Without Promoting Yourself<\/a> Grab the Freelancer\u2019s Toolkit below and you\u2019ll also receive regular updates from me, FTF Founder, Leah, on what\u2019s working right now to get more clients and grow your business fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ok, first things first. 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RAISE YOUR PRICES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
BRAND & NICHE YOURSELF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
MAKE SURE YOUR WEBSITE IS WORKIN\u2019 FOR YA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS: BLOGGING & CONTENT CREATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
My Easy-Peasy Method for a Boost in Traffic from my Blog<\/a>
4 Blog Types to Make Blogging Easier<\/a>
7 Reasons People Aren\u2019t Sharing Your Blog Posts<\/a>
How to Reuse Old Content To Capture Readers Interest<\/a>
4 Ways to Repurpose Content From Your Archives<\/a>
5 Reasons Your Current Content Strategy Isn\u2019t Working<\/a>
9 Essential Parts of a Successful Content Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nTHE MONEY\u2019S IN THE LIST<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dominate Social Media Through LISTENING<\/a>
How to Use Twitter Effectively for Your Freelance Business<\/a>
How I added 465 Followers on Twitter in One Month<\/a>
5 Unsual Ways to Get Freelance Clients with Facebook Ads<\/a>
How to Increase Your Facebook Followers<\/a>
How to REALLY Build a Business on Facebook<\/a>
The Easy Way to Get Clients from People You Know<\/a>
6 Low Pressure Ways To Get Clients in Real Life<\/a>
How to Get Hired on the Spot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n