Tag Archives: building your business

Ed Gandia

Are You Willing to Take a Risk?

To become a successful freelance writer, you need to be willing to take some risks. That’s not to say that you should be reckless! But you need to be willing to take calculated risks — risks that …
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#167: Elaine Pofeldt on Creating a Million-Dollar One-Person Business

Before we get to this week’s episode, I wanted to let you know that I’m about to work with a handful of new freelance writers to get their business off the ground and land their …
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How to Make Your Goals More Attainable

“The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.” --Jim Rohn Most of …
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#166: How to Be More Productive (and Creative) in a World Filled with Distractions

Maintaining a high level of productivity is one of the top three challenges my coaching clients face. That’s why we’ve touched on this subject so many times over the past 18 months. NY Times Bestselling author Denise …
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How to Weather Cash Flow Problems

Few things are worse than being caught short by an unexpected expense. I know how that feels. I’ve experienced my fair share of cash flow challenges—both as a freelancer and when I worked in commission sales. Over the …
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#165: Two Unconventional Options to Traditional Healthcare Insurance: What My Listeners Have to Say

Last November, I dedicated a podcast episode to the topic of unconventional options to traditional healthcare insurance for freelancers. The two types of alternatives we discussed in that episode were medical cost sharing and health indemnity …
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What Should You Do When Your Invoice is Overdue?

You just submitted your final draft and invoice to your client. The feedback you get is complimentary. Everything looks good! But then the payment due date comes… and goes… and nothing happens. Radio silence. Unfortunately, this is something most …
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#164: Getting Your Most Important Things Done Every Week without All the Stress and Drama

One of the key things I focus on with many of my coaching clients is productivity. You could have great clients that pay you high fees. But if you can’t get control over your week, you’re …
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Need Motivation to Raise Your Fees? Start Here

It’s unfortunate. But some freelance writers, even well-established ones, struggle to make a good living. These are writers who’re busy with lots of clients and projects. They work long hours. They’re constantly churning out content. But …
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How to Raise Your Fees With Existing Clients

Once you’ve been in business as a freelance writer for a while, you sometimes end up with one or two clients that you’re charging significantly less than your other clients. How did you end up in …
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#162: Copyright Infringement — What Writers Need to Know (with Attorney Richard Chapo)

I had a friend who was married to a lawyer. She joked that when she was having trouble falling asleep, she’d ask her husband to talk to her about copyright law. Apparently, it worked way better (and …
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Which Prospects Should You Target?

So you’re looking for prospects in your target market. And you come across one that looks promising. But when you dig deeper, you find that they’re already doing a pretty good job with their marketing. It …
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#161: How Maggie Patterson Transformed Her Writing Business by Creating Premium Services Built Around Proprietary Processes

Make no mistake ... you can earn a very handsome income as a writer working on “transactional” assignments for clients. For example, you could earn a very comfortable living writing $6,000 white papers for clients with …
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Starting Out? Here’s How to Select Your BEST Target Market

Selecting a target market is one of the most important things you’ll do as a freelance writer. But where do you even start? Many novice freelance writers try to start this process by researching the hottest …
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#160: Selling Your Writing Services When You’re an Introvert — an Interview with Matthew Pollard

I’m very excited about this episode, because we’re covering a topic that’s extremely relevant and practical for a big part of my audience: How to turn more prospects into clients when you’re an introvert. The common wisdom …
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