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# The Freelancery

Thriving on your own

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## Posts

- [Your freelancing skill stack: What to get good at. Part I](https://thefreelancery.com/your-freelance-skill-stack-what-to-get-good-at-part-i/)
- [Crafting your origin story](https://thefreelancery.com/crafting-your-origin-story/)
- [How to get out of a freelance slump](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-get-out-of-a-freelance-slump/)
- [Stages of Freelancing](https://thefreelancery.com/stages-of-freelancing/)
- [Proposals and bids: Put the price on page one. In bold.](https://thefreelancery.com/proposals-and-bids-put-the-price-on-page-one-in-bold/)
- [Let them see you sweat. At least a little.](https://thefreelancery.com/let-them-see-you-sweat-at-least-a-little/)
- [What to put on your freelance website](https://thefreelancery.com/what-to-put-on-your-freelance-website/)
- [Treat famous people like they're not. And regular folks like they are.](https://thefreelancery.com/treat-famous-people-like-theyre-not-and-regular-folks-like-they-are/)
- [Gutsy freelancer move: The Reverse Reference](https://thefreelancery.com/gutsy-freelancer-move-the-reverse-reference/)
- [How to Be Irresistible](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-be-irresistible/)
- [The difference between freelancers and entrepreneurs](https://thefreelancery.com/the-difference-between-freelancers-and-entrepreneurs/)
- [Freelancers vs. entrepreneurs: II](https://thefreelancery.com/freelancers-vs-entrepreneurs-ii/)
- [The Freelancer’s Guide to Saying ‘No’](https://thefreelancery.com/the-freelancers-guide-to-saying-no/)
- [Q/A: Approaching clients you don’t know. Painlessly.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-approaching-clients-you-dont-know-painlessly/)
- [What we get paid for. Really.](https://thefreelancery.com/what-we-get-paid-for-really/)
- [The Seesaw Rule](https://thefreelancery.com/the-seesaw-rule/)
- [Q&A: "How am I supposed to communicate the value of what I do? Clients don't seem to get it."](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-how-am-i-supposed-to-communicate-the-value-of-what-i-do-clients-dont-seem-to-get-it/)
- [What is a fair price, anyway?](https://thefreelancery.com/what-is-a-fair-price-anyway/)
- [Pricing: Skip ahead a few years](https://thefreelancery.com/pricing-skip-ahead-a-few-years/)
- [Testimonials I'd like to see](https://thefreelancery.com/testimonials-id-like-to-see/)
- [Q&A: How do I possibly survive against so much competition?](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-how-do-i-possibly-survive-against-so-much-competition/)
- [“Clients don’t see the value in what I do.They don’t get it.”](https://thefreelancery.com/clients-dont-see-the-value-in-what-i-do-they-dont-get-it/)
- [How to pick an annual salary](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-pick-an-annual-salary/)
- [Q&A:  Do I have to give the deposit back?](https://thefreelancery.com/q-a-do-i-have-to-give-the-deposit-back/)
- [What to get good at, Part II:  Working without a boss](https://thefreelancery.com/what-to-get-good-at-part-ii-working-without-a-boss/)
- [How to afford this book](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-afford-this-book/)
- [How constraints can set you free](https://thefreelancery.com/how-constraints-can-set-you-free/)
- [What numbers should you watch?](https://thefreelancery.com/what-numbers-should-you-watch/)
- [Different fees for different clients?](https://thefreelancery.com/different-fees-for-different-clients/)
- [Your freelance toolbox](https://thefreelancery.com/your-freelance-tool-box/)
- [How a freelance persona can save you](https://thefreelancery.com/how-a-freelance-persona-can-save-you/)
- [Should you sign that NDA? Should you sign that Contract?](https://thefreelancery.com/should-you-sign-that-nda-should-you-sign-that-contract/)
- [Ten True Fans](https://thefreelancery.com/ten-true-fans/)
- [Q/A: Hustling. Burnout. Firing Bad Clients.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-hustling-burnout-firing-bad-clients/)
- [Q/A: Starting out. Work in Tech. Tools. Quoting big jobs.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-starting-out-work-in-tech-tools-quoting-big-jobs/)
- [Work chunky, work better](https://thefreelancery.com/work-chunky-work-better/)
- [Following the threads](https://thefreelancery.com/following-the-threads/)
- [How not to be invisible](https://thefreelancery.com/how-not-to-be-invisible/)
- [Freelancing: Inventing your ideal career, in real time.](https://thefreelancery.com/freelancing-inventing-your-ideal-career-in-real-time/)
- [Why they hire you. Why they don’t. What to do.](https://thefreelancery.com/why-they-hire-you-why-they-dont-what-to-do/)
- [No more screwing around: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield](https://thefreelancery.com/no-more-screwing-around-turning-pro-by-steven-pressfield/)
- [Staying lean, staying minimal](https://thefreelancery.com/staying-lean-staying-minimal/)
- [Moving up the fee scale: From nuisance to indispensable](https://thefreelancery.com/moving-up-the-fee-scale-from-nuisance-to-indispensable/)
- [Q/A: From full-time job to freelancing: Making the break.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-from-full-time-job-to-freelancing-making-the-break/)
- [The smarter way to persist](https://thefreelancery.com/the-smarter-way-to-persist/)
- [How to level the playing field](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-level-the-playing-field/)
- [Seek, and get found.](https://thefreelancery.com/seek-and-get-found/)
- [The most lucrative ways to specialize](https://thefreelancery.com/the-most-lucrative-ways-to-specialize/)
- [Your smartest career strategy: Pleaser? Or Artiste?](https://thefreelancery.com/your-smartest-career-strategy-pleaser-or-artiste/)
- [Q/A: Good client stopped calling. How do I find out what went wrong?](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-good-client-stopped-calling-how-do-i-find-out-what-went-wrong/)
- [When should you send your bill?](https://thefreelancery.com/when-should-you-send-your-bill/)
- [Introvert Freelancer, Extrovert Freelancer](https://thefreelancery.com/intovert-freelancer-extravert-freelancer/)
- [Is it time to quit freelancing? Here’s how to tell.](https://thefreelancery.com/is-it-time-to-quit-freelancing-heres-how-to-tell/)
- [Q/A: From full-time job to freelancing: What to choose](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-from-full-time-job-to-freelancing-what-to-choose/)
- [Q/A: Working by the hour. Sort of.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-working-by-the-hour-sort-of/)
- [Money: The three-day rule](https://thefreelancery.com/money-the-three-day-rule/)
- [What if you doubled your fees? Tomorrow?](https://thefreelancery.com/what-if-you-doubled-your-fees-tomorrow/)
- [Charge what you’re worth? Please, no.](https://thefreelancery.com/charge-what-youre-worth-please-no/)
- [No more self-inflicted discounts](https://thefreelancery.com/no-more-self-inflicted-discounts/)
- [Freelancing Rules of Thumb](https://thefreelancery.com/freelancing-rules-of-thumb/)
- [Young freelancer, veteran freelancer](https://thefreelancery.com/young-freelancer-veteran-freelancer/)
- [How to tell if you’re a pro](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-pro/)
- [Should you be a company? Or just you?](https://thefreelancery.com/should-you-be-a-company-or-just-you/)
- [Landing the dream project: How much eager beaver?](https://thefreelancery.com/landing-the-dream-project-how-much-eager-beaver/)
- [How to have a damn good year: Advice from the renegade roundtable Part II](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-have-a-damn-good-year-advice-from-the-renegade-roundtable-part-ii/)
- [How to have a damn good year: Advice from the renegade roundtable, Part I](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-have-a-damn-good-year-advice-from-the-renegade-roundtable-part-i/)
- [Q&A: How to change freelance paths](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-how-to-change-freelance-paths/)
- [Freelance mantras that will save you](https://thefreelancery.com/freelance-mantras-that-will-save-you/)
- [When to work for free. Sort of.](https://thefreelancery.com/when-to-work-for-free-sort-of/)
- [The best creative ritual: Begin](https://thefreelancery.com/the-best-creative-ritual-begin/)
- [The curse of the vendor class](https://thefreelancery.com/the-curse-of-the-vendor-class/)
- [Follow your passion? Maybe not. Try this instead.](https://thefreelancery.com/follow-your-passion-maybe-not-try-this-instead/)
- [What we’re selling vs. What they’re paying for](https://thefreelancery.com/what-were-selling-vs-what-theyre-paying-for/)
- [Q/A: When big projects fizzle out. How to protect yourself.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-when-big-projects-fizzle-out-how-to-protect-yourself/)
- [Should female freelancers charge more?](https://thefreelancery.com/should-female-freelancers-charge-more/)
- [Using low rates to attract clients](https://thefreelancery.com/using-low-rates-to-attract-clients/)
- [Getting paid: ‘When’ determines ‘how much’](https://thefreelancery.com/getting-paid-when-determines-how-much/)
- [Little victories: Big hits from small jobs](https://thefreelancery.com/little-victories-big-hits-from-small-jobs/)
- [How to raise a rate, boost a fee](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-raise-a-rate-boost-a-fee/)
- [Q/A: Turning down a client you don’t want.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-turning-down-a-client-you-dont-want/)
- [Q/A: When should a new freelancer start pursuing A-list clients?](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-when-should-a-new-freelancer-start-pursuing-a-list-clients/)
- [How to answer the phone. And when.](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-answer-the-phone-and-when/)
- [Pricing: Kill the zeros](https://thefreelancery.com/pricing-kill-the-zeros/)
- [How much can you earn? Really.](https://thefreelancery.com/how-much-can-you-earn-really/)
- [Nuggetoids of helpful freelancing truth](https://thefreelancery.com/nuggetoids-of-helpful-freelancing-truth/)
- [The Freelancer’s Soul-Saving Mind Hack](https://thefreelancery.com/the-freelancers-soul-saving-mind-hack/)
- [Think less. Tinker more.](https://thefreelancery.com/think-less-tinker-more/)
- [Silky Smooth Quoting: Take The “Me” Out of It](https://thefreelancery.com/silky-smooth-quoting-take-the-me-out-of-it/)
- [How to Create Your Own Utterly Unfair, Untouchable Advantage](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-create-your-own-utterly-unfair-untouchable-advantage/)
- [Net 30 days. It has to go. A guest rant.](https://thefreelancery.com/net-30-days-it-has-to-go-a-guest-rant/)
- [Q/A: Blog rates. Going freelance. What really matters.](https://thefreelancery.com/qa-blog-rates-going-freelance-what-really-matters/)
- [Typo in your quote: What would you do?](https://thefreelancery.com/typo-in-your-quote-what-would-you-do/)
- [What your client wants. Really.](https://thefreelancery.com/what-your-client-wants-really/)
- [Plan less, succeed sooner](https://thefreelancery.com/plan-less-succeed-sooner/)
- [The best clients to chase](https://thefreelancery.com/the-best-clients-to-chase/)
- [To raise your game, raise your rates](https://thefreelancery.com/to-raise-your-game-raise-your-rates/)
- [How to finesse 156% more referrals](https://thefreelancery.com/how-to-finesse-156-more-referrals/)
- [The freelancer’s right to bail (TM)](https://thefreelancery.com/the-freelancers-right-to-bail-tm/)
- [Laura Silverman, Writer: Fashioning a freelance life](https://thefreelancery.com/laura-silverman-writer-fashioning-a-freelance-life/)
- [Playing hard to get](https://thefreelancery.com/playing-hard-to-get/)
- [Cash Cows: Care and feeding](https://thefreelancery.com/cash-cows-care-and-feeding/)
- [Freelancers vs. entrepreneurs](https://thefreelancery.com/freelancers-vs-entrepreneurs/)

## Pages

- [Way Smarter Freelancing](https://thefreelancery.com/way-smarter-freelancing/)
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## Categories

- [General](https://thefreelancery.com/category/the-life/)
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- [Things to Try](https://thefreelancery.com/category/things-to-try/)
- [The Life](https://thefreelancery.com/category/the-life-2/)