6 Successful Freelancers Share Their Best Tips For Landing Clients

By Roshan Perera / 4 Comments

How do you successfully convince a client to hire you?

How come other freelancers easily land new clients without effort while you struggle to get a reply for your proposals?

What’s their secret?

I’ve been answering these questions for a while now. Usually, I end up giving the same answer to many people because I only know about the strategies that worked for me.

As a change of pace, I wanted to see what type of strategies other freelancers use to successfully land and manage their clients. So, I reached out to several successful freelancers from different industries to ask them this question:

What kind of strategies and tips do you recommend for beginners for landing new clients?

And here’s what they had to say.

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The Complete Guide To Getting Started As A Freelance Writer

By Roshan Perera / 11 Comments

If you’re new to freelance writing or planning on getting started as a freelance writer, follow this guide and you’ll be able to avoid many of the mistakes I made over the years.

It took me 7 years of mistakes, failures, and lot of depressing moments to go from making $0 to $5,000 a month as a freelance writer. And I know there are still plenty of writers out there struggling to make a few bucks working online.

This article is dedicated to you. My NO BS guide to what I believe is the best approach to getting started as a freelance writer, the right way.

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Freelance Contracts: When To Use Them And How To Create One (+ Free Template)

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I’ve been freelancing for many years and so far I haven’t signed a single freelance contract agreement.

One time, I had to sign a nondisclosure agreement but that was it.

That’s the beauty of working with international clients. It’s risky, but there’s no need for signing documents, contract agreements, or dealing with lawyers.

Of course, it’s the not the case for most other freelancers, especially for those of you who work with local clients. For those freelancers, a contract agreement can be much useful. But, you don’t need contracts for each and every client you work with.

So, when should you create a contract? And how exactly do you create a freelance contract agreement? Read along to find out.

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6 Lessons Freelancers Can Learn From Seth Godin

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Seth Godin is a man I’ve been idolizing for many years.

I’ve learned so much from this man over the years and ever since I started working online as a freelancer, I found his advice to be invaluable.

Especially after following his Freelancer Course on Udemy, I was able to pick up a few valuable lessons to improve my freelancing career. For example, in one of the videos of his course, Seth explain the value of collecting testimonials from the clients we work with and using it to land better clients in the future. I’ve been asking for testimonials from my clients ever since.

Through this article, I will share with you some of the lessons I’ve learned from Seth Godin’s blog, books, lectures, interviews, and online courses. Hopefully, you’ll be able to pick up a few things to advance your freelance career as well.

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5 Best PayPal Alternatives For Freelance Payments

By Roshan Perera / 1 Comment

You’re lucky if you’re able to receive payments via PayPal.

Because the popular online payment system still doesn’t fully support many developing countries in the world. The country I live in (Sri Lanka) is one of them.

I have a PayPal account connected to my credit card. I’m able to use my PayPal to buy stuff online through sites like eBay. But, PayPal doesn’t allow me to receive payments from someone else. And I know for a fact that people in many other countries have the same problem.

As a freelancer, I was forced to find PayPal alternatives for accepting payments from my clients. Over the years I’ve tried several different payment systems for receiving payments. Followings are some of the best payment systems that I’ve personally used, including a few I still use to this day.

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Do You Really Have To Love What You Do?

By Roshan Perera / 10 Comments

Are you one of those people who live through the week counting days toward the weekend?

Do you hate waking up in the morning and going to work to do the same work over and over again?

Do you ever wonder what it would be like if you actually followed your passion and did that thing that you’ve always wanted to do?

Well, if you answered yes to any one of these questions, you’re obviously not living the life you’ve dreamed of and you are certainly not enjoying what you do.

6 Successful Freelancers Share Their Best Tips For Landing Clients

The Complete Guide To Getting Started As A Freelance Writer

Freelance Contracts: When To Use Them And How To Create One (+ Free Template)

6 Lessons Freelancers Can Learn From Seth Godin

5 Best PayPal Alternatives For Freelance Payments

Do You Really Have To Love What You Do?

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