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Pitching 101 for Freelance Writers: From Idea to Bylines/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Pitching 101 for Freelance Writers: From Idea to Bylines
How to Get Freelance Clients: Real Case Study + No-BS Strategies That Work/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Get Freelance Clients: Real Case Study + No-BS Strategies That Work
AI SEO, AEO, and LLM SEO: How Freelance Writers Can Get Content Discovered by Tools Like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
AI SEO, AEO, and LLM SEO: How Freelance Writers Can Get Content Discovered by Tools Like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude
What Sets Successful Freelancers Apart (It’s Not Talent or Experience)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
What Sets Successful Freelancers Apart (It’s Not Talent or Experience)
The Freelance Digital Marketer’s Guide to Notion/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Freelance Digital Marketer’s Guide to Notion
Your 6-Month Plan to Go Full-Time as a Freelancer (Month-by-Month Guide)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Your 6-Month Plan to Go Full-Time as a Freelancer (Month-by-Month Guide)
Money Mindset for Freelancers/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Money Mindset for Freelancers
How to Manage Your Money as a Freelancer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Manage Your Money as a Freelancer
From Idea to Income: 9 Free + Affordable Tools Every New Freelancer Needs/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
From Idea to Income: 9 Free + Affordable Tools Every New Freelancer Needs
Mini Brand Voice Guide/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Mini Brand Voice Guide
Freelance Portfolio Template (with Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts)
Freelance Portfolio Template (with Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts)
Freelance Trends 2025: What Freelancers Need to Know to Thrive This Year/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelance Trends 2025: What Freelancers Need to Know to Thrive This Year
A freelancer’s guide to working while grieving
A freelancer’s guide to working while grieving
The Ultimate LinkedIn Content Marketing Guide for Small Businesses and Solopreneurs
The Ultimate LinkedIn Content Marketing Guide for Small Businesses and Solopreneurs
Freelance Tax Deductions 2025: 8 Overlooked Write-Offs You Shouldn’t Miss/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelance Tax Deductions 2025: 8 Overlooked Write-Offs You Shouldn’t Miss
18 LinkedIn Post Ideas That Actually Help You Get Clients/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
18 LinkedIn Post Ideas That Actually Help You Get Clients
Laid Off? Here’s a Step-by-Step Plan to Start Freelancing Fast/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Laid Off? Here’s a Step-by-Step Plan to Start Freelancing Fast
From Ghosted to Booked: Convert “I’ll Keep You in Mind” Into Real Work/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
From Ghosted to Booked: Convert “I’ll Keep You in Mind” Into Real Work
How to Choose a Freelance Niche: A Simple 5-Step Guide/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Choose a Freelance Niche: A Simple 5-Step Guide
Freelancers: Why You’re Stuck (And the Uncomfy Step That Gets You Clients)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelancers: Why You’re Stuck (And the Uncomfy Step That Gets You Clients)
Freelancer’s Guide to a Cleaner Gmail Inbox/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelancer’s Guide to a Cleaner Gmail Inbox
Marketing for Freelancers: 3 Reminders to Land Clients Without the Ick/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Marketing for Freelancers: 3 Reminders to Land Clients Without the Ick
The Top 5 Free Scheduling Tools for Freelancers (and How to Require Approval in Cal.com)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Top 5 Free Scheduling Tools for Freelancers (and How to Require Approval in Cal.com)
Ooching – How to earn more without doubling your rates or losing clients./w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Ooching – How to earn more without doubling your rates or losing clients.
How I Prioritize My Freelance Work and Life Without Burning Out/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How I Prioritize My Freelance Work and Life Without Burning Out
Set up these 9 things before you get your first freelance client/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Set up these 9 things before you get your first freelance client
Organize, Refresh, and Grow: A 4-Step Business Audit for Freelancers/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Organize, Refresh, and Grow: A 4-Step Business Audit for Freelancers
Coffee Chats: The Easiest Way to Network Without Feeling Awkward
Coffee Chats: The Easiest Way to Network Without Feeling Awkward
You NEED a CEO day.
You NEED a CEO day.
Need Clients ASAP? Try These 6 High-Impact Outreach Moves/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Need Clients ASAP? Try These 6 High-Impact Outreach Moves
How to land high-paying freelance clients
How to land high-paying freelance clients
Should I apply for freelance jobs on LinkedIn? 
Should I apply for freelance jobs on LinkedIn?
Tired of Getting Ghosted on LinkedIn? Try This Client-Getting Strategy Instead/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Tired of Getting Ghosted on LinkedIn? Try This Client-Getting Strategy Instead
Want Better Freelance Clients? Here’s How to Use Crunchbase to Find Funded Companies
Want Better Freelance Clients? Here’s How to Use Crunchbase to Find Funded Companies
6 Creative Ways to Improve SEO Without Blogging Weekly/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
6 Creative Ways to Improve SEO Without Blogging Weekly
How to Create a Functional, Affordable Website Using Notion + Super/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Create a Functional, Affordable Website Using Notion + Super
Freelancers: Use These 9 LinkedIn Prompts to Get More Clients/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelancers: Use These 9 LinkedIn Prompts to Get More Clients
3 LinkedIn Post Templates That Help Freelancers Attract More Clients/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
3 LinkedIn Post Templates That Help Freelancers Attract More Clients
8 Practical Ways Neurodivergent Freelancers Can Thrive/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
8 Practical Ways Neurodivergent Freelancers Can Thrive
LinkedIn Content Case Study: My Top-Performing Posts & What Actually Works/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
LinkedIn Content Case Study: My Top-Performing Posts & What Actually Works
Mastering Client Communication: Writing Effective Professional Emails/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Mastering Client Communication: Writing Effective Professional Emails
The Freelance Business Reset: Organize, Prioritize, and Thrive/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Freelance Business Reset: Organize, Prioritize, and Thrive
How to Set Freelance Rates with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Set Freelance Rates with Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide
Yes, You Can Take Vacation as a Freelancer—Here’s How/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Yes, You Can Take Vacation as a Freelancer—Here’s How
How to Manage Mental Overwhelm as a Freelancer: The Meeting Table Exercise/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Manage Mental Overwhelm as a Freelancer: The Meeting Table Exercise
Health Insurance for Freelancers: 13 Affordable Coverage Options Explained/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Health Insurance for Freelancers: 13 Affordable Coverage Options Explained
Freelancer’s Guide to Interviewing and Quoting Subject Matter Experts/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelancer’s Guide to Interviewing and Quoting Subject Matter Experts
Beginner’s Guide to Writing SEO Blogs: Tools, Tips, and Workflow/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Beginner’s Guide to Writing SEO Blogs: Tools, Tips, and Workflow
How to Use Retainers to Stabilize Your Freelance Writing Income/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Use Retainers to Stabilize Your Freelance Writing Income
Free vs. Paid Test Pieces: What Freelancers Need to Know/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Free vs. Paid Test Pieces: What Freelancers Need to Know
Save thousands on your freelance taxes
Save thousands on your freelance taxes
My Freelance “Spring Cleaning” Routine
My Freelance “Spring Cleaning” Routine
10 Ways Freelance Writers Can Use AI to Work Smarter (Not Get Replaced)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
10 Ways Freelance Writers Can Use AI to Work Smarter (Not Get Replaced)
How to Write High-Converting Copy Without Being Sleazy/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Write High-Converting Copy Without Being Sleazy
Freelance Networking Tips: The best way to grow to $5k+ months
Freelance Networking Tips: The best way to grow to $5k+ months
Taking Low-Paying Writing Jobs? Here’s How to Do It Without Sabotaging Your Rates/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Taking Low-Paying Writing Jobs? Here’s How to Do It Without Sabotaging Your Rates
You Don’t Need to Be the Best Writer to Succeed as a Freelancer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
You Don’t Need to Be the Best Writer to Succeed as a Freelancer
SEO Blogging 101: How to Write Content That Ranks and Converts/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
SEO Blogging 101: How to Write Content That Ranks and Converts
Healing Burnout as a Freelancer by Reconnecting with Your Inner Child/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Healing Burnout as a Freelancer by Reconnecting with Your Inner Child
Thinking About Freelancing? These 3 Tips Will Set You Up for Success/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Thinking About Freelancing? These 3 Tips Will Set You Up for Success
How to Heal Your Money Mindset as a Freelance Writer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Heal Your Money Mindset as a Freelance Writer
Start Your Freelance Writing Business Without Quitting Your Job
Start Your Freelance Writing Business Without Quitting Your Job
9 Time Management Tips for Freelancers Who Struggle With Scheduling/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
9 Time Management Tips for Freelancers Who Struggle With Scheduling
How Freelancers Can Prepare for Tax Season Without Stress/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How Freelancers Can Prepare for Tax Season Without Stress
How to Set Up Your Freelance Writing Business Systems/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Set Up Your Freelance Writing Business Systems
How Freelance Writers Can Adapt and Thrive With ChatGPT/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How Freelance Writers Can Adapt and Thrive With ChatGPT
You need to have a portfolio case study
You need to have a portfolio case study
The Freelance Writer’s Atlas: 7 Steps to Build a Profitable Writing Business/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Freelance Writer’s Atlas: 7 Steps to Build a Profitable Writing Business
10 Freelance Marketing Newsletters I Read Every Week/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
10 Freelance Marketing Newsletters I Read Every Week
How I Build an SEO Strategy for New Freelance Writing Clients/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How I Build an SEO Strategy for New Freelance Writing Clients
Finding a New Freelance Writing Niche: When and How to Switch/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Finding a New Freelance Writing Niche: When and How to Switch
Staying Focused When Anxiety, News, and Stress Take Over/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Staying Focused When Anxiety, News, and Stress Take Over
Cold Email Templates That Land Content Writing Gigs/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Cold Email Templates That Land Content Writing Gigs
Freelance Client Onboarding: A Simple Process That Works/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelance Client Onboarding: A Simple Process That Works
The Freelancer’s Guide to Identifying Ideal Clients (Fast)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Freelancer’s Guide to Identifying Ideal Clients (Fast)
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress as a Freelance Writer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress as a Freelance Writer
How to Send Follow-Ups as a Freelancer Without Feeling Pushy/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Send Follow-Ups as a Freelancer Without Feeling Pushy
5 Playlists That Help Me Focus as a Freelance Writer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
5 Playlists That Help Me Focus as a Freelance Writer
Do Freelance Writers Really Need a Niche? Here’s the Truth/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Do Freelance Writers Really Need a Niche? Here’s the Truth
A Mindset Hack to Make Freelance Client Outreach Fun/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
A Mindset Hack to Make Freelance Client Outreach Fun
Freelance Writing Portfolio Tips: What You Actually Need to Land Clients/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Freelance Writing Portfolio Tips: What You Actually Need to Land Clients
How to Work Less and Earn More as a Freelance Writer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Work Less and Earn More as a Freelance Writer
How to Showcase Email Copywriting in Your Freelance Portfolio/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Showcase Email Copywriting in Your Freelance Portfolio
How to Handle Late Client Payments as a Freelancer/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Handle Late Client Payments as a Freelancer
From Overwhelmed to Balanced: How to Beat Freelancer Burnout/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
From Overwhelmed to Balanced: How to Beat Freelancer Burnout
How to Know If Your Freelance Writing Niche Is Profitable/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Know If Your Freelance Writing Niche Is Profitable
The Freelance CEO Checklist: Habits That Fuel Growth/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
The Freelance CEO Checklist: Habits That Fuel Growth
How to Build an Ideal Clients List for Freelance Writing/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to Build an Ideal Clients List for Freelance Writing
Nail your next Discovery Call with these tips
Nail your next Discovery Call with these tips
5 Steps to Get Organized for Freelancers
5 Steps to Get Organized for Freelancers
Letters of Introduction (LOIs) vs. Email Cold Pitches (ECPs)
Letters of Introduction (LOIs) vs. Email Cold Pitches (ECPs)
What do you do when a client's already paid you but goes silent?
What do you do when a client's already paid you but goes silent?
You need to pitch more
You need to pitch more
How to pick which types of Freelance Writing services to offer
How to pick which types of Freelance Writing services to offer
5 steps to get your freelance finances together
5 steps to get your freelance finances together
4 freelance communities you'll love
4 freelance communities you'll love
Get freelance clients consistently in just 1 hour per day on LinkedIn 
Get freelance clients consistently in just 1 hour per day on LinkedIn
The top 5 mistakes new freelancers make (and how to fix them)
The top 5 mistakes new freelancers make (and how to fix them)
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