I just passed nine years as a freelancer, and I’ve been thinking about the ups and downs I’ve experienced along the way. At the same time, I’ve been having a series of ongoing conversations with another freelancer who is struggling right now to understand how to grow his business to the next level, or if [...]Read More...| RyanWaggoner.com
A very common question I hear from freelancers that I coach is: “I know I need to raise my rates, but my current clients will never go for that and I can’t afford to lose them!” First of all, recognize that if you’re too afraid to raise your rates with existing clients, you’ll also probably [...]Read More...| RyanWaggoner.com
If you’ve read more than a couple articles about freelancing, you’ve probably heard that you should be careful about putting all your eggs in one basket by working for a single client on a long-term basis. And yet a lot of freelancers (myself included) seem to fall into this trap at one point or another [...]Read More...| RyanWaggoner.com
If you have a full-time job you love (or feel like you can’t leave), the thought of freelance might seem irrelevant to you. On the other hand, if you’ve always been intrigued by freelancing but are skeptical it could work for you as your sole source of income, then read on. You’ll find some useful [...]Read More...| RyanWaggoner.com
The previous article was about how you need an avalanche of leads to give you the margin and confidence to be able to start making the kinds of positive changes that you know you should be making, but haven’t been able to pull off yet. Things like raising your rates, picking a niche, setting boundaries, [...]Read More...| RyanWaggoner.com
