Someone has responded to your cold pitch, and instead of a "Sorry, I'm not currently looking to hire anyone for those services," you got something more like, "Thanks for reaching out. I'm interested in hiring an [editor, ghostwriter]. Could you tell me a little bit more about what you offer and your prices?" Hurray! But … Continue reading How to Close the Deal with Interested Freelance Clients
Cold pitching, or approaching individuals and companies to offer your services unsolicited, is daunting as a beginner, but it is also one of the best ways to snag your first clients. Job boards are great, too, but when you're a beginner, you're going to have steep competition with ads. If you take the plunge and … Continue reading Speed Up Your Pitching Process: How to research clients and find contact info
Spending long, fruitless hours scouring job boards for book ghostwriting work can be exhausting and discouraging. I have yet to come across a job board that has book ghostwriting as a category, which makes it very hard to do a proper quick search. If you do find a listing, you must then go through the … Continue reading 5 Things You Need to Know about Pitching Book Packagers
This past week, I've started pitching daily again. I've got two major projects wrapping up in April, and I'm starting to get a little panicky about May because of it. I probably should have gotten back into the daily pitches at the beginning of April, but hey, hindsight is 20/20 as they say. I'm feeling … Continue reading Pitch with Confidence, Land More Clients
One of the main reasons many people hesitate to send cold pitches is they're afraid that a CEO, company representative, or individual is going to get angry with them for sending an unsolicited email out of nowhere. Let me first say that this is a very rare occurrence if you're sending a true cold pitch and … Continue reading What I Learned from a Nightmare Pitching Experience
The success of a business is 50% work quality and 50% marketing. You may do stellar writing work but still never land any clients. Unfortunately, good work doesn't always speak for itself. You have to get someone to hire you before you can impress them with your skills. You at least have to intrigue … Continue reading How to Make Yourself a Hot Commodity
Freelancing allows you to work from the comfort of your own couch, let's you choose your own assignments and lunch breaks, and can be done while wearing pajamas. There are plenty of perks. But freelancing is a job, and every job has its downsides. One of the biggest headaches is sending out countless applications, advertisements, … Continue reading 5 Tips to Ease Perpetual Proposal Pain
