Freelancing Blog

The following is an excerpt from Path Of The Freelancer: An Actionable Guide To Flourishing In Freelancing about transforming one-time transaction client projects into ongoing client engagements. 

Seeking Opportunities For Improvement (SOFI)

SOFI is a proactive drive to discover opportunities for improvement while we’re working on approved projects. It is critical for long-term success as a freelancer. It also helps increase the value provided to our clients. While a customer won’t always want to address them at the moment, when they do, we’ll have the next project lined up before we finish the current one. Business leaders also love the proactive nature of this activity.

Yes, you can earn five-thousand dollars per month one dollar at a time. Now while it may seem impossible to make it happen, it's actually quite simple if you break it down into smaller pieces.

Addison is a freelance writer and marketing strategist who believes that even creativity can be mastered as a craft. He and his family live and play in Atlanta, Georgia. When he’s not delivering amazing content marketing, Addison likes to go trail running and lift at the gym. Check out his Facebook page and website for more information.

I Freelanced In A Vacuum

The week after I got my undergraduate degree in writing, I started working in an office as a copywriter.

Erin Miller is a freelance resume writer and digital marketing specialist. She has helped individuals and businesses share their knowledge through effective content and branding. Erin is based in Atlanta and is well-versed in HubSpot, LinkedIn, and Atlanta traffic.

I have steadily freelanced for over three years now. Over that time, I made a point to seek diverse freelance writing opportunities that have included resumes, blog articles, and website copy. I even gained a HubSpot Inbound Marketing certification to further expand my freelance capabilities. However, I often feel that my freelance career has plateaued due to lack of financial freedom and time constraints. There just never seems to be enough time or money for further pursuing freelancing goals.

Dean Carrera is the owner of Sozo Hosting, an Atlanta-based hosting company, offering enterprise hosting services and expertise to support your growing business. Sozo provides Dedicated Server Hosting, Cloud Server Hosting, Enterprise Information Management Hosted Systems, Private Cloud Business Storage (a more secure solution than Dropbox), Data Backups, Offsite Replication, IT Managed Services and more.  Contact us at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1-844-HOSTNOW.

I was in Information Technology for eight years when I was compelled to start a company.  It was a quiet question in my mind, nothing pushy but a simple question.  

“Dean, what do you think about starting a hosting company?”

I imagined the idea of owning a company as a compelling challenge.  I didn’t have a family yet and could devote the time to the pursuit. I embraced the idea and explored it.

The Oxford definition of freelance is as follows:

“Working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company.”

I’ve had multiple clients haggle my rates as a freelancer. When I first began, my capacity was not full. So in these cases, I preferred to have some work at a lower rate than no work at all. As a result, I was willing to compromise within guidelines. While my hourly rate at the time was seventy-five, I set a minimum cap at sixty-five dollars per hour. This prevented me from lowering my prices too much but gave me the flexibility to work with certain clients while I built up my business.