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12 Top Freelance Job Sites to Get Clients in December 2024

12 Top Freelance Job Sites to Get Clients in December 2024

People start freelancing for all kinds of reasons using different methods to get clients. Some use referrals, some scour freelance job sites. There are definitely...

How to Make Money as an Artist — 14 Ideas that Work in 2024

How to Make Money as an Artist — 14 Ideas that Work in 2024

Making money as an artist is totally possible, but it requires plenty of hard work and a solid plan for the long haul. In this...

How To Legally Start A Freelance Business In 9 Steps

How To Legally Start A Freelance Business In 9 Steps

Being a freelancer can be a liberating experience. It gives you the potential to work anywhere in the world, from your couch or a park...

16 Sites Like Upwork for Freelancers in 2024

16 Sites Like Upwork for Freelancers in 2024

Websites like Upwork are a fast way to discover new clients and land freelance work. Initially, I doubted Upwork, believing it was filled with clients...

The 9 Best Alternative Sites Like Fiverr for Freelancers & Clients (2024)

The 9 Best Alternative Sites Like Fiverr for Freelancers & Clients (2024)

Freelance job sites like Fiverr can be a great way to find work. With established site traffic and secure payment systems, it’s easy to see...

How to Get Jobs on Upwork in 7 Days with No Experience (2024)

How to Get Jobs on Upwork in 7 Days with No Experience (2024)

Figuring out how to get jobs on Upwork can be a great way to start a freelance career—which can be both exciting and worrying at...

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If you’re serious about growing your freelance business, you’re going to need the right tools. For starters, we’ve rounded up some of the best and favorite freelance business tools we’ve discovered over the last 10+ years below:

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Online accounting & invoicing that saves you time and makes you look professional.

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Our team of talented experts and writers publish fresh new helpful content every week. Here's our most recent stuff.

4 Leadership Skills Every Freelancer Should Learn (Even When Working Alone)

4 Leadership Skills Every Freelancer Should Learn (Even When Working Alone)

Leadership isn’t just for corner offices and corporate boardrooms. Every professional, whether managing a team of fifty or working solo, needs to master the art...

5 Things to Know Before Moving from Freelancing to a Corporate Job

5 Things to Know Before Moving from Freelancing to a Corporate Job

Transitioning from freelancing to a corporate job marks a significant career shift, one that demands careful consideration and preparation. While freelancing offers flexibility and independence,...

6 Mistakes Freelancers Make When Setting Up an LLC

6 Mistakes Freelancers Make When Setting Up an LLC

Freelancing is on the rise like never before. In 2023, 73% of U.S. workers planned to freelance. An astonishing 46% of the global workforce is...

7 Effective Client Acquisition Strategies for Emerging Agency Builders in 2024

7 Effective Client Acquisition Strategies for Emerging Agency Builders in 2024

The advent of innovative technologies, evolving consumer preferences, and a highly competitive marketplace suggest that old-fashioned strategies for client acquisition are no longer effective. To...

How to Become a Freelance Email Marketer in 2024

How to Become a Freelance Email Marketer in 2024

As a freelancer, you’re always on the lookout for new growth opportunities. Email might not be a new strategy, but it’s one of your best...

The Future of Design Agencies: Navigating Growth in a Digitally-Driven World

The Future of Design Agencies: Navigating Growth in a Digitally-Driven World

If we’re talking about a small-business design agency, one that’s run by solopreneurs and freelancers, we have to admit that surviving the competition and facilitating...

How Graphic Design and Web Design Work Together for Effective Branding

How Graphic Design and Web Design Work Together for Effective Branding

Today, businesses launch and grow at unprecedented speed. Advanced technologies, software, and access to the Internet have made it easier than ever to enter the...

Design-Driven App Development: Merging Aesthetics with Functionality

Design-Driven App Development: Merging Aesthetics with Functionality

Design-driven development (DDD) is not solely about aesthetics, as one might think. It puts the user at the center of the application creation process. The...

Marketing Strategies for 2024: Driving Growth Through Innovation and Customer Engagement

Marketing Strategies for 2024: Driving Growth Through Innovation and Customer Engagement

Although marketing has been here for ages, we can’t deny the fact that it has been changing especially rapidly in the past decade. The forms,...

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Listen in on weekly coaching calls with freelancers who are working to scale their business. New episodes every Thursday.

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How to Freelance for Nike, Spotify, Stripe and Other Big Clients

As a freelancer, getting to work with major brands like Nike, Spotify, and Stripe may seem like a distant dream. But Kate Mrozowski Lim has...

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Do Agencies Get Bigger Clients?

For subject matter experts with decades of niche experience, freelancing or consulting can be lucrative ways to capitalize on your hard-won knowledge. But it often...

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Can You Really Trust Other Freelancers to Deliver?

If you’re trying to go from freelancer to agency, hiring outside support often sparks anxiety. Can you really trust others to deliver for your clients?...

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How to Escape One-Time Projects & Get Repeat Business

In this episode, data scientist Aurélie shares her journey shifting beyond ad-hoc gigs into retained engagements. We explore pricing approaches that capture the immense ROI...

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Proposals Are a Waste of Time (Here’s What Works Better)

If you’ve been listening to Freelance to Founder for long you’ve probably heard us harp on proposals. We think they are usually a waste of...

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[Q&A] Hourly Pay for Subcontractors?

As freelancers scale into agency owners and hire subcontractors, business model changes often become necessary. Our recent episode tackled a common scaling question from listener...