As a freelancer, what can you see if you look around your market? Most likely, there are hundreds or even thousands of other freelancers offering similar products and services. It makes the competition fierce and intense. How can you outperform your competitors and make your freelancing business stand out from the rest? Have you ever […]
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How to Get Projects and Gigs on Freelance Marketplaces
I recently put together a list of 11 websites that’ll help you find work as a freelancer – and, while that’s hopefully a useful resource, it’s likely to just stay on your ‘to read’ list if you’re not certain how to approach actually getting involved and getting work from these platforms. Freelance gig services aren’t […]
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Cover image by RawPixel Last year’s annual ‘Freelancing in America’ study found that 50% of all millennial workers are freelancing – and, based on the current working trends, that over 50% of the overall US workforce could be freelancing within 10 years. Incredible times. That is, until you pitch for some work and realize you’re […]
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Once you’ve gotten to a certain point in your portraiture work, it can be really fun to start working with agency models. This can be intimidating at first, but super worth it: signed models are generally more experienced and have a level of comfortability in front of the camera. But, how do you actually approach […]
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