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#200: Make Your Writing Business More Fun and Rewarding by Paying Yourself a Quarterly Profit Distribution

As creative professionals, we have the opposite problem of most entrepreneurs. When most entrepreneurs launch a new business, they don’t pay themselves much at all, especially for the first few years. After all, they’re just trying to …
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Ed Gandia

4 Ways to Price a Big Complex Writing Project

So you’re talking to a prospect about a big, complex writing project. And they ask you to put together a quote. That’s great! Congratulations! There’s only one catch: you’ve never done this kind of project before. And you …
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How to Best Pitch a Retainer Agreement

As your writing business grows, it often makes sense to offer retainer agreements to some of your clients. A retainer agreement is simply an agreement whereby a client pays you a fixed sum of money every …
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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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4 Ways to Scale Your Business Without Increasing Its Complexity

When successful writers start thinking about scaling their businesses, the first (and sometimes only) strategy they consider is bringing in other freelancers to work under them. These freelancers could include a virtual assistant or a writer …
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Are You Following the ATM Rule?

There’s something you must do in your first conversation with every prospect. You need to talk money. You don’t necessarily need to quote a firm price. And you don’t need to get into every detail of your …
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#082: Your Biggest Challenge As a New Freelance Writer or Copywriter (and What to Do About It)

Over the past three years, I've worked with hundreds of new freelance writers and copywriters. I enjoy mentoring and coaching these new and ambitious freelance professionals, helping them build and grow their businesses. But through this process, …
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#081: How to Get Paid Faster Without Chasing After Clients

If you've been freelancing for a few years, chances are you've had trouble getting paid at some point. The client was slow to pay. Or they lost your invoice. Or they held your payment for some …
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Tag Archives: getting paid

#200: Make Your Writing Business More Fun and Rewarding by Paying Yourself a Quarterly Profit Distribution

4 Ways to Price a Big Complex Writing Project

How to Best Pitch a Retainer Agreement

What Should You Do When Your Invoice is Overdue?

4 Ways to Scale Your Business Without Increasing Its Complexity

Are You Following the ATM Rule?

#082: Your Biggest Challenge As a New Freelance Writer or Copywriter (and What to Do About It)

#081: How to Get Paid Faster Without Chasing After Clients

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