Six Marketing Tips Every New Freelance Writer Needs
I’ve made the mistakes, so you don’t have to
It’s one thing to get fired up and come out guns a-blazing.
And it’s quite another to realize that blazing guns doesn’t necessarily net you clients.
The realization is that it doesn’t matter how cool your offer, product, or service is because if you don’t have clients, who cares. And that’s why marketing is so dang crucial.
The myth of “build it and they will come” is just that.
A myth.
Understanding marketing is essential to your success as a new freelancer. Marketing is how your perfect client finds you. Without marketing, you won’t gain the exposure to grow a sustainable brand or business.
Marketing is how you gain the trust of your target audience by showing, telling, and proving that your products, services, or offers are there to help the pain they’re going through.
The following are six marketing tips every new freelancer needs to get started right.
Focus on building relationships first
Before you sell to your tribe immediately, learn to build a strong relationship.