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If you’ve been following up with a client or lead and hearing nothing back, try sending this email: Since I have not heard from you on this, I have to assume your priorities have changed. That’s it. Kai Davis calls it The Magic Email and writes: It’s simple, intentionally vague, and absolutely effective. I get at least…

Lots of ideas in this new article: How to Get Clients Fast: 15 Actionable Strategies You Can Deploy Today If you’re brand new to freelancing though, I’d recommend you skip building an offer page, doing a podcast tour, etc. Instead, try using these strategies from the article in this order: 11. Simply Ask (ref: The Billboard Method + Door-to-Door Method)5. Do…

An inspirational freelancing story on Reddit. The guy was broke and effectively homeless back in July. Now he’s on track to earn $10k next month from a handful of clients 💰 He offers digital marketing services and found his clients through Upwork. Sounds like he didn’t learn any new skills since July so much as he…

Harry Dry from Marketing Examples has been crushing it lately. Two great posts from him: From the latter: Most people put a few seconds thought into what they tweet. Steve would put hours, days, weeks into each one. When someone goes above and beyond to such an extent, they’re going to get noticed.

The past couple of weeks I’ve had two requests to buy links on my site. One said they’d pay $80 per link. The other offered $30-50 per. Which made me feel like an ugly stepsister, since the average link apparently sells for $361. 😭 Seriously though, buying and selling links is risky business. If it’s…

This new report from Upwork states: We compiled a list of the 20 highest-paying skills for U.S. freelancers out of more than 5,000 on our site. The data shows some independent professionals are earning more than $250 an hour for work in categories spanning nearly every industry, including legal, tech, finance, and marketing. Here’s the list: Any of…

The primary goal of my site (eBiz Facts) is to save you time and money while building an online business. A core part of that is letting you know which money-making paths are legit, and which you should avoid. Jake Paul’s Edfluence is one you should definitely avoid. From Megan Farokhmanesh’s devastating takedown of the course…

A reader wrote to me last week saying they picked up work correcting math questions on Study.com. Admittedly, the pay for correcting jobs on there isn’t great – only $6/hour. But it seems there are also some higher paying gigs going. Real Ways To Earn Money Online reports: the general estimated hourly rate seems to be anywhere…

I post a #tipoftheday each morning in Freedom Business Builder. Yesterday’s tip was this: Mindset shift: the best clients won’t even consider hiring you UNLESS you charge a high rate. Just like you wouldn’t consider buying a $5 pair of shoes because you know they must be really bad quality for that low a price. Another…

First, study these two articles: Second, make a list of businesses in your local area or home town that: Third, research the online presence of those businesses and be ready with some “quick win” recommendations when you contact them. Fourth, reach out and offer your services You could use a similar script to this guy, who…

In eBiz Weekly #28 I mentioned “long tail” social media sites, which are basically niche social media sites with a few hundred/thousand users paying a subscription. I mentioned 3 examples of such: Turns out you have the same thing in the dating industry, only bigger. A few examples: That’s serious money. Not that it’s easy to build…

Last week I shared a new case study with a YouTube gamer who earns $3000/month 🎮 If $3000/month doesn’t have you reaching for the controller, consider: Furthermore, the gaming industry is growing massively, so it seems there’s plenty of pie to go round.

Seth Godin speaks about systems thinking on his podcast: “Systems thinking is the shortcut to creating productivity and impact.” People who see and understand how a system works and how it’s changing, are well poised to take advantage. One example is WalMart. Sam Walton didn’t invent container shipping, he just leveraged that new system to…