Category: Increase freelance income

If you know my story, you already know that I 10X’ed my rates on Upwork years ago. I did several things right from the start: I chose a niche that I could realistically become to …

In May 2023, one of my long-term goals regarding this site was finally met: I launched the CoachLancer Job Board for our elite freelancer member community! This has been one of the most radical changes …

Freelancers work alone… not! Quite the opposite! Actually, I think, only the starting ones and the unsuccessful ones do. There are loads of upsides to networking as a freelancer, connecting with your peers, and working …

‘Solopreneur’ is a somewhat new term that is derived from ‘solo entrepreneur,’ i.e. a person who conducts business solo. The concept is fundamentally different from that of a ‘freelancer’ which is a term everyone understands …

Freelance sites are notorious for short-term low-pay jobs, even the premium ones like Upwork (my favorite). But what you didn’t probably know is that the most successful freelancers can skip those kinds of jobs and …

Doing freelance online on Upwork, PeoplePerHour, Freelancer or similar platforms is hard because of global competition. Almost everything you have thought of doing is already being done by many others. To make your business successful, …

What’s the coolest thing about being a software guy and doing freelance gigs online for high-end customers? You can always write your own code! All of it! No project managers, no SCRUM masters, no clients …