“Unlock Your Freelance Fortune: 4 Hidden Metrics That Could Transform Your Success!”
- Become an expert in your clients’ businesses. The more aligned your copy is to their needs, the more valuable you’ll be to them.
- Meet your deadlines. Clients have workflow pressures, too. Staying on track with your work helps them stay on track with theirs.
- Ask questions upfront. If an assignment isn’t clear, it’s more efficient for everyone to clarify it at the beginning than to revise it later.
The bottom line: beyond metrics
With an MBA as well as my bachelor’s degree in English, my metrics tend to focus on money, but money isn’t everything. Other factors I consider include my stress level, my work-life balance, and whether I have healthy relationships with my editors. Sometimes, money is my priority. Other times, I prioritize other qualities of my working life.
