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Win new clients with your proposals

Episode 106: How to Win New Clients with Your Proposals

Proposals are THE lifeblood of any client facing business; whether you’re a freelancer, creative, or consultant, proposals are a necessary part of your business’s success.…

Freelancing online jobs

Freelancing Online Jobs: Dirty Little Secrets About Working From Home

You think you want to start an online business because you want to work from home in your PJs and make ALL the money. It…

Freelancing business ideas

Freelancing Business Ideas: From Concept to Cash FAST

If you want to freelance and make some money on the side, but you just don’t know what in the world should you do, it’s…

March 2018 recap

Episode 105: The Recap: March 2018

Some months in business are super crazy busy and exciting…. and others are just fine. March, while some especially fun things happened, was closer to…

Freelancing on Upwork

Freelancing on Upwork: The Truth About Making Money as a Freelancer

If you need clients, you’ve maybe been thinking you should use Upwork to find projects to work on. Freelancing on Upwork has some definite advantages…

Freelancing for beginners

Freelancing for Beginners: EASILY Land Your First Paid Clients

You’ve decided to start freelancing either as a side gig or your full-time job. Woohoo! Now that you’ve made the leap, the next step is…

How to stay upbeat

Episode 104: How to Stay Upbeat (Without Being Fake or Annoying)

You’re on Instagram, and you know the drill. You stop to read a post and you’re quickly rolling your eyes at the contrived, fake positivity…

Freelancing guide

Freelancing Guide: Five Proven Steps to 5K Months

As a freelancer, creative, or consultant, knowing exactly what to do to make consistent income can be a serious challenge. No one wants to deal…

Earn money freelancing

Earn Money Freelancing: The Money Magnet Strategy

You’re a freelancer, or just getting started freelancing, and you need money yesterday. Here at Small Business Boss, we can totally relate. When we started…