The sad reality for most freelancers is that they're just offering the same "copycat" services as everyone else around them. Because of this, they're stuck in a competitive hell.
This is called a "commoditized service".
Think about how you buy a commodity like salt and pepper... You look at the shelf and buy the first thing you see that matches your pricing expectation. As far as you're concerned, all the options are pretty much the same.
This is what it's like for freelancers. Anyone who's looking to hire a freelancer can literally "shop" Fiverr.com for dozens of different creative services where thousands of freelancers are competing with each other.
In the perfect world, you'd find a way to stand out and become a "monopolized service", but that takes a LOT of time, effort, and energy to develop the necessary skills.
The good news is that you can still thrive in an extremely competitive industry, and this week's episode will give you 6 ways to get more clients even as a copycat freelancer.
In this episode you’ll discover:
For full show notes, visit https://6figurecreative.com/231
#293: The 5-Step Blueprint for Perfect Client Onboarding | The Infinite Clients Series
#292: The Rock-Solid 8 Part Client Agreement For Starting Every Project Off Right | The Infinite Clients Series
#291: How To Create A Viral Freelancing Business That Gives You "Infinite" Clients | The Infinite Clients Series
#290: Here Are 11 Big (And Small) Projects You Can Take On In 2024 To Bring In Big Money
#289: How To Create A 2024 Plan For Your Business (That You'll ACTUALLY Use)
#288: He Turned His 6 Figure Freelance Design Business Into A 7 Figure Agency | With Michael Janda
#287: The Follow Up Process That Helped Me Double My Freelance Business | The Sales Series
#286: The SUPER Simple 4 Part Process For Sales Calls | The Sales Series
#285: The Entire Freelance Sales Process From Beginning To End | The Sales Series
#284: Stuck With Low $$$ Projects? Here's How To Level Up To $50,000 Projects | With Ryan Koral (Replay)
#283: The 3 Strategies For Staying Top-of-Mind & Getting More Gigs | The Lead Nurture Series
#282: Mapping Out The 7 Essential Stages Of The Complete Client Journey | The Lead Nurture Series
#281: The 4 Building Blocks of Turning Strangers Into Clients | The Lead Nurture Series
#280: Hackers Spent $3k Of My Money Promoting Elderly Women's Bras, And Here's What I Learned | Cyber Security Basics
#279: Mastering The Art Of Self-Promotion | The Lead Generation Series
#278: The 4 Types of Lead Magnets That Actually Work | The Lead Generation Series
#277: The Secret to Consistent Clients | The Lead Generation Series
#276: Shifting Your Clients From One-Time Projects To Monthly Recurring Subscriptions | With Annemie Tonken
#275: Time Management For Freelancers | Back To Basics
#274: Dare To Suck | Why You Make More Money When You're Bad At Things
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