February 2010 Freelancing Challenge: Get Out There

In the spirit of encouraging you to do whatever it takes to grow your freelancing business even if — no, especially if — it’s hard and uncomfortable, this month’s challenge is for you to network.

Mr. Pumpkin and Mr. Apple

If you already network, then the challenge is to find a new venue for networking, or to get more active in your current networks.

If you haven’t been networking, then now is the perfect time to start.

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Last week, I published an interview I did with Ryan Healy about networking to find clients. Ryan mentioned that, if face-to-face networking is difficult for you, an alternative is networking online.

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I’ve been increasing my rates every few months for the last year or so. And the results have always been positive, bringing a stream of new, higher-quality clients.
Despite knowing [...]

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