Six Reasons Why Your Client Left You for Another Freelancer
Perhaps, it’s not about you.. and no matter how hard you try to figure things out, it’s out of your control. I’ve often read many questions from new and seasoned freelancers on why their prospects bail out before even signing that contract. After a very long conversation, of taking down notes and negotiation, your buyer had a change of mind. Suddenly, this client is no longer interested in what you have to say. For those who got rejected on the spot, they can move on to bid on other freelancing gigs. But for those who left us in dead air guessing, we can only wonder: What really went wrong?
Unlike regular employees who get performance reviews every now and then, just how does a freelancer know that s/he’s already inside that ‘zone’ of success? Career growth, achievement or whatever name you want to call it, each one of us aspires to get there. The challenge here is how do we even know that we did our best and achieved the peak of our performance? To get into that freelancing zone means you’ve made a 
There have been an argument in one of my favorite online marketing blog on the importance of writing great content. What intrigued me is the point that if content really rules these days, every one of us would have been great writers, and we will be seeing plenty of responses and reactions in our blogs, articles and updates in social networks. On the contrary, much of us, writers and business-owners alike, are still in the gray when it comes to creation of great content… and no matter how many times we post for content marketing’s sake, we are left baffled most of the time with the ‘silence’.. No one cared to share or leave a reply. 
We’ve all heard about working smarter, not harder.. and it’s a pretty old concept. Still, freelancers are struggling in making their ideas and dreams happen. Sometimes, you just feel you have lots of things on your work plate and how you wish you have more hours to spend. What does working smarter really mean? In the simplest way we can define it, it’s all about making that conscious choice to meet your goals, by achieving a work-life balance that will ensure you success without sacrificing quality life. 
There’s a reason why you have to do double time this year to becoming a 
Breathe… you’ve survived another year! Are you looking forward to 2012 with hope and optimism? We hope that you’ve got your New Year’s resolution set last time when we’ve given you a list of 
Overworked, yet underpaid… You hear this rant a lot among freelancers these days and it’s not without a reason. Do you really know what you’re worth as a freelancer? In the classic law of economics, a price paid for work supplied equals the work demanded. If this were true, why do we hear freelancers say, at least once, “I’m not paid what I’m worth?” There’s absolutely more to this story than meets the eye, and the grass may look greener elsewhere.. but yours. How do you fix this? 
Freelancers, you better watch out! The holiday season is here, and perhaps it may feel nerve-wracking than a jolly time to cheer… yet, we want you to gear up for the season and make the best of this time of the year. Yes, you may feel stressed, restless, or sleepless as you reach for your chocolate fix a dozen times. If you tend to work too much and you feel like wanting to slow down this month, you can do just that without missing opportunities to connect with your existing clients and potential ones as well. The key starts with finding your balance. 
