Welcome to the last Freelance Chi of 2014. I'm spending time with my family this week so this issue is a bit shorter than normal. I'll be back next week, in 2015. Do you have a 2015 goal planned that you'd like to share? – – – – – – – – Your specific ideal …
Your specific ideal client
When I started Little Stream Software, there were two books I borrowed that really made my freelancing business take off (and I said borrowed because I was in a budget freeze until I started making some income.) One of those books was very tactical, while the other was strategic. I’m going to talk about the …
Issue #10 – December 19th, 2014
I’ve taken the advice from several previous articles about productized consulting and just yesterday delivered my first productized consulting service to a client. I’m testing out the service with previous clients and leads while I work out the kinks, but it feels really great to apply what I learned to my business. I think that’s …
What are you willing to give up?
In order to make your freelance business work, you’ll need to put in time, money, and energy. Starting a business today may be easier than ever, but it still takes resources to make it viable. Freelance businesses are no different, but at least they aren’t as resource-intensive as some of the more classical types. But …
Issue #9 – December 12th, 2014
Sorry for the screw-up, I accidentally created this issue so it wasn’t part of the RSS feed. Something interesting that happens this time every year for me. I start to rush to complete my own projects before the year ends. In the past week I’ve wrapped up my last Run Your Consulting Business training for …