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How to Leverage your Existing Clients into more work

Freelance writing can be a very lucrative career, as I showed everybody at the beginning of the month with a post on my July income. One way to reach a solid level of income is to leverage existing clients into more work. This is not always easy to do, and of course, not always possible. After all, there will always be those clients who only offer one project. But even then, there are ways that you can turn one job into many others.

Generally speaking, there are two ways that you can get repeat work from an existing client.

1. The easiest way is to get your client to give you more projects in the future. Without repeat work, it is safe to say that my income would not be nearly as high. In fact, of the $5,000 I made in July, I would estimate half of it as being repeat work. These jobs will not repeat forever, but I will keep taking them as long as they come in.

2. Your other option is to ask current clients to refer you to others who may need your service. I know what you are thinking; you hate to ask this, right? But remember, you do not need to be pushy. When asking to pass my name onto others, I usually send an email that looks something like this.

“Thank you once again for the work. I had a great time working with you, and hope to do so again in the future. If you happen to know of anybody who would benefit from my writing services, feel free to pass along my contact information.”

As you can see, you do not need to be pushy in order to get your point across. A nice note letting your client know that they can forward your information to others is all that it takes.

When you begin to garner repeat and referral work, it is safe to say that your income is going to increase. I am going to leave you with two tips that will give you the best chance to succeed with this.

1. Always do your best work. When you do, clients will never hesitate about sending new projects your way, or referring you to others.

2. Take the time to let your clients know that they can forward your info to others. You may be surprised to know that a little nudge like this can go a long way.

Welcome MsDanielle Readers

As a freelance writer and blogger, I figured that giving guest blogging a try would be a perfect fit. Luckily, MsDanielle has stepped forward and agreed to let me write a post for her blog!

I wanted to not only say thanks to Danielle, but to all of the readers who are visiting from her blog. You will find that a lot of my posts are similar in content, and hopefully you will like my style.

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Thanks again Danielle!

Internet Business and Freelance Writing: Two Great Blogs

If you read this blog, chances are that you also read others that offer similar content. I wanted to offer up two more blogs that are sure to teach you quite a bit.

First off, check out Yaro Starak and his Internet Business Blog. He is an entrepreneur from Australia, and in my opinion, one of the top bloggers out there. Although he does not have the name recognition of some others, his blog takes a backseat to none. With over 4,500 RSS subscribers, Yaro must be doing something right.

Michael Kwan, a freelance writer and blogger, runs the blog Beyond the Rhetoric. As you can imagine, this is one of my favorites because we have similar career goals and interests. Michael has mentioned my blog several times, and recently gave my contest a plug as well.

Take the time to read these two blogs if you are interested in learning from a couple knowledgeable guys in the areas of internet business and freelance writing.