More and more of my followers are from the British Isles and the same question keeps popping up, “Is there something different about selling books in England? Should I change my strategy to sell books to the English?”
There is a reason my audience is growing in the UK and now is a great time to share my strategy with you for:
How to Break into the British Book Market
There is an art form to getting hired on UpWork and writing great proposals is a critical element. A great proposal can make up for weakness in other areas, such as reviews, experience and your profile. But when you combine a great proposal with all the steps from previous lessons, you become UNSTOPPABLE.
Writing a great UpWork profile can be the difference between making a living and struggling for peanuts. Follow these simple steps to create a profile that generates revenue for years and years.
The fastest way to make more money is to get hired by the highest payers. When you build your infrastructure correctly the first time, your phone will be ringing off the hook for years. You can build amazing profiles and ads following a few simple principles…
We live in a world where more and more people are outsourcing. Instead of hiring full-time employees companies are hiring people for single tasks. Smaller and smaller companies are getting in on the game and now even individuals are outsourcing.
Sometimes I have too many writing jobs on the go and hire a sub-contractor.
With this shift in the market, the opportunities for people looking to make some side money or ditch a job they hate are expanding daily.
Every single day there are more article and blog post writing jobs available.
Many other markets are exploding in the same way from freelance graphics to coding and just about everything in between.
Whatever market you are entering, this is a great time to put a few pennies in your pocket.
If you haven’t had a chance yet, it is worth listening to these two podcast episodes
How to Make More Than $1000 a Month
With that basic freelancing foundation, we can continue to accelerate your income growth.
Building good sales channels is the key to finding consistent work from better-paying clients.
There are many great places to post advertisements and find clients online.
There are new sites popping up all the time that want to become your new middleman.
UpWork, Fiverr, Guru and WarriorForum are all good sites for finding work for freelance writers.
If you want to leverage a different skill, take the time to find the best marketplaces that cater to what you offer.
As you watch the video above, focus on the core principles covered.
The techniques are universal because they are about SALES, not an individual website.
Every time someone posts a job on UpWork, people start fighting for that job.
Sometimes there will be just one job applicant and sometimes there will be dozens.
You only have to compete with the other applicants.
You are usually competing with ten or fewer people.
As long as you are the best one in the group, you will get hired every single time.
In the next part of this series, I’ll go into greater detail on winning the actual bidding process.
–>> How to Write a Great UpWork Profile
The same competitive principle applies to websites where you can place ads, whether it’s Backpage, Craigslist or a forum.
You just have to be the best ad that people see that day.
You should never create a sales process in isolation.
You don’t need to reinvent the wheel.
Every single competitor is showing you their cards right now.
You can read the profiles of other freelancers and see the ads from every individual and agency on each of these sites.
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Look at the language, graphics, proof and pricing of your competition.
Use that as your foundation.
I’ve hired a LOT of people through freelancing websites and in that time I’ve learned a thing or two.
Use the simple principles and techniques from today’s lesson and you will start to get hired, even if you are brand new.
I’ve jumped into many markets in my career online and the process is always the same.
Keep building your profiles, portfolio, and ads.
Continue to gather reviews and your income will continue to grow every month.
Lately, I have received a barrage of emails asking me for the best places to find writing work. I have posted links and resources in different blog posts and podcast episodes in the past, but today I’ll put together a master list that you can use for your reference. It’s important to note that these …
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