Issue #43 – August 7th, 2015

This week Philip Morgan wrote an article about a topic I’ve been saying myself. You don’t need a lot of clients to make freelancing "work". Even if you only charge $500 per project and need $5,000 per month to survive, that’s 10 clients per month. Or 120 per year, assuming no repeat clients. Most industries …

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Issue #42 – July 31st, 2015

We’re back to the old format with my commentary on links. It seemed like having them gave a bit of context around each resource which you enjoyed. Now a small question for you: If you had to describe your freelance business in one word, what would you use? – – – – – – – …

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Issue #41 – July 24th, 2015

You’ll surprise yourself when you focus on just one thing. I spent this week building a Shopify App for their App Store. Four days in and it’s feature complete, with just a bit of last minute configuration and server setup. Micro-saas in a week? Sure, no problem. – – – – – – – – …

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Issue #40 – July 17th, 2015

I’m trying something different this week. Instead of my witty commentary, here’s the links. – – – – – – – – Kenna Cote: What it Takes to Grow a Business in a Tiny Niche (consultingpipelinepodcast.com) Why your portfolio doesn’t matter (freelancersunion.org) Learn How To Start Freelancing, Find Clients, and Create a Successful Business (theadmin.org) …

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Issue #39 – July 10th, 2015

Summer is in full force here in Oregon, which means lots of time spent inside working with clients. – – – – – – – – The Art of Outbound Lead Generation (winwithoutpitching.com) Blair Enns writes a nice contrast of inbound marketing against outbound marketing and why you need a mix of them both. Is …

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