Happy 2015.

I hope you’ve had a great holiday season. I know I have and I’m getting ready to start work again next week.

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Two awesome tips to win more sales proposals (nusii.com)

Nathan Powell shares two great tips for your client proposals. I’ve done the first and it really does provide some clarity around your sales pipeline.

How’d you do this year? 6 tips for evaluating your freelance business (freelancersunion.org)

Reviewing how you did in 2014 is important if you’re planning to improve in 2015. This article from the Freelancers Union has six good questions to help evaluate your year.

Want to start freelancing in a month? (theadmin.org) SPONSOR

If you’re just getting started or you need to restart your freelance business, having a day-by-day guide can get started on the right path. Don’t waste your time doing the things that don’t matter.

Tools Alone Don’t Guarantee Business Success (curtismchale.ca)

Curtis writes about how changing your tools might be interesting but they may actually hurt your business.

How To Leave Your Client In 4 Easy Steps (bidsketch.com)

Everyone has to fire a client sometime. I’ve done it several times, some with a lot of grace. Others with, well… not so much. Learn what options you have to fire a client before you need to do it.

Freelance Freedom #365: New Years (envato.com)

This comic feels like it applies more to all parents than to just freelancers.

Thanks, I’ll see you next week

Eric Davis (@edavis10)