Yes, I did notice that you are a new owner of a complete set of FLW forms. Thank you.

Regarding QR codes: They are so quick and easy to make that I wouldn’t charge separately for them. You can list them as a line item on your invoice if you like, but I would roll the time you spend on making them into the larger packaging project.

I avoid the appearance of charging for every little thing; it makes clients hesitant to call. I want them to call anytime and not worry that they will get an extra bill for asking questions or wanting some little thing. The costs for those things should already be covered under the larger project agreement or a retainer agreement.

I just bought your forms, thank you, I will need to get some translated in french!

I had a question for you, one of my clients is asking me to create a QR code to incorporate on a packaging for a product.

I know there’s lots of sites that show you how to make them for free, but my question is, how long could it take to create one and how much should I charge?

Thank you in advance,

Emanuela

It’s time to STOP and go freelance!!! Your blog is giving me the help I was exactly looking for!! Thank you so much for your advice and will let you know how I am doing along the way. Thanks again!!

Ema

I found your site through pure dumb luck. I don’t even know how I came to it in the first place. I am sharing it with everyone I know.

Your approach to freelance marketing is refreshingly simple and straightforward. So much of the theorycraft around freelance marketing involves what you call “fishing”, with social media. I have found social media to be an enormous waste of time – it’s a traffic jam, and nobody except a few gurus who are selling social media courses ever get any results that they can document. Also, there is a “blame the victim” culture around having a small or stale network – and few personal networks are large enough to provide a decent freelance living by themselves. What does that leave? Prospecting.

I am actually in almost exactly the same situation as visitor “Hesster” (copywriter, catering to tech industry, non tech belt geographic location) and thank you for transposing your advice to that situation.

Not much else to add. I’d say “MOAR!” but I don’t think it’s about quantity, it’s about quality.

Maybe you should write an e-book about your marketing “system” and generalize it to a wider freelance audience.

If that’s your thing, that is.

Thank you!!!

I like the fishing & hunting analogy. I’m fortunate to have a few loyal clients that keeps my business afloat and never really had to do the cold calling. Now I am at the phase where I have to build client base quickly.

I’ve always been the fisherman and have the fisherman personality but now have to become that hunter you mentioned. Since I provide many different marketing products (all of which requires some form of design work) would you recommend any changes to your telephone approach?