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Claim Freedom: Articles Worth Revisiting And Saving

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Claim Freedom: Articles Worth Revisiting

Bimma Williams | April 29th, 2024

It's Claim Freedom Monday Y'all!

Here's some wisdom to help you attract paying clients.

This week, I'm taking a step back to make some adjustments to my personal brand. With that said, I didn't want to leave you hanging. So, I've pulled together a few articles from the past few months that I believe are worth revisiting.

How To Pivot And Maximize Your Title To Get Paid

After making this pivot, I needed to find a way to create awareness among my ideal clients about these changes and promote the services they can expect from me. I realized that my inclusion in this year's CCNYC Creative Class was not just an honor but also the marketing opportunity I had been seeking. Read more.

How To Pick A Specialty, Build Momentum, and
Strengthen Client Relationships

Marketing yourself as creatively fluid is trendy, but it will make it more challenging to close clients. Clients don’t care about all your different creative skills that you have. They care about how your creative skills can make or save them money. End of story. Starting out, pick a lane! Read more.

How To Nurture Client Relationships And Overcome Small Talk Anxiety

Networking might bring up mixed feelings. Some creatives love it and some creatives absolutely hate it. But one thing that none of us can deny is how much it impacts our ability to get paid. Read more.

How To Handle A Dry Spell, Collaborating With Creatives, and Practicing Patience

Work that used to come very regularly has slowed and almost completely haunt for some folks. This is an industry wide trend, it’s not just you. Do not take the drought personally. The biggest contributor to this drought is the economy. Read more.

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