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A Freelancer’s Guide to Working With Difficult Clients

Strategies you can implement to effectively manage difficult clients and ensure a successful project outcome.

Your New Year’s Checklist as a Freelancer

Make sure you’re on track to achieving all of your business and personal goals in the coming year with this New Year’s checklist.

Freelancers, Here’s How To Raise Your Rates

Raising your rates is an important step in growing your business and ensuring that you are being compensated fairly for your skills and experience.

4 Ways How to Diversify Your Income as a Freelancer

Diversifying income streams means making money in more than one place. Here are four ways to do that as a freelancer.

What Freelancers Need To Know About Incorporating in Canada

Why should freelancers incorporate? Breaking down your most pressing questions about incorporating as a freelancer.

Community Insights: Taking Your Freelance Side-Hustle Full-Time Part 2

Members of the Women Who Freelance community share their stories and advice on taking a freelance side-hustle full-time.

Rising Industry Trends Every Freelance Marketer Needs to Know

Learn about some of the recent marketing trends that you need to hone and master in the coming years to succeed.

Community Insights: Taking Your Freelance Side-Hustle Full-Time Part 1

Members of the Women Who Freelance community share their stories and advice on taking a freelance side-hustle full-time.

3 Effective Lead Magnet Ideas for Freelancers

Lead magnets come in many forms. In this blog post we will cover three types of offerings most suitable for freelancers.

The Do’s and Dont’s of Freelancing: How to Succeed as a Freelancer

If you’re considering giving freelancing a try, here are some actionable tips on what to do and what not to do when you start.

How to Select Your Business Structure as a Freelancer in Canada

Read on as we dive into different business structures and what they entail, so you can decide which one works best for you.

5 Actionable Tips to Land More Freelance Clients in 2022

Growing your client base and expanding your network can be a real challenge. Check out these five actionable tips to land more clients in 2022.

A Canadian Freelancer’s Guide to Liability Insurance

Liability policy protects you and your business against risks associated with freelance work, such as negligence, failure to deliver services, property damage and more.

10 Must-Read Newsletters for Every Freelancer

Luckily for freelancers, there are plenty of newsletters that provide helpful resources, advice, inspiration, and even job opportunities. In this blog posts, we’ve compiled a few of our favorites.

3 Essentials When Setting Up Your Businesses Branding Foundation

Founders of Foster Creative Natasha and Marie unearth 3 essentials when establishing a branding foundation for every freelancer’s business.

10 Tips for Starting Your Own Successful Podcast

Podcast manager and seasoned podcaster Sarah Haefling shares her top ten tips on starting your own successful podcast.

Why Photography Packages are a Must When Building Your Small Business

Gabi Macias discusses why small business photography packages are more practical than you might think.

10 Tips to Look Better in Photos Every Time

Photographer Marta Raptis shares her best tips and tricks on how you can look great in pictures not only during your next shoot, but every day!

7 Women-Owned Coworking Spaces in Canada

In this blog post, we have complied the ultimate list of women-owned coworking spaces in Canada and the women behind them.

4 Things to Consider Before Booking Your Next Portrait Photography Session

Jessica Blaine Smith highlights the 4 things you need to consider before booking your next portrait photography session.

Community Insights: Landing Your First Freelance Client (Part 2)

We asked members of the Women Who Freelance community to share how they landed their first freelance client and what it taught them.

Proven Strategies to Help you Write Website Copy that Actually Converts

Copywriter and Content Strategist Masha Koyen reveals mistakes business owners make on their website and shares copy strategies that sell.

5 Contract Essentials to Avoid Legal Headaches in Your Business

Canadian Business Lawyer and Founder of the Contracts Market Jaime Bell outlines the top clauses to consider including in your business contract.

Community Insights: Landing Your First Freelance Client (Part 1)

We asked members of the Women Who Freelance community to share how they landed their first freelance client and what it taught them.

The Secret Ingredient to Marketing Yourself as a Freelancer

How do you stand out on social media as a freelancer and book more contracts? Read this blog post by Jenna Warriner to learn more.

Inside the Life of a Digital Nomad ft Shirel Krafman

Freelance designer Shirel Krafman gives us a glimpse into her journey and experience as a digital nomad, from challenges to actionable tips on being a location-independent freelancer.