You love to see it. The homie found a new job, too!

I landed a new email marketing client this week. It took months of back-and-forth messaging and even a few in-person visits. Sometimes, that's what it's gonna take. Stay the course and reap the rewards.

Are you practising your copywriting skills when doing cold outreach? (Let's hope you're doing cold outreach). If you can't sell yourself to prospects, how do you expect them to trust you selling their offer(s) to their target audience?

Fishing with great company. A Sunday well spent. How was your weekend?

What is the biggest obstacle you're facing when doing cold outreach? Let a brother know!

You love to see it. If you're a freelance writer looking to improve your client acquisition strategies, send me a DM 😎

Saying "yes" to every freelancing project has an expiry date. You'll reach a point where you're able to choose what you take on and what you pass on. And you'll know when you reach that point. But when you start freelancing, don't be picky and just get the ball rolling.

When you start your freelance writing journey, don't take shortcuts. Shortcuts are a fast track to failure. Learn the fundamentals, write your sample pieces, and then do personalised cold outreach. Enjoying the journey will make you arrive at your destination much faster.

Many people will tell you to sell the problem you solve, not your product. While they're not wrong, it's surface-level stuff. Take things a step further and guide your readers to their desired outcomes. Wanna speed up that process? Be real and relatable.

If you’re unsure what to share on social media, start by leaving insightful and actionable comments on your target audience’s content. Doing this will help you generate post ideas and establish yourself as an authority in your niche. Win-win.

If you're starting your freelancing journey with no experience, use this 3-step formula to get the ball rolling: 1. Learn the fundamentals of your chosen discipline 2. Create a portfolio with multiple sample pieces 3. Do personalised cold outreach If you do this, you'll win.

When you sign a new client, make sure you squeeze every bit of juice out of your kick-off call. This conversation will be the difference between getting off to a great start and starting off lost. We're all about good first impressions, right?

If you haven't tried Afghani food, you're missing out. What a way to end the day.

Is anyone on Bluesky? What’s your experience with it, and what makes it different? Happy weekend, y’all!

Happy Monday, y'all! What are my fellow freelance writers working on this week?

Research is the best remedy for writer's block. When you do enough in-depth research, getting into that flow state is much easier. The next time you're staring at a blank screen or struggling to finish a piece of copy/content, ask yourself if you've done enough research.

When you start freelancing, go all in on outbound marketing. Start inbound marketing once you've landed your first few clients and collected solid social proof. Creating content and generating inbound leads is much easier once you get your feet wet with client work.

One of the easiest ways to make a freelancer’s day? A great live chat support session for whatever SaaS products they’re using.

Underrated way to get the ball rolling as a freelancer 👇🏼 Exchanging services with other new freelancers. This allows you to quickly build real case studies for future prospecting and also enables you to forget about finances.

What software are you using to make your life as a freelancer easier? I'm all ears!