Issue #50 – September 25th, 2015

Last week Brennan Dunn hosted Double Your Freelancing Conference which several of my friends went to and spoke at. Based on what I’ve heard and read about, it was a great conference. Brennan posted his summary and he’s included links to attendee recaps, as well as how to order recordings of the presentations.

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Selling can be a tricky subject. For some it comes easily, while for others it’s a struggle. There are thousands of sales books and training material out there but you might find that it doesn’t stick with you. You’re probably missing a mindset that you need to make that work. Blair Enns mentions seven mindsets he sees with business development (sales) in The Sales Jedi Mindset. I can recognize at least five being part of my own sales toolkit I’ve built up over the years.

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Creating your first authority piece (theadmin.org)

Unicorn farts & big breaks (pjrvs.com)

The Scott Adams Guide to Business Success (bidsketch.com)

The Best Business Advice I’ve Read In A Long Time (ittybiz.com)

Should I incorporate as a freelancer? (creativeclass.io)

3 Ways to Find and Land ‘Anchor’ Clients (freshbooks.com)

Where 80% of Buyers Find Consultants (consultingsuccess.com)

Freelance Freedom #382 (envato.com)

Freelance Transformation 028: #DYFConf 2015 and the Mindsets of Successful Consultants (freelancetransformation.com)

Thanks, I’ll see you next week

Eric Davis (@edavis10)