‘Doing what you love’ vs ‘Doing what you like'

When people start their freelance career and try to figure out what services they are going to offer, there is this difficult question of if they should focus on doing what they love.

To be honest, there is no perfect answer to this question.

My goal with this post is to walk you through two different ways of looking at your freelance career.

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16 ways to win new freelance clients

One of the most common questions I get from aspiring freelancers is “How do you get your clients?”

When asked this question, I never quite have a perfect answer because the truth is that my work comes from many different places.

There are tons of ways to get new clients, although below I have included a list of 16 tactics that have landed me clients.

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The 9 steps of selling a creative project

There is one question that I get over and over again from creatives.

How do you handle the sales process of a creative project?

Sales is scary when it is foreign to you. Yet a strong understanding of how a sale flows from beginning to end will make it much easier to handle. 

My goal with this post is to walk you through the entire sales process from beginning to end.

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How to handle growth in your creative career

If you do good work and find yourself consistently getting booked with more, bigger and better projects, then you will no doubt be faced with the challenge of growth. 

Do you hire a team?
Do you try to take it all on?
Do you raise your rates?

My goal with this post is to not give you the answers, but instead challenge you to think about growth in a different way.

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How to learn any creative craft extremely fast

When many creatives are getting started, one of their biggest obstacles is not the business side, but instead the creative side.

They meander along putting out average work and thus they get average clients paying average rates.

My goal with this post is to share with you some methods on how to improve the quality of your work extremely fast.

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The Economics of Freelancing

Many people look at freelancing as trading time for money.

Others claim that it is a business that does not scale. 

While there is truth in those claims, there is potential to make significant money through freelancing.

And you can do this while working on projects that you love. 

It is accomplished through a simple understanding of The Economics of Freelancing.

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Jake Jorgovan
The secret to building a steady freelance income

One of the biggest struggles for many freelancers is building a steady income. There is always this constant fear of not knowing wear the next job is coming from, and that drives many freelancers either crazy or bankrupt. 

It doesn't have to be that way. 

In this post I will give you some simple strategies and tactics that can help you build a steady pipeline of clients and flow of income for your freelance business.

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How to work with friends and not end up hating each other

The first place that creatives should look for sales when getting started or when thing slow down is their existing network. 

Your friends, coworkers, past employers and acquaintances can all be great sources of freelance projects and quick wins.

But if you don't handle these project properly, it is easy to ruin a once great friendship. 

My goal with this blog post is to teach you how to work with friends and acquaintances and keep those relationships strong throughout the process.

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The unconventional pricing strategy that tripled my income

One of the biggest problems for creatives is figuring out how much do I charge?

In this post I am going to break down the traditional guidance about pricing and teach you a non-conventional pricing strategy that will rock your bank account.

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How to write proposals and actually win them

A few months ago I adopted a new proposal system and I have been astonished by the results.

I am closing twice as many clients and at higher budgets than ever before. 

In this post I outlined the proposal process in it's entiretey and also include an example proposal for reference 

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3 must read resources for aspiring world travelers

There is a lot of talk these days about building a career or company that you can run from anywhere.

The idea of designing your life so that you can travel now, instead of waiting for years until you retire is quite an appealing one. 

Yet many people completely overcomplicate the matter.

It is easier than you think and in this post I share three resources that helped get me in the mindset .

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How I generated $12,030 with cold e-mailing

In the first seven months of my freelance career, I managed to close $12,030 of business from a few batches of cold e-mails.

In my past creative ventures, I have landed deals with Fortune 500 clients that have stemmed from cold e-mails. 

My goal with this post is to share with you the methods and tactics behind how to actually land clients through cold e-mailing.

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How to create case studies that turn prospects into paying customers

One of the most powerful way to increase your chances of turning prospects into customers is to create convincing case studies.

Yet many creatives don't ever create case studies, and often those that do approach them the wrong way. 

The goal with this blog post is to explain the proper way to create case studies that will convert prospects into customers.

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How to choose (or not choose) your freelance niche

One of the biggest problems that I see many creatives face is this decision of what skills that they should market.

This problem is stopping many creative's in their track, before they ever even get started.

My goal with this post is to teach you how to choose what skills you should be marketing and then help you position yourself accordingly.

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The two building blocks of any successful creative career

At the core of any creative career are two essential building blocks. 

These building blocks determine everything else about a creatives ability to succeed, work on interesting projects, and make a good living from their craft.

Yet many early stage creative's don't spend enough time on these two essentials.

My goal with this post is to explain to you the two building blocks behind every successful creative career and teach methods on how you can improve them.

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