Guerrilla Freelancing

How cornering your market can get you $1,000,000 in 30 minutes

Think about this for a minute – would you like to sell 10,000 or more tickets (or products) within 30 minutes of your launch? What about if I told you there’s even more revenue to be made from those same sales? Well, that’s exactly what Zuffa did when the UFC sale for the Vancouver date sold out in 30 minutes through their UFC Fight Club memberships. The memberships alone are $74.99 a year, which gives people access to pre-sale ticks and a bunch of other stuff. In other words, they made a HELL of a lot of money. read more

4 Sneaky ways to cut calls short with clients

You’re working, concentrating hard when suddenly the shrill ring of the phone jerks you to the present. You scowl at your phone, try to stare it down, even throw your most imaginative expletive at it but the phone keeps ringing.

It’s your client calling and you know it’ll take ages to get off the phone.

We’ve all been there. Those of us who get nervous (read terrified) talking to clients break out in a sweat at the thought. To us, 15 minutes seem like 50.

If only there was some way to cut those calls short and hold future correspondence through email! read more

Working from home: 5 tips for being super productive

The idea of working from the comfort of your own home is very attractive. When I first ventured into freelancing I loved the idea that I didn’t have to drive through rush hour traffic that would leave me frustrated and irritated every day. I loved that I could work all day in my comfy black polka dotted pink pajamas without anyone being the wiser. I loved that I had no work-place drama and that my favorite two co-workers were a 9 year old Taby and a Pug dog called Ike. read more

5 Sneaky ways to cut calls short with family and friends

Working at home is great. You set your own hours, are your own boss and wear pajamas to work if you feel like it. Unfortunately, there’s an often ignored drawback to working from home: phone calls.

People take it for granted that we’ll be available to talk because we’re at home.

What I’d really like to do is throw shoes at that mentality and cut the call short because I work by the hour and I’m not getting paid to talk to you.

Saying it is easy. But how are you going to cut that call short without offending anyone? Not so easy when it’s your mother on the phone is it? read more

Download the Guide to Guerrilla Freelancing ebook for free!

Today is the last day of our giveaway week, celebrating our one year anniversary here on Guerrilla Freelancing. I’ve put together some of the best articles from this site that will help guide new freelancers in the right direction as well as give them insight into the benefits and drawbacks of freelance life, some things you must be aware of as well as some guerrilla marketing tactics to get them going. read more