A Freelance Children’s Book Illustrator Shares Her Inspiration
Mary Manning began illustrating as soon as she was old enough to hold a pencil. This freelance children’s book illustrator discovered at such a young age what she loved most thanks to the influence of all the great Golden Age illustrators. Since then she has worked...
How to Be More Productive With Your Accountability Group
I hadn’t heard the term “accountability group” or "mastermind group" until I was already a member of two. Both groups were set up as places for us to find accountability with others in our profession -- one for new solopreneurs and one for freelance writers. While we...
The Email List Builder: A Lead Capture Strategy That Works!
It's pretty unusual to stumble upon a blog or consulting website that doesn't offer some kind of resource to its readers. Productized services show no signs of losing popularity and they can be extremely helpful to the long-term success of a freelance career -- often...
Communication Breakdown? Nail Working with a Remote Team!
Virtually all freelancers have or will work on a remote team at some point in their career. Make sure doing it right with these important tips.
The Value Pricing Mindset: 4 Questions to Reveal Your Client Value
Getting full client value out of every freelance contract means focusing on landing high quality projects and charging more for your work. To do that you need to find a niche, establish a brand set freelance rates from a value pricing perspective. This quick guide will help you begin thinking through that change.
How to Buy Freelance Health Insurance After Open Enrollment
Still need freelance health insurance? Open enrollment has ended, but Colin Lalley of PolicyGenius has the important insights to get you coverage.
How to Resolve a Client Dispute
This past month has been all about clients -- how we get them, how we collaborate with them, and the quality of the relationships we share with them. As a fitting final topic for this content theme, we wanted to explore the "uh-oh" scenarios of client disputes and how...
Don’t Get Stiffed! How to Always Get Paid for Your Freelance Work
In a perfect world there would be no reason to doubt our clients. The laws of contracting are simple: we offer clients services and we get paid what we’re due for the successful execution of these services. Unfortunately, any number of factors on the client’s end can...
Crafting the Perfect Keep in Touch Email for Prospects
The ones that “got-away” – the projects that never happened. Win your potential clients back with the perfect “keep in touch” email!
Better Protect Your Time and Work with a Client Sign-Off
We’ve recently discussed some important ways freelancers and consultants can set new client relationships up for success and affect a positive psychology towards their work. If these things matter to you (as they should), I would strongly recommend adding a client...
Leave Them Wanting More — The Ultimate Guide to Client Retention
There are two forces that keep the heart of a consulting career pumping — business development and client retention. We’ve devoted quite a bit of space to discussing the former and the importance of keeping our feet on the gas even when the ship seems to be sailing...
Ready to Go Freelance? Put Your Past Experience To Work
In previous posts we've explored different timelines and conditions necessary for "taking the plunge" into the gig economy. There are many factors we can say are universally true when considering whether to go freelance in a full-time capacity, but as we continuously...
The Freelancer’s Guide to Time Management
Need to get command of your work day? We explore the time management techniques and work-life balance strategies that will help you move to career success as a freelancer.
“Double Your Freelancing” With Email Courses and Roadmapping
Growing a freelance business is one of the topics people ask us about most at Nation1099, so when we were brainstorming the subject, we knew we wanted to talk to Brennan Dunn of the Double Your Freelancing blog. Brennan is a guy who knows a few things about growing a...
The Ultimate Guide To Hiring Subcontractors
In over your head with client work and unsure what to do? Before you turn it away, you may want to hire subcontractors to help you power through! We cover every part of the process in this guide.
5 Signs Your Gorilla Client Has You Locked In A Cage
The solo’s gorilla client is truly a product of our time. Before the days of the booming gig economy, we didn’t need to think about the amount of income we generated from one client to the next. If you were an employee in a standard office place the most you probably...
Freelance What? How an Independent Wedding Officiant Thrives in the Gig Economy
When you think of freelance work, what are the first jobs that come to mind? Writer and graphic designer? These are indeed among the most popular roles, according to a recent article from Business News Daily, The 6 Fastest-Growing Freelance Jobs, which also reports a...
Stand Out In Today’s Highly Competitive Business Environment
Just for a moment, think back to your singles days. Unless, of course, you are still single, then just read on. You are in a bar on a Friday evening after work. Slightly exhausted from the long week but excited because the weekend has arrived. You order your favorite...
How to Buy Errors and Omissions Insurance
We recently covered a topic many of our readers have expressed interest, confusion and curiosity about: the ever mysterious realm of professional liability coverage. You can read the full post -- Do Freelancers Need Errors and Omissions Insurance? -- but the gist is...
Freelance Partners: Work Together AND Be Independent
It’s not unusual for one self-employed individual to hire another freelancer to work for them. A business coach may hire a virtual assistant or a blog writer. A writer might hire a website designer to create their website for them. But let’s talk about something more...
