Articles for Freelancers
Learn how to build a successful freelancing business and get hired by your dream clients.
How to Estimate the Cost of a Freelance Project
Deciding what to charge is one of the most important parts of any freelancing project. Charge too much and you'll risk scaring your potential client away. Charge too little and…
Are You Financially Prepared to Quit Your Day Job?
Before you quit your day job and leap into full-time self-employment, make sure you have control of your savings, debts, workspace, potential clients, and your price rates.
How to Navigate Net Payment Terms on Your Freelance Projects
Many companies use a financial technique called net payment terms which are difficult for freelancers to accommodate. Here's how to handle them like a pro.
8 Ways to Determine If Your Side Project is Worth Pursuing
Freelancers who like to learn usually end up pursuing a side project. But it's important to have a method of determining which side projects are worth pursuing.
Why Freelancers and Remote Workers Need Community
Freelancers need community now more than ever. Human interactions are how we learn and grow. But when you quit your job to freelance or work remotely, you leave all of that behind.
How to Smoothly Transition from Full-Time Employment to Freelancing
When you quit your day job and transition into full-time freelancing, it's important to make the career adjustment as smooth as possible. These 7 tips will help you do that!
7 Questions to Ask Your Freelance Clients Before Starting Work
Almost every major conflict you'll face as a freelancer will stem from asking the wrong questions to your clients before starting a new project.
What’s the Difference Between a Proposal and a Contract?
Freelance proposals and contracts serve different purposes and should be presented to the client as two separate documents. Find out what to include in each of them!
How to Use Google Trends to Understand What Freelance Clients are Searching For
Use Google Trends to find out what freelance clients are searching for, make yourself more visible online, and get more leads for your freelance business.
How to Automatically Format Subscriber Names in ConvertKit
Have you ever noticed that sometimes subscribers don't enter their first name properly into your ConvertKit forms? Learn how to automatically fix poorly formatted names in a few simple steps!
5 Reasons Why You Need to Have Your Own Portfolio Website
Have you ever wondered why you should have your own portfolio website? Having your own website will increase your online visibility and help you get more freelance clients
Introducing Matthew’s Design Co. (and the changes ahead for my website)
Find out all the details of how I plan to navigate the transition from freelancer to company while maintaining my relevance and relationship to freelancers.
2019 Year in Review
2019 was another fantastic year both personally and professionally. Overall, it was more simple, stable, and smooth than previous years — yet still each month seemed filled with events!
How to Schedule Multiple Freelance Projects (and Avoid Burnout)
You must have a system in place for scheduling freelance projects, setting your availability, and maximizing your down time if you want to avoid burnout and keep your freelance business running smoothly.
Why I Switched from 1099 to S Corp (and How It Impacted My Freelance Business)
Forming an S-Corp can offer massive tax savings, legal protection, and improved client perception for freelancers and independent contractors.
A Beginner’s Guide to Value-Based Pricing
A value-based project is simply a fixed-fee project where the price is determined by the value of the outcome to the clients business – not the estimated time it will take to complete.
3 Tools to Help you Manage Freelance Projects
Just like a regular 9-5 lifestyle, the freelancing lifestyle comes with its own set of challenges, some of which are unique to freelancers. These 3 tools will help you manage your projects!