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2026

The Real Reason Freelance Clients Say Your Rates Are Too High original ↗

13 Mar 2026

Why I Chose Gusto to Run Payroll for My Freelance S-Corp original ↗

10 Feb 2026

2025

How to Cold Email Freelance Clients (Without Damaging Your Reputation)original ↗

1 Jun 2025

Freelancing Through Economic Turmoil — A Guide to Life After Layoff original ↗

23 May 2025

10 Years Since I Started Freelancing Full-Time (My Story and What I Learned Along the Way)original ↗

15 May 2025

The Subtle Benefits of Being Around Others While You Work original ↗

6 May 2025

Pricing & Scope Management (A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Rates & Boundaries)original ↗

24 Mar 2025

How AI is Reshaping Freelancing (and What You Should Do About It)original ↗

19 Mar 2025

2024 Year In Review original ↗

10 Mar 2025

2024

How to Stop Freelance Clients from Ghosting You original ↗

14 Dec 2024

How to Use AI to Revolutionize Your Freelancing Career original ↗

29 Jan 2024

2023 Year in Review original ↗

21 Jan 2024

2023

Why I Switched from Google Analytics to Plausible Analytics original ↗

10 Dec 2023

Hourly Rates vs. Fixed-Pricing original ↗

30 May 2023

What To Do If Your Freelance Client Refuses To Pay original ↗

27 Feb 2023

How to Prepare for Client Calls (and Avoid Nervous Rambling)original ↗

19 Feb 2023

How to Estimate the Cost of a Freelance Project original ↗

5 Feb 2023

What to Know Before Buying Your First Home as a Freelancer original ↗

16 Jan 2023

2022 Year in Review original ↗

13 Jan 2023

2022

Should You Add Tax to Your Freelance Project Invoices?original ↗

29 Dec 2022

Freelancer Self-Care: 5 Steps To Take When Burnout Hits original ↗

28 Dec 2022

10 Things Every Freelance Business Has in Common original ↗

22 Dec 2022

How Freelancers Can Use Travel To Enhance Their Skillset original ↗

27 Sept 2022

Should You Ever Work for Free as a Freelancer?original ↗

24 May 2022

How to Market Yourself During Your First Year of Freelancing original ↗

12 May 2022

How To Maximize Passive Income As A Freelancer original ↗

10 May 2022

2021

2021 Year in Review original ↗

31 Dec 2021

Why I Took a Full-Time Job After 10+ Years of Freelancing original ↗

30 Dec 2021

How to Stay Organized and Determine Priorities as a Freelancer original ↗

29 Dec 2021

Freelancing Tips for College Students original ↗

22 Oct 2021

5 Tips for Balancing Wellness and Freelance Work original ↗

6 Oct 2021

How to Get Your First 10 Clients as a Freelancer original ↗

18 Jun 2021

How to Supercharge Your Website’s Contact Form (and Attract Better Freelance Clients)original ↗

23 Apr 2021

How Do Taxes Work When You’re a Freelancer?original ↗

28 Mar 2021

What is Project Roadmapping and When Should You Use It?original ↗

8 Mar 2021

Why I Pulled the Plug on Social Media and Deleted My Accounts original ↗

15 Jan 2021

4 Ways To Get Better Testimonials From Your Freelance Clients original ↗

11 Jan 2021

5 Productivity Tips for Freelancers original ↗

8 Jan 2021

2020

2020 Year In Review original ↗

28 Dec 2020

How Instagram Can Help You Attract More Freelance Clients original ↗

15 Dec 2020

5 Payment Methods to Consider for Your Freelance Business original ↗

10 Dec 2020

Are You Financially Prepared to Quit Your Day Job?original ↗

24 Nov 2020

How to Navigate Net Payment Terms on Your Freelance Projects original ↗

2 Nov 2020

8 Ways to Determine If Your Side Project is Worth Pursuing original ↗

30 Oct 2020

11 Essential Freelance Tools to Make Your Life Easier original ↗

20 Aug 2020

How to Avoid Creative and Mental Blocks as a Freelancer original ↗

31 Jul 2020

How to Price Your Services as a First-Time Freelancer original ↗

28 Jul 2020

Why Freelancers and Remote Workers Need Community original ↗

7 Jul 2020

How to Systemize Communication With Leads (+ 11 FREE Templates!)original ↗

29 Jun 2020

How to Smoothly Transition from Full-Time Employment to Freelancing original ↗

26 Jun 2020

5 Common Financial Mistakes Freelancers Should Avoid original ↗

8 Jun 2020

7 Questions to Ask Your Freelance Clients Before Starting Work original ↗

2 Jun 2020

What’s the Difference Between a Proposal and a Contract?original ↗

25 May 2020

Creating a Financial Foundation for your Freelance Career (A Step by Step Guide)original ↗

6 May 2020

How to Use Google Trends to Understand What Freelance Clients are Searching For original ↗

26 Apr 2020

How to Automatically Format Subscriber Names in ConvertKit original ↗

21 Apr 2020

5 Reasons Why You Need to Have Your Own Portfolio Website original ↗

20 Apr 2020

Types Of Contracts All Freelancers Should Know As 2+2 original ↗

21 Jan 2020

Introducing Matthew’s Design Co. (and the changes ahead for my website)original ↗

8 Jan 2020

2019

2019 Year in Review original ↗

31 Dec 2019

How to Schedule Multiple Freelance Projects (and Avoid Burnout)original ↗

9 Sept 2019

Why I Switched from 1099 to S Corp (and How It Impacted My Freelance Business)original ↗

4 Aug 2019

A Beginner’s Guide to Value-Based Pricing original ↗

4 Jul 2019

3 Tools to Help you Manage Freelance Projects original ↗

3 Jul 2019

6 Ways To Upgrade Your Website And Get The Clients You Deserve original ↗

14 Jun 2019

6 Pricing Strategies for Freelancers (and When You Should Use Each)original ↗

2 Mar 2019

2018

2018 Year In Review original ↗

30 Dec 2018

How to Earn Freelance Income Without Any Clients original ↗

9 Nov 2018

Why Thinking Like a Client Will Change Your Freelancing Career Forever original ↗

3 Nov 2018

Teach Freelance Clients to Respect Your Time By Setting Business Hours original ↗

1 Nov 2018

How to Defend Your Design Decisions Without Sounding Defensive original ↗

10 Oct 2018

How I Earned My First $10,000 as a Freelance Web Designer original ↗

9 Oct 2018

7 Lessons from My First Year as a Full-Time Freelancer original ↗

11 Sept 2018

How to Properly Name Your Freelance Project Invoices original ↗

10 Sept 2018

How to Avoid Working With Bad Freelance Clients original ↗

20 Aug 2018

12 Things You Should Remove From Your Portfolio Website Immediately original ↗

12 May 2018

How I Turned One Small Freelance Project Into Years of Predictable Income original ↗

5 Apr 2018

How to Stay Comfortable as a Freelancer Even When You’re Stressed original ↗

26 Mar 2018

2017

2017 Year In Review original ↗

31 Dec 2017

5 Tips for Managing Sick Days as a Freelancer original ↗

27 Nov 2017

How to Find More Freelance Clients original ↗

26 Oct 2017

What Do You Need to Start Freelancing, Legally?original ↗

15 Apr 2017

How to Write More Effective Copy For Your Website original ↗

12 Feb 2017

2016

2016 Year in Review original ↗

28 Dec 2016

Reduce Referral Spam in Google Analytics Without Using Filters original ↗

22 Dec 2016

How to Politely Decline a Freelance Project (With 3 Examples)original ↗

1 Nov 2016

So You Want to Be a UX Designer?original ↗

1 Oct 2016

How to Structure Your Bank Accounts for Massive Financial Success original ↗

31 May 2016

6 Tips for Negotiating a Higher Salary original ↗

3 May 2016

How to Market Yourself to Startups as a Freelancer original ↗

30 Apr 2016

The Simple Tweet That Got Me Featured on Dribbble original ↗

5 Mar 2016

Should you call yourself a freelancer or a consultant?original ↗

25 Feb 2016

Add 50 Hours to Your Month by Subtracting Social Media original ↗

20 Jan 2016

Why Responding to Every Email is Good for Your Business original ↗

11 Jan 2016

How I Sold a $6,000 Website to a Non-Profit Using Value-Based Pricing original ↗

6 Jan 2016

2015

2015 Year in Review original ↗

16 Dec 2015

Why You Should Charge 100% Upfront (and How to Actually Do It)original ↗

27 Oct 2015

How to Identify and Attract Your Ideal Freelance Client original ↗

13 Oct 2015

How to Organize Your Gmail Inbox (and Create a Labeling System)original ↗

18 Aug 2015

How to Maximize & Manage Your Time as a Freelancer original ↗

18 Jul 2015