Don't start a business by underpaying yourself.
In this episode, Lindy Alexander shares valuable insights on how to avoid project creep (or scope creep) and provides tips on pricing your services as a freelance writer. She emphasizes the importance of setting clear boundaries and guidelines from the start of a project to avoid scope creep.
Lindy Alexander is an Australian freelance food and travel writer who regularly contributes to major publications such as The Telegraph, The Guardian, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, The Sydney Morning Herald, and more. She also writes content for organizations, big businesses, non-profits, and universities.
Lindy is the founder of The Freelancer’s Year – a popular blog (that started with her detailing how she made $100K in her first 11 months of full-time freelancing) and hub for online writing courses for aspiring and established freelance writers.
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Lindy recommends the following tools:
VOXER for voice messaging during interviews
Otta AI for transcription services
Hello Audio for private podcast streams in courses
Lindy’s freelance writing courses: She offers various courses on her website, including feature writing for magazines, travel writing, and a comprehensive course called “Write Earn Thrive” to help freelance writers earn more money doing what they love.
Here are a few different free downloads shared by Lindy that might work for you. All these are available here.
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