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Build a Clear Freelance Profile

Practical steps to describe the result you provide, the client you help, and the evidence that supports the offer. Final output: a focused profile title, service offer, and three relevant samples.

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Reference checklist 4 min read

Price a Freelance Service Without Guessing

Practical steps to build a price from scope, time, risk, value, and revision expectations. Final output: three service packages with assumptions and boundaries.

Action plan 5 min read

Write a Freelance Proposal That Addresses the Problem

Practical steps to show that you understand the client’s outcome before describing your process. Final output: a concise one-page proposal with assumptions and one closing question.

Action plan 5 min read

Control Scope Creep in Freelance Work

Practical steps to treat new requests as changes to scope, time, or price instead of silently absorbing them. Final output: a change log with written approval before additional work starts.

Action plan 4 min read

Build a Sustainable Remote-Work Routine

Practical steps to separate focused work, communication, and recovery so the day does not become permanently reactive. Final output: a daily schedule with protected focus blocks and a shutdown routine.

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Conversation playbook 5 min read All levels

Communicate Clearly in Async Teams

Practical steps to give enough context for the next person to act without forcing a meeting. Final output: a repeatable update format with context, decision, request, and deadline.

Practical output: A repeatable update format with context, decision, request, and deadline Open guide

Worksheet 5 min read Foundational

Turn Freelance Work Into a Credible Portfolio

Practical steps to convert completed assignments into case studies that show decisions, outcomes, and trust. Final output: three client-relevant case studies and shorter versions for freelance platforms.

Practical output: Three client-relevant case studies and shorter versions for freelance platforms Open guide

Worksheet 5 min read Practical

Set Up Freelance Contracts and Payments More Safely

Practical steps to clarify parties, deliverables, payment terms, revisions, cancellation, and ownership before work begins. Final output: a written agreement and a simple invoice-and-approval trail.

Practical output: A written agreement and a simple invoice-and-approval trail Open guide