Find New Clients
Should Letters of Introduction Be the Cornerstone of Your Marketing?
I’ve talked about letters of introduction (LOIs) ad nauseam on this blog since I started blogging in 2013: how to write LOIs, who should get them, how many to send. For years, they were the cornerstone of my marketing efforts, and I have always considered them to be a very important part of an effective…
[Read more...]9 Red Flags: When to Turn Down a Client
We’ve been talking a lot this month about how to find new clients, and my Beat the January Slump Marketing Challenge started yesterday. Check it out here and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card. But in many ways the secret to earning high income is knowing which clients to turn down. Each time you…
[Read more...][Contest Ended] 2nd Annual Beat the January Slump Marketing Challenge (Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card)
This contest has ended and is no longer accepting entries. I’ve found that January is often a slower time for freelance content marketing work. Last year I launched the January Marketing Challenge and it was one of my top posts of the year. Throughout the year, I heard writers were using the list when they…
[Read more...]Guest Post by Ellen Ryan: Fighting Against Indemnification Clauses
Note from Jennifer: Earlier this week, Kim Kavin, chair of the ASJA Conflicts & Contracts Commitee, gave us a great introduction on Indemnification Clauses. Today we have a guest post from Ellen Ryan sharing her real world experience of getting companies to modify Indemnification Clauses to more freelance friendly terms. I met Ellen through ASJA…
[Read more...]Q&A with Kim Kavin – Indemnification Clauses 101
Note from Jennifer: Thank you so much to everyone that participated in the 2017 Goal Setting Challenge. I am so happy for everyone (especially new readers/first time posters) that participated. Be sure the check the post since there was a number of discussions in the comments and it was very possible another reader added helpful advice…
[Read more...]