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What three business problems are keeping you up at night?

April 24, 2019 by Jake Poinier

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business problemsI belong to a forum of business owners that meets for a few hours once a month to share stories, solve problems, and keep each other accountable. During last week’s session, the forum leader asked: What three business problems are keeping you up at night?
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Filed Under: Get New Freelance Clients Tagged With: business problems, prospective clients, reality check, relationship strategies, sales strategies

A simple trick to get past freelance estimate anxiety

March 22, 2019 by Jake Poinier

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estimate anxietyYou know the feeling when you estimate projects for new clients: You run the numbers, and then run them again and maybe once or twice more. And yet your cursor still hovers over the “send” button on the email. I’ve been at the freelance game long enough to know there aren’t many constants, but estimate anxiety is surely one of them. When your mousing finger freezes up, it’s time for a reality check: “What’s the worst that could happen?” [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Make More Money Freelancing Tagged With: best practices, estimate anxiety, estimating projects, prospective clients, reality check, red-flag clients

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