Welcome to the issue #02 of Lancer Letter. Here we go…
We have a new website
We felt that our previous website was not doing a good job of helping our visitors. So we re-did it. Took us a full 28 hours to build, along with a couple of weeks of research into content and presentation. Please visit and let us know what you think.
Just getting started with freelancing?
Freelancing can be rewarding, but you need to take care of so many things - business setup, finding work, accounting, taxes, actual work - the list goes on. Here are a few resources to help you get started.
101 answers to common freelancing questions — even the ones you didn’t think to ask yet. Gain confidence and clarity as you pursue a life of self-employment.
Need more help with your freelance career? Just comment below and we will reach out to you.
Online tutoring is trending
It is always good for cash flow when you have multiple income streams. As a freelancer, you have an abundance of knowledge and experience. How about creating a steady stream of income using it? If you want to dig in, here are a few resources.
Some of the best tutors we know are moving their businesses online, and for good reason. Tutoring students online completely eliminates the waste of spending your day traveling between appointments…
It’s the fear of every freelancer. The work dries up, no-one calls, no-one emails… It feels like game-over. But in truth, a dry spell is an inevitability…
We all could use some right now. And the freelance world has so many people doing so many amazing things. Here’s a small curation of what we came across in April.
Curse Of The Freelancer - problems and solutions related to freelancing presented with really cool illustrations
Behind the scenes - here’s a long but quite useful read about how freelance designer Nguyen handles his freelance workflows
Writing cold emails
Selling is an unavoidable part of freelancing although many freelancers find it a little hard, especially in the initial phases of lead management. The right email content can mean a win or lose for your big lead. We found this really cool resource that provides templates and resource for writing great cold emails.
Chatter
Here are some interesting articles and conversations around freelancing.
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